RFC 8427 · INFORMATIONAL · 2018

Representing DNS Messages in JSON

Overview

RFC 8427, “Representing DNS Messages in JSON”, is an Informational document published in July 2018 by P. Hoffman. The canonical text is published by the RFC Editor.

Abstract

Some applications use DNS messages, or parts of DNS messages, as data. For example, a system that captures DNS queries and responses might want to be able to easily search them without having to decode the messages each time. Another example is a system that puts together DNS queries and responses from message parts. This document describes a general format for DNS message data in JSON. Specific profiles of the format in this document can be described in other documents for specific applications and usage scenarios.

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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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