Fifty Years of RFCs
RFC 8700, “Fifty Years of RFCs”, is an Informational document published in December 2019 by H. Flanagan. It updates RFC 2555, RFC 5540. The canonical text is published by the RFC Editor.
Abstract
This RFC marks the fiftieth anniversary for the RFC Series. It includes both retrospective material from individuals involved at key inflection points as well as a review of the current state of affairs. It concludes with thoughts on possibilities for the next fifty years for the Series. This document updates the perspectives offered in RFCs 2555 and 5540.
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 8696 Using Pre-Shared Key in the Cryptographic Message Syntax
- RFC 8694 Applicability of the Path Computation Element to Inter-area and Inter-AS MPLS and GMPLS Traffic Engineering
- RFC 8692 Internet X.509 Public Key Infrastructure: Additional Algorithm Identifiers for RSASSA-PSS and ECDSA Using SHAKEs
- RFC 8691 Basic Support for IPv6 Networks Operating Outside the Context of a Basic Service Set over IEEE Std 802.11
- RFC 8690 Clarification of Segment ID Sub-TLV Length for RFC 8287
- RFC 8689 SMTP Require TLS Option
- RFC 8688 A Session Initiation Protocol Response Code for Rejected Calls
- RFC 8687 OSPF Routing with Cross-Address Family Traffic Engineering Tunnels