RFC 7725 · PROPOSED STANDARD · 2016 MON · 14 SEP 2026

An HTTP Status Code to Report Legal Obstacles

By T. Bray · Published February 2016 · DOI 10.17487/RFC7725

Overview

RFC 7725, “An HTTP Status Code to Report Legal Obstacles”, is a Proposed Standard document published in February 2016 by T. Bray. The canonical text is published by the RFC Editor.

Abstract

This document specifies a Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP) status code for use when resource access is denied as a consequence of legal demands.

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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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