RFC 7626 · INFORMATIONAL · 2015
SUN · 14 JUN 2026
DNS Privacy Considerations
Overview
RFC 7626, “DNS Privacy Considerations”, is an Informational document published in August 2015 by S. Bortzmeyer. It has been obsoleted by RFC 9076 — refer to the newer document for the authoritative version. The canonical text is published by the RFC Editor.
Abstract
This document describes the privacy issues associated with the use of the DNS by Internet users. It is intended to be an analysis of the present situation and does not prescribe solutions.
What “Informational” means
Published for the general information of the community. It does not define an IETF standard and carries no standards-track status.
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Relationships to other RFCs
Other RFCs from 2015
- RFC 7625 Architecture of an IP/MPLS Network with Hardened Pipes
- RFC 7627 Transport Layer Security Session Hash and Extended Master Secret Extension
- RFC 7624 Confidentiality in the Face of Pervasive Surveillance: A Threat Model and Problem Statement
- RFC 7628 A Set of Simple Authentication and Security Layer Mechanisms for OAuth
- RFC 7623 Provider Backbone Bridging Combined with Ethernet VPN
- RFC 7629 Flow-Binding Support for Mobile IP
- RFC 7622 Extensible Messaging and Presence Protocol : Address Format
- RFC 7630 HMAC-SHA-2 Authentication Protocols in the User-based Security Model for SNMPv3