RFC 7485 · INFORMATIONAL · 2015

Inventory and Analysis of WHOIS Registration Objects

Overview

RFC 7485, “Inventory and Analysis of WHOIS Registration Objects”, is an Informational document published in March 2015 by L. Zhou, N. Kong, S. Shen, S. Sheng, A. Servin. The canonical text is published by the RFC Editor.

Abstract

WHOIS output objects from registries, including both Regional Internet Registries (RIRs) and Domain Name Registries (DNRs), were collected and analyzed. This document describes the process and results of the statistical analysis of existing WHOIS information. The purpose of this document is to build an object inventory to facilitate discussions of data objects included in Registration Data Access Protocol (RDAP) responses.

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