RFC 7477 · PROPOSED STANDARD · 2015

Child-to-Parent Synchronization in DNS

Overview

RFC 7477, “Child-to-Parent Synchronization in DNS”, is a Proposed Standard document published in March 2015 by W. Hardaker. It has since been updated by RFC 9975. The canonical text is published by the RFC Editor.

Abstract

This document specifies how a child zone in the DNS can publish a record to indicate to a parental agent that the parental agent may copy and process certain records from the child zone. The existence of the record and any change in its value can be monitored by a parental agent and acted on depending on local policy.

Abstract as published in the RFC, via rfc-editor.org.

What “Proposed Standard” means

An entry-level standards-track specification: stable, peer-reviewed and a solid basis for implementation, though it may still evolve before becoming an Internet Standard.

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RFC 9975
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