RFC 8789 · BEST CURRENT PRACTICE · 2020
MON · 14 SEP 2026
IETF Stream Documents Require IETF Rough Consensus
Overview
RFC 8789, “IETF Stream Documents Require IETF Rough Consensus”, is a Best Current Practice document published in June 2020 by J. Halpern, E. Rescorla. It updates RFC 2026. The canonical text is published by the RFC Editor.
Abstract
This document requires that the IETF never publish any IETF Stream RFCs without IETF rough consensus. This updates RFC 2026.
What “Best Current Practice” means
Documents the IETF community's recommended operational or procedural practice rather than a protocol specification.
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Relationships to other RFCs
Other RFCs from 2020
- RFC 8788 Eligibility for the 2020-2021 Nominating Committee
- RFC 8790 FETCH and PATCH with Sensor Measurement Lists
- RFC 8787 Location Source Parameter for the SIP Geolocation Header Field
- RFC 8791 YANG Data Structure Extensions
- RFC 8786 Updated Rules for Processing Stateful PCE Request Parameters Flags
- RFC 8792 Handling Long Lines in Content of Internet-Drafts and RFCs
- RFC 8785 JSON Canonicalization Scheme
- RFC 8793 Information-Centric Networking : Content-Centric Networking and Named Data Networking Terminology