RFC 8003 · PROPOSED STANDARD · 2016
SUN · 14 JUN 2026
Host Identity Protocol Registration Extension
Overview
RFC 8003, “Host Identity Protocol Registration Extension”, is a Proposed Standard document published in October 2016 by J. Laganier, L. Eggert. It obsoletes RFC 5203. The canonical text is published by the RFC Editor.
Abstract
This document specifies a registration mechanism for the Host Identity Protocol (HIP) that allows hosts to register with services, such as HIP rendezvous servers or middleboxes. This document obsoletes RFC 5203.
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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Relationships to other RFCs
Other RFCs from 2016
- RFC 8002 Host Identity Protocol Certificates
- RFC 8004 Host Identity Protocol Rendezvous Extension
- RFC 8005 Host Identity Protocol Domain Name System Extension
- RFC 8000 Requirements for NFSv4 Multi-Domain Namespace Deployment
- RFC 8006 Content Delivery Network Interconnection Metadata
- RFC 7999 BLACKHOLE Community
- RFC 8007 Content Delivery Network Interconnection Control Interface / Triggers
- RFC 7998 "xml2rfc" Version 3 Preparation Tool Description