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10027Best Current Practice for Security of Cross-Device FlowsP. Kasselman, D. Fett, F. SkokanBest Current PracticeAugust 2026
10026Operational Recommendations for DNSSEC Delegation Signer (DS) AutomationS. Sheng, P. ThomassenBest Current PracticeJuly 2026
10017OAuth 2.0 for Browser-Based ApplicationsA. Parecki, P. De Ryck, D. WaiteBest Current PracticeAugust 2026
10014Guidelines for Characterizing the Term "OAM"C. Pignataro, A. Farrel, T. MizrahiBest Current PracticeJune 2026
10001Operational Guidelines for DNS Transport in Mixed IPv4/IPv6 EnvironmentsMomoka, T. FiebigBest Current PracticeAugust 2026
9945IETF Community ModerationL. Eggert, Ed., E. Lear, Ed.Best Current PracticeFebruary 2026
9907Guidelines for Authors and Reviewers of Documents Containing YANG Data ModelsA. Bierman, M. Boucadair, Ed., Q. WuBest Current PracticeMarch 2026
9874Best Practices for Deletion of Domain and Host Objects in the Extensible Provisioning Protocol (EPP)S. Hollenbeck, W. Carroll, G. AkiwateBest Current PracticeSeptember 2025
9852New Protocols Using TLS Must Require TLS 1.3R. Salz, N. AviramBest Current PracticeJuly 2026
9813Operational Considerations for Using TLS Pre-Shared Keys (TLS-PSKs) with RADIUSA. DeKokBest Current PracticeJuly 2025
9812Clarification of IPv6 Address Allocation PolicyB. Carpenter, S. Krishnan, D. FarmerBest Current PracticeOctober 2025
9778IANA Considerations for Internet Group Management ProtocolsB. Haberman, Ed.Best Current PracticeMarch 2025
9743Specifying New Congestion Control AlgorithmsM. Duke, Ed., G. Fairhurst, Ed.Best Current PracticeMarch 2025
9726Operational Considerations for Use of DNS in Internet of Things (IoT) DevicesM. Richardson, W. PanBest Current PracticeMarch 2025
9712IETF Meeting Venue Requirements ReviewJ. Daley, S. TurnerBest Current PracticeJanuary 2025
9700Best Current Practice for OAuth 2.0 SecurityT. Lodderstedt, J. Bradley, A. Labunets, D. FettBest Current PracticeJanuary 2025
9694Guidelines for the Definition of New Top-Level Media TypesM.J. DürstBest Current PracticeMarch 2025
9609Initializing a DNS Resolver with Priming QueriesP. Koch, M. Larson, P. HoffmanBest Current PracticeFebruary 2025
9599Guidelines for Adding Congestion Notification to Protocols that Encapsulate IPB. Briscoe, J. KaippallimalilBest Current PracticeAugust 2024
9542IANA Considerations and IETF Protocol and Documentation Usage for IEEE 802 ParametersD. Eastlake 3rd, J. Abley, Y. LiBest Current PracticeApril 2024
9501Open Participation Principle regarding Remote Registration FeeM. Kühlewind, J. Reed, R. SalzBest Current PracticeDecember 2023
9499DNS TerminologyP. Hoffman, K. FujiwaraBest Current PracticeMarch 2024
9455Avoiding Route Origin Authorizations (ROAs) Containing Multiple IP PrefixesZ. Yan, R. Bush, G. Geng, T. de Kock, J. YaoBest Current PracticeAugust 2023
9416Security Considerations for Transient Numeric Identifiers Employed in Network ProtocolsF. Gont, I. ArceBest Current PracticeJuly 2023
9389Nominating Committee EligibilityM. DukeBest Current PracticeApril 2023
9364DNS Security Extensions (DNSSEC)P. HoffmanBest Current PracticeFebruary 2023
9325Recommendations for Secure Use of Transport Layer Security (TLS) and Datagram Transport Layer Security (DTLS)Y. Sheffer, P. Saint-Andre, T. FossatiBest Current PracticeNovember 2022
9319The Use of maxLength in the Resource Public Key Infrastructure (RPKI)Y. Gilad, S. Goldberg, K. Sriram, J. Snijders, B. MaddisonBest Current PracticeOctober 2022
9283IAB Charter Update for RFC Editor ModelB. Carpenter, Ed.Best Current PracticeJune 2022
9282Responsibility Change for the RFC SeriesB. RosenBest Current PracticeJune 2022
9281Entities Involved in the IETF Standards ProcessR. SalzBest Current PracticeJune 2022
9276Guidance for NSEC3 Parameter SettingsW. Hardaker, V. DukhovniBest Current PracticeAugust 2022
9245IETF Discussion List CharterL. Eggert, S. HarrisBest Current PracticeJune 2022
9210DNS Transport over TCP - Operational RequirementsJ. Kristoff, D. WesselsBest Current PracticeMarch 2022
9205Building Protocols with HTTPM. NottinghamBest Current PracticeJune 2022
9137Considerations for Cancellation of IETF MeetingsM. DukeBest Current PracticeOctober 2021
9096Improving the Reaction of Customer Edge Routers to IPv6 Renumbering EventsF. Gont, J. Žorž, R. Patterson, B. VolzBest Current PracticeAugust 2021
8996Deprecating TLS 1.0 and TLS 1.1K. Moriarty, S. FarrellBest Current PracticeMarch 2021
8961Requirements for Time-Based Loss DetectionM. AllmanBest Current PracticeNovember 2020
8958Updated Registration Rules for URI.ARPAT. HardieBest Current PracticeDecember 2020
8932Recommendations for DNS Privacy Service OperatorsS. Dickinson, B. Overeinder, R. van Rijswijk-Deij, A. MankinBest Current PracticeOctober 2020
8906A Common Operational Problem in DNS Servers: Failure to CommunicateM. Andrews, R. BellisBest Current PracticeSeptember 2020
8900IP Fragmentation Considered FragileR. Bonica, F. Baker, G. Huston, R. Hinden, O. Troan, F. GontBest Current PracticeSeptember 2020
8862Best Practices for Securing RTP Media Signaled with SIPJ. Peterson, R. Barnes, R. HousleyBest Current PracticeJanuary 2021
8820URI Design and OwnershipM. NottinghamBest Current PracticeJune 2020
8815Deprecating Any-Source Multicast (ASM) for Interdomain MulticastM. Abrahamsson, T. Chown, L. Giuliano, T. EckertBest Current PracticeAugust 2020
8789IETF Stream Documents Require IETF Rough ConsensusJ. Halpern, Ed., E. Rescorla, Ed.Best Current PracticeJune 2020
8788Eligibility for the 2020-2021 Nominating CommitteeB. Leiba · obsoleted by RFC 9389Best Current PracticeMay 2020
8758Deprecating RC4 in Secure Shell (SSH)L. VelvindronBest Current PracticeApril 2020
8725JSON Web Token Best Current PracticesY. Sheffer, D. Hardt, M. JonesBest Current PracticeFebruary 2020
8719High-Level Guidance for the Meeting Policy of the IETFS. KrishnanBest Current PracticeFebruary 2020
8718IETF Plenary Meeting Venue Selection ProcessE. Lear, Ed.Best Current PracticeFebruary 2020
8717IETF Administrative Support Activity 2.0: Consolidated Updates to IETF Administrative TerminologyJ. Klensin, Ed.Best Current PracticeFebruary 2020
8716Update to the IETF Anti-Harassment Procedures for the Replacement of the IETF Administrative Oversight Committee (IAOC) with the IETF Administration LLCP. Resnick, A. FarrelBest Current PracticeFebruary 2020
8714Update to the Process for Selection of Trustees for the IETF TrustJ. Arkko, T. HardieBest Current PracticeFebruary 2020
8713IAB, IESG, IETF Trust, and IETF LLC Selection, Confirmation, and Recall Process: Operation of the IETF Nominating and Recall CommitteesM. Kucherawy, Ed., R. Hinden, Ed., J. Livingood, Ed.Best Current PracticeFebruary 2020
8711Structure of the IETF Administrative Support Activity, Version 2.0B. Haberman, J. Hall, J. LivingoodBest Current PracticeFebruary 2020
8704Enhanced Feasible-Path Unicast Reverse Path ForwardingK. Sriram, D. Montgomery, J. HaasBest Current PracticeFebruary 2020
8634BGPsec Router Certificate RolloverB. Weis, R. Gagliano, K. PatelBest Current PracticeAugust 2019
8633Network Time Protocol Best Current PracticesD. Reilly, H. Stenn, D. SiboldBest Current PracticeJuly 2019
8553DNS Attrleaf Changes: Fixing Specifications That Use Underscored Node NamesD. CrockerBest Current PracticeMarch 2019
8552Scoped Interpretation of DNS Resource Records through "Underscored" Naming of Attribute LeavesD. CrockerBest Current PracticeMarch 2019
8521Registration Data Access Protocol (RDAP) Object TaggingS. Hollenbeck, A. NewtonBest Current PracticeNovember 2018
8504IPv6 Node RequirementsT. Chown, J. Loughney, T. WintersBest Current PracticeJanuary 2019
8499DNS TerminologyP. Hoffman, A. Sullivan, K. Fujiwara · obsoleted by RFC 9499Best Current PracticeJanuary 2019
8429Deprecate Triple-DES (3DES) and RC4 in KerberosB. Kaduk, M. ShortBest Current PracticeOctober 2018
8421Guidelines for Multihomed and IPv4/IPv6 Dual-Stack Interactive Connectivity Establishment (ICE)P. Martinsen, T. Reddy, P. PatilBest Current PracticeJuly 2018
8407Guidelines for Authors and Reviewers of Documents Containing YANG Data ModelsA. Bierman · obsoleted by RFC 9907Best Current PracticeOctober 2018
8340YANG Tree DiagramsM. Bjorklund, L. Berger, Ed.Best Current PracticeMarch 2018
8327Mitigating the Negative Impact of Maintenance through BGP Session CullingW. Hargrave, M. Griswold, J. Snijders, N. HilliardBest Current PracticeMarch 2018
8318IAB, IESG, and IAOC Selection, Confirmation, and Recall Process: IAOC Advisor for the Nominating CommitteeS. Dawkins · obsoleted by RFC 8713Best Current PracticeJanuary 2018
8313Use of Multicast across Inter-domain Peering PointsP. Tarapore, Ed., R. Sayko, G. Shepherd, T. Eckert, Ed., R. KrishnanBest Current PracticeJanuary 2018
8252OAuth 2.0 for Native AppsW. Denniss, J. BradleyBest Current PracticeOctober 2017
8207BGPsec Operational ConsiderationsR. BushBest Current PracticeSeptember 2017
8190Updates to the Special-Purpose IP Address RegistriesR. Bonica, M. Cotton, B. Haberman, L. VegodaBest Current PracticeJune 2017
8180Minimal IPv6 over the TSCH Mode of IEEE 802.15.4e (6TiSCH) ConfigurationX. Vilajosana, Ed., K. Pister, T. WatteyneBest Current PracticeMay 2017
8179Intellectual Property Rights in IETF TechnologyS. Bradner, J. ContrerasBest Current PracticeMay 2017
8174Ambiguity of Uppercase vs Lowercase in RFC 2119 Key WordsB. LeibaBest Current PracticeMay 2017
8126Guidelines for Writing an IANA Considerations Section in RFCsM. Cotton, B. Leiba, T. NartenBest Current PracticeJune 2017
8109Initializing a DNS Resolver with Priming QueriesP. Koch, M. Larson, P. Hoffman · obsoleted by RFC 9609Best Current PracticeMarch 2017
8085UDP Usage GuidelinesL. Eggert, G. Fairhurst, G. ShepherdBest Current PracticeMarch 2017
8084Network Transport Circuit BreakersG. FairhurstBest Current PracticeMarch 2017
8067Updating When Standards Track Documents May Refer Normatively to Documents at a Lower LevelB. LeibaBest Current PracticeJanuary 2017
8027DNSSEC Roadblock AvoidanceW. Hardaker, O. Gudmundsson, S. KrishnaswamyBest Current PracticeNovember 2016
7957DISPATCH-Style Working Groups and the SIP Change ProcessB. Campbell, Ed., A. Cooper, B. LeibaBest Current PracticeAugust 2016
7942Improving Awareness of Running Code: The Implementation Status SectionY. Sheffer, A. FarrelBest Current PracticeJuly 2016
7934Host Address Availability RecommendationsL. Colitti, V. Cerf, S. Cheshire, D. SchinaziBest Current PracticeJuly 2016
7926Problem Statement and Architecture for Information Exchange between Interconnected Traffic-Engineered NetworksA. Farrel, Ed., J. Drake, N. Bitar, G. Swallow, D. Ceccarelli, X. ZhangBest Current PracticeJuly 2016
7857Updates to Network Address Translation (NAT) Behavioral RequirementsR. Penno, S. Perreault, M. Boucadair, Ed., S. Sivakumar, K. NaitoBest Current PracticeApril 2016
7803Changing the Registration Policy for the NETCONF Capability URNs RegistryB. LeibaBest Current PracticeFebruary 2016
7793Adding 100.64.0.0/10 Prefixes to the IPv4 Locally-Served DNS Zones RegistryM. AndrewsBest Current PracticeMay 2016
7776IETF Anti-Harassment ProceduresP. Resnick, A. FarrelBest Current PracticeMarch 2016
7772Reducing Energy Consumption of Router AdvertisementsA. Yourtchenko, L. ColittiBest Current PracticeFebruary 2016
7720DNS Root Name Service Protocol and Deployment RequirementsM. Blanchet, L-J. LimanBest Current PracticeDecember 2015
7696Guidelines for Cryptographic Algorithm Agility and Selecting Mandatory-to-Implement AlgorithmsR. HousleyBest Current PracticeNovember 2015
7691Updating the Term Dates of IETF Administrative Oversight Committee (IAOC) MembersS. Bradner, Ed. · obsoleted by RFC 8711Best Current PracticeNovember 2015
7610DHCPv6-Shield: Protecting against Rogue DHCPv6 ServersF. Gont, W. Liu, G. Van de VeldeBest Current PracticeAugust 2015
7608IPv6 Prefix Length Recommendation for ForwardingM. Boucadair, A. Petrescu, F. BakerBest Current PracticeJuly 2015
7605Recommendations on Using Assigned Transport Port NumbersJ. TouchBest Current PracticeAugust 2015
7595Guidelines and Registration Procedures for URI SchemesD. Thaler, Ed., T. Hansen, T. HardieBest Current PracticeJune 2015
7567IETF Recommendations Regarding Active Queue ManagementF. Baker, Ed., G. Fairhurst, Ed.Best Current PracticeJuly 2015
7526Deprecating the Anycast Prefix for 6to4 Relay RoutersO. Troan, B. Carpenter, Ed.Best Current PracticeMay 2015
7525Recommendations for Secure Use of Transport Layer Security (TLS) and Datagram Transport Layer Security (DTLS)Y. Sheffer, R. Holz, P. Saint-Andre · obsoleted by RFC 9325Best Current PracticeMay 2015
7475Increasing the Number of Area Directors in an IETF AreaS. DawkinsBest Current PracticeMarch 2015
7454BGP Operations and SecurityJ. Durand, I. Pepelnjak, G. DoeringBest Current PracticeFebruary 2015
7437IAB, IESG, and IAOC Selection, Confirmation, and Recall Process: Operation of the Nominating and Recall CommitteesM. Kucherawy, Ed. · obsoleted by RFC 8713Best Current PracticeJanuary 2015
7423Diameter Applications Design GuidelinesL. Morand, Ed., V. Fajardo, H. TschofenigBest Current PracticeNovember 2014
7382Template for a Certification Practice Statement (CPS) for the Resource PKI (RPKI)S. Kent, D. Kong, K. SeoBest Current PracticeApril 2015
7320URI Design and OwnershipM. Nottingham · obsoleted by RFC 8820Best Current PracticeJuly 2014
7319IANA Considerations for Connectivity Fault Management (CFM) Code PointsD. Eastlake 3rdBest Current PracticeJuly 2014
7300Reservation of Last Autonomous System (AS) NumbersJ. Haas, J. MitchellBest Current PracticeJuly 2014
7279An Acceptable Use Policy for New ICMP Types and CodesM. Shore, C. PignataroBest Current PracticeMay 2014
7258Pervasive Monitoring Is an AttackS. Farrell, H. TschofenigBest Current PracticeMay 2014
7227Guidelines for Creating New DHCPv6 OptionsD. Hankins, T. Mrugalski, M. Siodelski, S. Jiang, S. KrishnanBest Current PracticeMay 2014
7154IETF Guidelines for ConductS. Moonesamy, Ed.Best Current PracticeMarch 2014
7141Byte and Packet Congestion NotificationB. Briscoe, J. MannerBest Current PracticeFebruary 2014
7127Characterization of Proposed StandardsO. Kolkman, S. Bradner, S. TurnerBest Current PracticeJanuary 2014
7126Recommendations on Filtering of IPv4 Packets Containing IPv4 OptionsF. Gont, R. Atkinson, C. PignataroBest Current PracticeFebruary 2014
7120Early IANA Allocation of Standards Track Code PointsM. CottonBest Current PracticeJanuary 2014
7115Origin Validation Operation Based on the Resource Public Key Infrastructure (RPKI)R. BushBest Current PracticeJanuary 2014
7100Retirement of the "Internet Official Protocol Standards" Summary DocumentP. ResnickBest Current PracticeDecember 2013
7042IANA Considerations and IETF Protocol and Documentation Usage for IEEE 802 ParametersD. Eastlake 3rd, J. Abley · obsoleted by RFC 9542Best Current PracticeOctober 2013
7013Guidelines for Authors and Reviewers of IP Flow Information Export (IPFIX) Information ElementsB. Trammell, B. ClaiseBest Current PracticeSeptember 2013
6996Autonomous System (AS) Reservation for Private UseJ. MitchellBest Current PracticeJuly 2013
6963A Uniform Resource Name (URN) Namespace for ExamplesP. Saint-AndreBest Current PracticeMay 2013
6916Algorithm Agility Procedure for the Resource Public Key Infrastructure (RPKI)R. Gagliano, S. Kent, S. TurnerBest Current PracticeApril 2013
6895Domain Name System (DNS) IANA ConsiderationsD. Eastlake 3rdBest Current PracticeApril 2013
6890Special-Purpose IP Address RegistriesM. Cotton, L. Vegoda, R. Bonica, Ed., B. HabermanBest Current PracticeApril 2013
6888Common Requirements for Carrier-Grade NATs (CGNs)S. Perreault, Ed., I. Yamagata, S. Miyakawa, A. Nakagawa, H. AshidaBest Current PracticeApril 2013
6881Best Current Practice for Communications Services in Support of Emergency CallingB. Rosen, J. PolkBest Current PracticeMarch 2013
6859Update to RFC 3777 to Clarify Nominating Committee Eligibility of IETF LeadershipB. Leiba · obsoleted by RFC 7437Best Current PracticeJanuary 2013
6853DHCPv6 Redundancy Deployment ConsiderationsJ. Brzozowski, J. Tremblay, J. Chen, T. MrugalskiBest Current PracticeFebruary 2013
6838Media Type Specifications and Registration ProceduresN. Freed, J. Klensin, T. HansenBest Current PracticeJanuary 2013
6649Deprecate DES, RC4-HMAC-EXP, and Other Weak Cryptographic Algorithms in KerberosL. Hornquist Astrand, T. YuBest Current PracticeJuly 2012
6648Deprecating the "X-" Prefix and Similar Constructs in Application ProtocolsP. Saint-Andre, D. Crocker, M. NottinghamBest Current PracticeJune 2012
6598IANA-Reserved IPv4 Prefix for Shared Address SpaceJ. Weil, V. Kuarsingh, C. Donley, C. Liljenstolpe, M. AzingerBest Current PracticeApril 2012
6576IP Performance Metrics (IPPM) Standard Advancement TestingR. Geib, Ed., A. Morton, R. Fardid, A. SteinmitzBest Current PracticeMarch 2012
6557Procedures for Maintaining the Time Zone DatabaseE. Lear, P. EggertBest Current PracticeFebruary 2012
6540IPv6 Support Required for All IP-Capable NodesW. George, C. Donley, C. Liljenstolpe, L. HowardBest Current PracticeApril 2012
6489Certification Authority (CA) Key Rollover in the Resource Public Key Infrastructure (RPKI)G. Huston, G. Michaelson, S. KentBest Current PracticeFebruary 2012
6484Certificate Policy (CP) for the Resource Public Key Infrastructure (RPKI)S. Kent, D. Kong, K. Seo, R. WatroBest Current PracticeFebruary 2012
6472Recommendation for Not Using AS_SET and AS_CONFED_SET in BGPW. Kumari, K. Sriram · obsoleted by RFC 9774Best Current PracticeDecember 2011
6441Time to Remove Filters for Previously Unallocated IPv4 /8sL. VegodaBest Current PracticeNovember 2011
6410Reducing the Standards Track to Two Maturity LevelsR. Housley, D. Crocker, E. BurgerBest Current PracticeOctober 2011
6398IP Router Alert Considerations and UsageF. Le Faucheur, Ed.Best Current PracticeOctober 2011
6390Guidelines for Considering New Performance Metric DevelopmentA. Clark, B. ClaiseBest Current PracticeOctober 2011
6382Unique Origin Autonomous System Numbers (ASNs) per Node for Globally Anycasted ServicesD. McPherson, R. Donnelly, F. ScalzoBest Current PracticeOctober 2011
6377DomainKeys Identified Mail (DKIM) and Mailing ListsM. KucherawyBest Current PracticeSeptember 2011
6365Terminology Used in Internationalization in the IETFP. Hoffman, J. KlensinBest Current PracticeSeptember 2011
6335Internet Assigned Numbers Authority (IANA) Procedures for the Management of the Service Name and Transport Protocol Port Number RegistryM. Cotton, L. Eggert, J. Touch, M. Westerlund, S. CheshireBest Current PracticeAugust 2011
6328IANA Considerations for Network Layer Protocol IdentifiersD. Eastlake 3rdBest Current PracticeJuly 2011
6303Locally Served DNS ZonesM. AndrewsBest Current PracticeJuly 2011
6302Logging Recommendations for Internet-Facing ServersA. Durand, I. Gashinsky, D. Lee, S. SheppardBest Current PracticeJune 2011
6291Guidelines for the Use of the "OAM" Acronym in the IETFL. Andersson, H. van Helvoort, R. Bonica, D. Romascanu, S. MansfieldBest Current PracticeJune 2011
6280An Architecture for Location and Location Privacy in Internet ApplicationsR. Barnes, M. Lepinski, A. Cooper, J. Morris, H. Tschofenig, H. SchulzrinneBest Current PracticeJuly 2011
6195Domain Name System (DNS) IANA ConsiderationsD. Eastlake 3rd · obsoleted by RFC 6895Best Current PracticeMarch 2011
6191Reducing the TIME-WAIT State Using TCP TimestampsF. GontBest Current PracticeApril 2011
6177IPv6 Address Assignment to End SitesT. Narten, G. Huston, L. RobertsBest Current PracticeMarch 2011
6158RADIUS Design GuidelinesA. DeKok, Ed., G. WeberBest Current PracticeMarch 2011
6056Recommendations for Transport-Protocol Port RandomizationM. Larsen, F. GontBest Current PracticeJanuary 2011
5855Nameservers for IPv4 and IPv6 Reverse ZonesJ. Abley, T. MandersonBest Current PracticeMay 2010
5774Considerations for Civic Addresses in the Presence Information Data Format Location Object (PIDF-LO): Guidelines and IANA Registry DefinitionK. Wolf, A. MayrhoferBest Current PracticeMarch 2010
5771IANA Guidelines for IPv4 Multicast Address AssignmentsM. Cotton, L. Vegoda, D. MeyerBest Current PracticeMarch 2010
5742IESG Procedures for Handling of Independent and IRTF Stream SubmissionsH. Alvestrand, R. HousleyBest Current PracticeDecember 2009
5735Special Use IPv4 AddressesM. Cotton, L. Vegoda · obsoleted by RFC 6890Best Current PracticeJanuary 2010
5727Change Process for the Session Initiation Protocol (SIP) and the Real-time Applications and Infrastructure AreaJ. Peterson, C. Jennings, R. SparksBest Current PracticeMarch 2010
5680The Nominating Committee Process: Open Disclosure of Willing NomineesS. Dawkins, Ed. · obsoleted by RFC 7437Best Current PracticeOctober 2009
5657Guidance on Interoperation and Implementation Reports for Advancement to Draft StandardL. Dusseault, R. SparksBest Current PracticeSeptember 2009
5646Tags for Identifying LanguagesA. Phillips, Ed., M. Davis, Ed.Best Current PracticeSeptember 2009
5633Nominating Committee Process: Earlier Announcement of Open Positions and Solicitation of VolunteersS. Dawkins, Ed. · obsoleted by RFC 7437Best Current PracticeAugust 2009
5625DNS Proxy Implementation GuidelinesR. BellisBest Current PracticeAugust 2009
5615H.248/MEGACO Registration ProceduresC. Groves, Y. LinBest Current PracticeAugust 2009
5597Network Address Translation (NAT) Behavioral Requirements for the Datagram Congestion Control ProtocolR. Denis-CourmontBest Current PracticeSeptember 2009
5589Session Initiation Protocol (SIP) Call Control - TransferR. Sparks, A. Johnston, Ed., D. PetrieBest Current PracticeJune 2009
5508NAT Behavioral Requirements for ICMPP. Srisuresh, B. Ford, S. Sivakumar, S. GuhaBest Current PracticeApril 2009
5407Example Call Flows of Race Conditions in the Session Initiation Protocol (SIP)M. Hasebe, J. Koshiko, Y. Suzuki, T. Yoshikawa, P. KyzivatBest Current PracticeDecember 2008
5406Guidelines for Specifying the Use of IPsec Version 2S. BellovinBest Current PracticeFebruary 2009
5405Unicast UDP Usage Guidelines for Application DesignersL. Eggert, G. Fairhurst · obsoleted by RFC 8085Best Current PracticeNovember 2008
5395Domain Name System (DNS) IANA ConsiderationsD. Eastlake 3rd · obsoleted by RFC 6195Best Current PracticeNovember 2008
5383Deployment Considerations for Lemonade-Compliant Mobile EmailR. GellensBest Current PracticeOctober 2008
5382NAT Behavioral Requirements for TCPS. Guha, Ed., K. Biswas, B. Ford, S. Sivakumar, P. SrisureshBest Current PracticeOctober 2008
5378Rights Contributors Provide to the IETF TrustS. Bradner, Ed., J. Contreras, Ed.Best Current PracticeNovember 2008
5359Session Initiation Protocol Service ExamplesA. Johnston, Ed., R. Sparks, C. Cunningham, S. Donovan, K. SummersBest Current PracticeOctober 2008
5358Preventing Use of Recursive Nameservers in Reflector AttacksJ. Damas, F. NevesBest Current PracticeOctober 2008
5342IANA Considerations and IETF Protocol Usage for IEEE 802 ParametersD. Eastlake 3rd · obsoleted by RFC 7042Best Current PracticeSeptember 2008
5266Secure Connectivity and Mobility Using Mobile IPv4 and IKEv2 Mobility and Multihoming (MOBIKE)V. Devarapalli, P. EronenBest Current PracticeJune 2008
5249Templates for Internet-Drafts Containing MIB ModulesD. Harrington, Ed.Best Current PracticeJuly 2008
5248A Registry for SMTP Enhanced Mail System Status CodesT. Hansen, J. KlensinBest Current PracticeJune 2008
5237IANA Allocation Guidelines for the Protocol FieldJ. Arkko, S. BradnerBest Current PracticeFebruary 2008
5226Guidelines for Writing an IANA Considerations Section in RFCsT. Narten, H. Alvestrand · obsoleted by RFC 8126Best Current PracticeMay 2008
5137ASCII Escaping of Unicode CharactersJ. KlensinBest Current PracticeFebruary 2008
5135IP Multicast Requirements for a Network Address Translator (NAT) and a Network Address Port Translator (NAPT)D. Wing, T. EckertBest Current PracticeFebruary 2008
5068Email Submission Operations: Access and Accountability RequirementsC. Hutzler, D. Crocker, P. Resnick, E. Allman, T. FinchBest Current PracticeNovember 2007
5033Specifying New Congestion Control AlgorithmsS. Floyd, M. Allman · obsoleted by RFC 9743Best Current PracticeAugust 2007
4962Guidance for Authentication, Authorization, and Accounting (AAA) Key ManagementR. Housley, B. AbobaBest Current PracticeJuly 2007
4961Symmetric RTP / RTP Control Protocol (RTCP)D. WingBest Current PracticeJuly 2007
4940IANA Considerations for OSPFK. Kompella, B. FennerBest Current PracticeJuly 2007
4929Change Process for Multiprotocol Label Switching (MPLS) and Generalized MPLS (GMPLS) Protocols and ProceduresL. Andersson, Ed., A. Farrel, Ed.Best Current PracticeJune 2007
4928Avoiding Equal Cost Multipath Treatment in MPLS NetworksG. Swallow, S. Bryant, L. AnderssonBest Current PracticeJune 2007
4897Handling Normative References to Standards-Track DocumentsJ. Klensin, S. HartmanBest Current PracticeJune 2007
4879Clarification of the Third Party Disclosure Procedure in RFC 3979T. Narten · obsoleted by RFC 8179Best Current PracticeApril 2007
4841RFC 4181 Update to Recognize the IETF TrustC. Heard, Ed.Best Current PracticeMarch 2007
4787Network Address Translation (NAT) Behavioral Requirements for Unicast UDPF. Audet, Ed., C. JenningsBest Current PracticeJanuary 2007
4786Operation of Anycast ServicesJ. Abley, K. LindqvistBest Current PracticeDecember 2006
4775Procedures for Protocol Extensions and VariationsS. Bradner, B. Carpenter, Ed., T. NartenBest Current PracticeDecember 2006
4774Specifying Alternate Semantics for the Explicit Congestion Notification (ECN) FieldS. FloydBest Current PracticeNovember 2006
4748RFC 3978 Update to Recognize the IETF TrustS. Bradner, Ed. · obsoleted by RFC 5378Best Current PracticeOctober 2006
4697Observed DNS Resolution MisbehaviorM. Larson, P. BarberBest Current PracticeOctober 2006
4647Matching of Language TagsA. Phillips, Ed., M. Davis, Ed.Best Current PracticeSeptember 2006
4646Tags for Identifying LanguagesA. Phillips, M. Davis · obsoleted by RFC 5646Best Current PracticeSeptember 2006
4632Classless Inter-domain Routing (CIDR): The Internet Address Assignment and Aggregation PlanV. Fuller, T. LiBest Current PracticeAugust 2006
4611Multicast Source Discovery Protocol (MSDP) Deployment ScenariosM. McBride, J. Meylor, D. MeyerBest Current PracticeAugust 2006
4608Source-Specific Protocol Independent Multicast in 232/8D. Meyer, R. Rockell, G. ShepherdBest Current PracticeAugust 2006
4579Session Initiation Protocol (SIP) Call Control - Conferencing for User AgentsA. Johnston, O. LevinBest Current PracticeAugust 2006
4521Considerations for Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP) ExtensionsK. ZeilengaBest Current PracticeJune 2006
4520Internet Assigned Numbers Authority (IANA) Considerations for the Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP)K. ZeilengaBest Current PracticeJune 2006
4497Interworking between the Session Initiation Protocol (SIP) and QSIGJ. Elwell, F. Derks, P. Mourot, O. RousseauBest Current PracticeMay 2006
4446IANA Allocations for Pseudowire Edge to Edge Emulation (PWE3)L. MartiniBest Current PracticeApril 2006
4395Guidelines and Registration Procedures for New URI SchemesT. Hansen, T. Hardie, L. Masinter · obsoleted by RFC 7595Best Current PracticeFebruary 2006
4384BGP Communities for Data CollectionD. MeyerBest Current PracticeFebruary 2006
4371BCP 101 Update for IPR TrustB. Carpenter, Ed., L. Lynch, Ed. · obsoleted by RFC 8714Best Current PracticeJanuary 2006
4333The IETF Administrative Oversight Committee (IAOC) Member Selection Guidelines and ProcessG. Huston, Ed., B. Wijnen, Ed. · obsoleted by RFC 8711Best Current PracticeDecember 2005
4289Multipurpose Internet Mail Extensions (MIME) Part Four: Registration ProceduresN. Freed, J. KlensinBest Current PracticeDecember 2005
4288Media Type Specifications and Registration ProceduresN. Freed, J. Klensin · obsoleted by RFC 6838Best Current PracticeDecember 2005
4222Prioritized Treatment of Specific OSPF Version 2 Packets and Congestion AvoidanceG. Choudhury, Ed.Best Current PracticeOctober 2005
4181Guidelines for Authors and Reviewers of MIB DocumentsC. Heard, Ed.Best Current PracticeSeptember 2005
4170Tunneling Multiplexed Compressed RTP (TCRTP)B. Thompson, T. Koren, D. WingBest Current PracticeNovember 2005
4159Deprecation of "ip6.int"G. HustonBest Current PracticeAugust 2005
4148IP Performance Metrics (IPPM) Metrics RegistryE. Stephan · obsoleted by RFC 6248Best Current PracticeAugust 2005
4107Guidelines for Cryptographic Key ManagementS. Bellovin, R. HousleyBest Current PracticeJune 2005
4086Randomness Requirements for SecurityD. Eastlake 3rd, J. Schiller, S. CrockerBest Current PracticeJune 2005
4085Embedding Globally-Routable Internet Addresses Considered HarmfulD. PlonkaBest Current PracticeJune 2005
4084Terminology for Describing Internet ConnectivityJ. KlensinBest Current PracticeMay 2005
4071Structure of the IETF Administrative Support Activity (IASA)R. Austein, Ed., B. Wijnen, Ed. · obsoleted by RFC 8711Best Current PracticeApril 2005
4053Procedures for Handling Liaison Statements to and from the IETFS. Trowbridge, S. Bradner, F. BakerBest Current PracticeApril 2005
4052IAB Processes for Management of IETF Liaison RelationshipsL. Daigle, Ed., Internet Architecture BoardBest Current PracticeApril 2005
4020Early IANA Allocation of Standards Track Code PointsK. Kompella, A. Zinin · obsoleted by RFC 7120Best Current PracticeMarch 2005
3979Intellectual Property Rights in IETF TechnologyS. Bradner, Ed. · obsoleted by RFC 8179Best Current PracticeMarch 2005
3978IETF Rights in ContributionsS. Bradner, Ed. · obsoleted by RFC 5378Best Current PracticeMarch 2005
3969The Internet Assigned Number Authority (IANA) Uniform Resource Identifier (URI) Parameter Registry for the Session Initiation Protocol (SIP)G. CamarilloBest Current PracticeDecember 2004
3968The Internet Assigned Number Authority (IANA) Header Field Parameter Registry for the Session Initiation Protocol (SIP)G. CamarilloBest Current PracticeDecember 2004
3967Clarifying when Standards Track Documents may Refer Normatively to Documents at a Lower LevelR. Bush, T. NartenBest Current PracticeJanuary 2005
3936Procedures for Modifying the Resource reSerVation Protocol (RSVP)K. Kompella, J. LangBest Current PracticeOctober 2004
3935A Mission Statement for the IETFH. AlvestrandBest Current PracticeOctober 2004
3934Updates to RFC 2418 Regarding the Management of IETF Mailing ListsM. Wasserman · obsoleted by RFC 9945Best Current PracticeOctober 2004
3933A Model for IETF Process ExperimentsJ. Klensin, S. DawkinsBest Current PracticeNovember 2004
3932The IESG and RFC Editor Documents: ProceduresH. Alvestrand · obsoleted by RFC 5742Best Current PracticeOctober 2004
3901DNS IPv6 Transport Operational GuidelinesA. Durand, J. Ihren · obsoleted by RFC 10001Best Current PracticeSeptember 2004
3864Registration Procedures for Message Header FieldsG. Klyne, M. Nottingham, J. MogulBest Current PracticeSeptember 2004
3819Advice for Internet Subnetwork DesignersP. Karn, Ed., C. Bormann, G. Fairhurst, D. Grossman, R. Ludwig, J. Mahdavi, G. Montenegro, J. Touch, L. WoodBest Current PracticeJuly 2004
3818IANA Considerations for the Point-to-Point Protocol (PPP)V. SchryverBest Current PracticeJune 2004
3785Use of Interior Gateway Protocol (IGP) Metric as a second MPLS Traffic Engineering (TE) MetricF. Le Faucheur, R. Uppili, A. Vedrenne, P. Merckx, T. TelkampBest Current PracticeMay 2004
3777IAB and IESG Selection, Confirmation, and Recall Process: Operation of the Nominating and Recall CommitteesJ. Galvin, Ed. · obsoleted by RFC 7437Best Current PracticeJune 2004
3766Determining Strengths For Public Keys Used For Exchanging Symmetric KeysH. Orman, P. HoffmanBest Current PracticeApril 2004
3725Best Current Practices for Third Party Call Control (3pcc) in the Session Initiation Protocol (SIP)J. Rosenberg, J. Peterson, H. Schulzrinne, G. CamarilloBest Current PracticeApril 2004
3704Ingress Filtering for Multihomed NetworksF. Baker, P. SavolaBest Current PracticeMarch 2004
3692Assigning Experimental and Testing Numbers Considered UsefulT. NartenBest Current PracticeJanuary 2004
3688The IETF XML RegistryM. MeallingBest Current PracticeJanuary 2004
3683A Practice for Revoking Posting Rights to IETF Mailing ListsM. Rose · obsoleted by RFC 9945Best Current PracticeMarch 2004
3681Delegation of E.F.F.3.IP6.ARPAR. Bush, R. FinkBest Current PracticeJanuary 2004
3677IETF ISOC Board of Trustee Appointment ProceduresL. Daigle, Ed., Internet Architecture BoardBest Current PracticeDecember 2003
3668Intellectual Property Rights in IETF TechnologyS. Bradner · obsoleted by RFC 3979Best Current PracticeFebruary 2004
3667IETF Rights in ContributionsS. Bradner · obsoleted by RFC 3978Best Current PracticeFebruary 2004
3666Session Initiation Protocol (SIP) Public Switched Telephone Network (PSTN) Call FlowsA. Johnston, S. Donovan, R. Sparks, C. Cunningham, K. SummersBest Current PracticeJanuary 2004
3665Session Initiation Protocol (SIP) Basic Call Flow ExamplesA. Johnston, S. Donovan, R. Sparks, C. Cunningham, K. SummersBest Current PracticeJanuary 2004
3584Coexistence between Version 1, Version 2, and Version 3 of the Internet-standard Network Management FrameworkR. Frye, D. Levi, S. Routhier, B. WijnenBest Current PracticeAugust 2003
3553An IETF URN Sub-namespace for Registered Protocol ParametersM. Mealling, L. Masinter, T. Hardie, G. KlyneBest Current PracticeJune 2003
3552Guidelines for Writing RFC Text on Security ConsiderationsE. Rescorla, B. KorverBest Current PracticeJuly 2003
3481TCP over Second (2.5G) and Third (3G) Generation Wireless NetworksH. Inamura, Ed., G. Montenegro, Ed., R. Ludwig, A. Gurtov, F. KhafizovBest Current PracticeFebruary 2003
3470Guidelines for the Use of Extensible Markup Language (XML) within IETF ProtocolsS. Hollenbeck, M. Rose, L. MasinterBest Current PracticeJanuary 2003
3449TCP Performance Implications of Network Path AsymmetryH. Balakrishnan, V. Padmanabhan, G. Fairhurst, M. SooriyabandaraBest Current PracticeDecember 2002
3438Layer Two Tunneling Protocol (L2TP) Internet Assigned Numbers Authority (IANA) Considerations UpdateW. TownsleyBest Current PracticeDecember 2002
3427Change Process for the Session Initiation Protocol (SIP)A. Mankin, S. Bradner, R. Mahy, D. Willis, J. Ott, B. Rosen · obsoleted by RFC 5727Best Current PracticeDecember 2002
3406Uniform Resource Names (URN) Namespace Definition MechanismsL. Daigle, D. van Gulik, R. Iannella, P. Faltstrom · obsoleted by RFC 8141Best Current PracticeOctober 2002
3405Dynamic Delegation Discovery System (DDDS) Part Five: URI.ARPA Assignment ProceduresM. MeallingBest Current PracticeOctober 2002
3383Internet Assigned Numbers Authority (IANA) Considerations for the Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP)K. Zeilenga · obsoleted by RFC 4520Best Current PracticeSeptember 2002
3372Session Initiation Protocol for Telephones (SIP-T): Context and ArchitecturesA. Vemuri, J. PetersonBest Current PracticeSeptember 2002
3366Advice to link designers on link Automatic Repeat reQuest (ARQ)G. Fairhurst, L. WoodBest Current PracticeSeptember 2002
3365Strong Security Requirements for Internet Engineering Task Force Standard ProtocolsJ. SchillerBest Current PracticeAugust 2002
3360Inappropriate TCP Resets Considered HarmfulS. FloydBest Current PracticeAugust 2002
3349A Transient Prefix for Identifying Profiles under Development by the Working Groups of the Internet Engineering Task ForceM. RoseBest Current PracticeAugust 2002
3233Defining the IETFP. Hoffman, S. BradnerBest Current PracticeFebruary 2002
3228IANA Considerations for IPv4 Internet Group Management Protocol (IGMP)B. Fenner · obsoleted by RFC 9778Best Current PracticeFebruary 2002
3227Guidelines for Evidence Collection and ArchivingD. Brezinski, T. KillaleaBest Current PracticeFebruary 2002
3205On the use of HTTP as a SubstrateK. Moore · obsoleted by RFC 9205Best Current PracticeFebruary 2002
3184IETF Guidelines for ConductS. Harris · obsoleted by RFC 7154Best Current PracticeOctober 2001
3180GLOP Addressing in 233/8D. Meyer, P. LothbergBest Current PracticeSeptember 2001
3172Management Guidelines & Operational Requirements for the Address and Routing Parameter Area Domain ("arpa")G. Huston, Ed.Best Current PracticeSeptember 2001
3171IANA Guidelines for IPv4 Multicast Address AssignmentsZ. Albanna, K. Almeroth, D. Meyer, M. Schipper · obsoleted by RFC 5771Best Current PracticeAugust 2001
3155End-to-end Performance Implications of Links with ErrorsS. Dawkins, G. Montenegro, M. Kojo, V. Magret, N. VaidyaBest Current PracticeAugust 2001
3152Delegation of IP6.ARPAR. Bush · obsoleted by RFC 3596Best Current PracticeAugust 2001
3150End-to-end Performance Implications of Slow LinksS. Dawkins, G. Montenegro, M. Kojo, V. MagretBest Current PracticeJuly 2001
3066Tags for the Identification of LanguagesH. Alvestrand · obsoleted by RFC 4646, RFC 4647Best Current PracticeJanuary 2001
3013Recommended Internet Service Provider Security Services and ProceduresT. KillaleaBest Current PracticeNovember 2000
3005IETF Discussion List CharterS. Harris · obsoleted by RFC 9245Best Current PracticeNovember 2000
2978IANA Charset Registration ProceduresN. Freed, J. PostelBest Current PracticeOctober 2000
2964Use of HTTP State ManagementK. Moore, N. FreedBest Current PracticeOctober 2000
2939Procedures and IANA Guidelines for Definition of New DHCP Options and Message TypesR. DromsBest Current PracticeSeptember 2000
2929Domain Name System (DNS) IANA ConsiderationsD. Eastlake 3rd, E. Brunner-Williams, B. Manning · obsoleted by RFC 5395Best Current PracticeSeptember 2000
2914Congestion Control PrinciplesS. FloydBest Current PracticeSeptember 2000
2870Root Name Server Operational RequirementsR. Bush, D. Karrenberg, M. Kosters, R. Plzak · obsoleted by RFC 7720Best Current PracticeJune 2000
2850Charter of the Internet Architecture Board (IAB)Internet Architecture Board, B. Carpenter, Ed.Best Current PracticeMay 2000
2827Network Ingress Filtering: Defeating Denial of Service Attacks which employ IP Source Address SpoofingP. Ferguson, D. SenieBest Current PracticeMay 2000
2780IANA Allocation Guidelines For Values In the Internet Protocol and Related HeadersS. Bradner, V. PaxsonBest Current PracticeMarch 2000
2736Guidelines for Writers of RTP Payload Format SpecificationsM. Handley, C. PerkinsBest Current PracticeDecember 1999
2727IAB and IESG Selection, Confirmation, and Recall Process: Operation of the Nominating and Recall CommitteesJ. Galvin · obsoleted by RFC 3777Best Current PracticeFebruary 2000
2717Registration Procedures for URL Scheme NamesR. Petke, I. King · obsoleted by RFC 4395Best Current PracticeNovember 1999
2644Changing the Default for Directed Broadcasts in RoutersD. SenieBest Current PracticeAugust 1999
2611URN Namespace Definition MechanismsL. Daigle, D. van Gulik, R. Iannella, P. Faltstrom · obsoleted by RFC 3406Best Current PracticeJune 1999
2606Reserved Top Level DNS NamesD. Eastlake 3rd, A. PanitzBest Current PracticeJune 1999
2506Media Feature Tag Registration ProcedureK. Holtman, A. Mutz, T. HardieBest Current PracticeMarch 1999
2505Anti-Spam Recommendations for SMTP MTAsG. LindbergBest Current PracticeFebruary 1999
2489Procedure for Defining New DHCP OptionsR. Droms · obsoleted by RFC 2939Best Current PracticeJanuary 1999
2488Enhancing TCP Over Satellite Channels using Standard MechanismsM. Allman, D. Glover, L. SanchezBest Current PracticeJanuary 1999
2438Advancement of MIB specifications on the IETF Standards TrackM. O'Dell, H. Alvestrand, B. Wijnen, S. BradnerBest Current PracticeOctober 1998
2434Guidelines for Writing an IANA Considerations Section in RFCsT. Narten, H. Alvestrand · obsoleted by RFC 5226Best Current PracticeOctober 1998
2418IETF Working Group Guidelines and ProceduresS. BradnerBest Current PracticeSeptember 1998
2379RSVP over ATM Implementation GuidelinesL. BergerBest Current PracticeAugust 1998
2365Administratively Scoped IP MulticastD. MeyerBest Current PracticeJuly 1998
2360Guide for Internet Standards WritersG. ScottBest Current PracticeJune 1998
2350Expectations for Computer Security Incident ResponseN. Brownlee, E. GuttmanBest Current PracticeJune 1998
2317Classless IN-ADDR.ARPA delegationH. Eidnes, G. de Groot, P. VixieBest Current PracticeMarch 1998
2277IETF Policy on Character Sets and LanguagesH. AlvestrandBest Current PracticeJanuary 1998
2219Use of DNS Aliases for Network ServicesM. Hamilton, R. WrightBest Current PracticeOctober 1997
2182Selection and Operation of Secondary DNS ServersR. Elz, R. Bush, S. Bradner, M. PattonBest Current PracticeJuly 1997
2148Deployment of the Internet White Pages ServiceH. Alvestrand, P. JurgBest Current PracticeSeptember 1997
2119Key words for use in RFCs to Indicate Requirement LevelsS. BradnerBest Current PracticeMarch 1997
2048Multipurpose Internet Mail Extensions (MIME) Part Four: Registration ProceduresN. Freed, J. Klensin, J. Postel · obsoleted by RFC 4288, RFC 4289Best Current PracticeNovember 1996
2028The Organizations Involved in the IETF Standards ProcessR. Hovey, S. Bradner · obsoleted by RFC 9281Best Current PracticeOctober 1996
2026The Internet Standards Process -- Revision 3S. BradnerBest Current PracticeOctober 1996
2014IRTF Research Group Guidelines and ProceduresA. Weinrib, J. PostelBest Current PracticeOctober 1996
2008Implications of Various Address Allocation Policies for Internet RoutingY. Rekhter, T. LiBest Current PracticeOctober 1996
1984IAB and IESG Statement on Cryptographic Technology and the InternetIAB, IESGBest Current PracticeAugust 1996
1930Guidelines for creation, selection, and registration of an Autonomous System (AS)J. Hawkinson, T. BatesBest Current PracticeMarch 1996
1918Address Allocation for Private InternetsY. Rekhter, B. Moskowitz, D. Karrenberg, G. J. de Groot, E. LearBest Current PracticeFebruary 1996
1917An Appeal to the Internet Community to Return Unused IP Networks (Prefixes) to the IANAP. Nesser IIBest Current PracticeFebruary 1996
1915Variance for The PPP Compression Control Protocol and The PPP Encryption Control ProtocolF. KastenholzBest Current PracticeFebruary 1996