RFC 8952 · INFORMATIONAL · 2020
SUN · 14 JUN 2026
Captive Portal Architecture
Overview
RFC 8952, “Captive Portal Architecture”, is an Informational document published in November 2020 by K. Larose, D. Dolson, H. Liu. The canonical text is published by the RFC Editor.
Abstract
This document describes a captive portal architecture. Network provisioning protocols such as DHCP or Router Advertisements (RAs), an optional signaling protocol, and an HTTP API are used to provide the solution.
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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