RFC 9432 · PROPOSED STANDARD · 2023
SUN · 14 JUN 2026
DNS Catalog Zones
Overview
RFC 9432, “DNS Catalog Zones”, is a Proposed Standard document published in July 2023 by P. van Dijk, L. Peltan, O. Surý, W. Toorop, C.R. Monshouwer, P. Thomassen, A. Sargsyan. The canonical text is published by the RFC Editor.
Abstract
This document describes a method for automatic DNS zone provisioning among DNS primary and secondary name servers by storing and transferring the catalog of zones to be provisioned as one or more regular DNS zones.
What “Proposed Standard” means
An entry-level standards-track specification: stable, peer-reviewed and a solid basis for implementation, though it may still evolve before becoming an Internet Standard.
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