DNS Terminology
RFC 7719, “DNS Terminology”, is an Informational document published in December 2015 by P. Hoffman, A. Sullivan, K. Fujiwara. It has been obsoleted by RFC 8499 — refer to the newer document for the authoritative version. The canonical text is published by the RFC Editor.
Abstract
The DNS is defined in literally dozens of different RFCs. The terminology used by implementers and developers of DNS protocols, and by operators of DNS systems, has sometimes changed in the decades since the DNS was first defined. This document gives current definitions for many of the terms used in the DNS in a single document.
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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- RFC 7718 Registries for the One-Way Active Measurement Protocol
- RFC 7720 DNS Root Name Service Protocol and Deployment Requirements
- RFC 7717 IKEv2-Derived Shared Secret Key for the One-Way Active Measurement Protocol and Two-Way Active Measurement Protocol
- RFC 7716 Global Table Multicast with BGP Multicast VPN Procedures
- RFC 7722 Multi-Topology Extension for the Optimized Link State Routing Protocol Version 2
- RFC 7714 AES-GCM Authenticated Encryption in the Secure Real-time Transport Protocol
- RFC 7724 Active DHCPv4 Lease Query
- RFC 7713 Congestion Exposure Concepts, Abstract Mechanism, and Requirements