Governing RFCs

The RFC Editor function is currently defined and governed by the following RFCs:

• RFC 2026: Bradner, S., "The Internet Standards Process -- Revision 3", BCP 9, RFC 2026, October 1996.
• RFC 4844: Daigle, L. and Internet Architecture Board, "The RFC Series and RFC Editor", RFC 4844, July 2007.
• RFC 4846: Klensin, J. and D. Thaler, "Independent Submissions to the RFC Editor", RFC 4846, July 2007.

The following RFCs define particular RFC contents:

• RFC 5226 (IANA Considerations): Narten, T. and H. Alvestrand, "Guidelines for Writing an IANA Considerations Section in RFCs", BCP 26, RFC 5226, May 2008.
• RFC 3552 (Security Considerations): Rescorla, E. and B. Korver, "Guidelines for Writing RFC Text on Security Considerations", BCP 72, RFC 3552, July 2003.
• RFC 2277 (Internationalization Considerations): Alvestrand, H., "IETF Policy on Character Sets and Languages", BCP 18, RFC 2277, January 1998.

The following RFCs govern intellectual property issues related to RFCs:

• RFC 3978: Bradner, S., "IETF Rights in Contributions", BCP 78, RFC 3978, March 2005. RFC3979
• RFC 3979: Bradner, S., "Intellectual Property Rights in IETF Technology", BCP 79, RFC 3979, March 2005.
• RFC 4748: Bradner, S., "RFC 3978 Update to Recognize the IETF Trust", BCP 78, RFC 4748, October 2006.

The following RFCs govern RFC Editor actions with respect to particular IANA registrations:

• RFC 3406: Daigle, L., van Gulik, D., Iannella, R., and P. Faltstrom, "Uniform Resource Names (URN) Namespace Definition Mechanisms", BCP 66, RFC 3406, October 2002.
• RFC 4288: Freed, N. and J. Klensin, "Media Type Specifications and Registration Procedures", BCP 13, RFC 4288, December 2005. RFC4289 .
• RFC 4289: Freed, N. and J. Klensin, "Multipurpose Internet Mail Extensions (MIME) Part Four: Registration Procedures", RFC 4289, December 2005.
• RFC 4395: T. Hansen, T. Hardie, L. Masinter, "Guidelines and Registration Procedures for New URI Schemes", RFC 4395, BCP 115, February 2006.