File formats:

Status:

PROPOSED STANDARD

Obsoletes:

RFC 3490, RFC 3491

Updates:

RFC 3492

Author:

J. Klensin

Stream:

IETF

Source:

idnabis (app)

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DOI:  https://doi.org/10.17487/RFC5891

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Abstract

This document is the revised protocol definition for Internationalized Domain Names (IDNs). The rationale for changes, the relationship to the older specification, and important terminology are provided in other documents. This document specifies the protocol mechanism, called Internationalized Domain Names in Applications (IDNA), for registering and looking up IDNs in a way that does not require changes to the DNS itself. IDNA is only meant for processing domain names, not free text. [STANDARDS-TRACK]

For the definition of Status, see RFC 2026.

For the definition of Stream, see RFC 8729.