RFC 9364 · BEST CURRENT PRACTICE · 2023

DNS Security Extensions

Overview

RFC 9364, “DNS Security Extensions”, is a Best Current Practice document published in February 2023 by P. Hoffman. The canonical text is published by the RFC Editor.

Abstract

This document describes the DNS Security Extensions (commonly called "DNSSEC") that are specified in RFCs 4033, 4034, and 4035, as well as a handful of others. One purpose is to introduce all of the RFCs in one place so that the reader can understand the many aspects of DNSSEC. This document does not update any of those RFCs. A second purpose is to state that using DNSSEC for origin authentication of DNS data is the best current practice. A third purpose is to provide a single reference for other documents that want to refer to DNSSEC.

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What “Best Current Practice” means

Documents the IETF community's recommended operational or procedural practice rather than a protocol specification.

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