RFC 7154 · BEST CURRENT PRACTICE · 2014
WED · 29 JUL 2026
IETF Guidelines for Conduct
Overview
RFC 7154, “IETF Guidelines for Conduct”, is a Best Current Practice document published in March 2014 by S. Moonesamy. It obsoletes RFC 3184. The canonical text is published by the RFC Editor.
Abstract
This document provides a set of guidelines for personal interaction in the Internet Engineering Task Force. The guidelines recognize the diversity of IETF participants, emphasize the value of mutual respect, and stress the broad applicability of our work.
This document is an updated version of the guidelines for conduct originally published in RFC 3184.
What “Best Current Practice” means
Documents the IETF community's recommended operational or procedural practice rather than a protocol specification.
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