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STD #NumberFilesTitleAuthorsDateMore InfoStatus
STD 3RFC 1122ASCII, PDF, HTMLRequirements for Internet Hosts - Communication Layers R. Braden, Ed.October 1989Errata, Updates RFC 793, Updated by RFC 1349, RFC 4379, RFC 5884, RFC 6093, RFC 6298, RFC 6633, RFC 6864, RFC 8029, RFC 9293Internet Standard
STD 3RFC 1123ASCII, PDF, HTMLRequirements for Internet Hosts - Application and Support R. Braden, Ed.October 1989Errata, Updates RFC 822, RFC 952, Updated by RFC 1349, RFC 2181, RFC 5321, RFC 5966, RFC 7766, RFC 9210Internet Standard
STD 5RFC 950ASCII, PDF, HTML Internet Standard Subnetting Procedure J.C. Mogul, J. PostelAugust 1985Updates RFC 792, Updated by RFC 6918Internet Standard
STD 5RFC 1112ASCII, PDF, HTML Host extensions for IP multicasting S.E. DeeringAugust 1989Obsoletes RFC 988, RFC 1054, Updated by RFC 2236Internet Standard
STD 5RFC 919ASCII, PDF, HTML Broadcasting Internet Datagrams J.C. MogulOctober 1984    Internet Standard
STD 5RFC 922ASCII, PDF, HTML Broadcasting Internet datagrams in the presence of subnets J.C. MogulOctober 1984    Internet Standard
STD 5RFC 791ASCII, PDF, HTML Internet Protocol J. PostelSeptember 1981Errata, Obsoletes RFC 760, Updated by RFC 1349, RFC 2474, RFC 6864Internet Standard
STD 5RFC 792ASCII, PDF, HTML Internet Control Message Protocol J. PostelSeptember 1981Errata, Obsoletes RFC 777, Updated by RFC 950, RFC 4884, RFC 6633, RFC 6918Internet Standard
STD 6RFC 768ASCII, PDF, HTML User Datagram Protocol J. PostelAugust 1980    Internet Standard
STD 7RFC 9293HTML, TEXT, PDF, XMLTransmission Control Protocol (TCP)W. Eddy, Ed.August 2022Errata, Obsoletes RFC 793, RFC 879, RFC 2873, RFC 6093, RFC 6429, RFC 6528, RFC 6691, Updates RFC 1011, RFC 1122, RFC 5961Internet Standard
STD 8RFC 854ASCII, PDF, HTML Telnet Protocol Specification J. Postel, J.K. ReynoldsMay 1983Errata, Obsoletes RFC 764, Updated by RFC 5198Internet Standard
STD 8RFC 855ASCII, PDF, HTMLTelnet Option Specifications J. Postel, J.K. ReynoldsMay 1983Obsoletes NIC1 8640Internet Standard
STD 9RFC 959ASCII, PDF, HTMLFile Transfer Protocol J. Postel, J. ReynoldsOctober 1985Errata, Obsoletes RFC 765, Updated by RFC 2228, RFC 2640, RFC 2773, RFC 3659, RFC 5797, RFC 7151Internet Standard
STD 10RFC 1870ASCII, PDF, HTML SMTP Service Extension for Message Size Declaration J. Klensin, N. Freed, K. MooreNovember 1995Obsoletes RFC 1653Internet Standard
STD 13RFC 1034ASCII, PDF, HTML Domain names - concepts and facilities P. MockapetrisNovember 1987Errata, Obsoletes RFC 973, RFC 882, RFC 883, Updated by RFC 1101, RFC 1183, RFC 1348, RFC 1876, RFC 1982, RFC 2065, RFC 2181, RFC 2308, RFC 2535, RFC 4033, RFC 4034, RFC 4035, RFC 4343, RFC 4035, RFC 4592, RFC 5936, RFC 8020, RFC 8482, RFC 8767, RFC 9471Internet Standard
STD 13RFC 1035ASCII, PDF, HTMLDomain names - implementation and specification P. MockapetrisNovember 1987Errata, Obsoletes RFC 973, RFC 882, RFC 883, Updated by RFC 1101, RFC 1183, RFC 1348, RFC 1876, RFC 1982, RFC 1995, RFC 1996, RFC 2065, RFC 2136, RFC 2181, RFC 2137, RFC 2308, RFC 2535, RFC 2673, RFC 2845, RFC 3425, RFC 3658, RFC 4033, RFC 4034, RFC 4035, RFC 4343, RFC 5936, RFC 5966, RFC 6604, RFC 7766, RFC 8482, RFC 8490, RFC 8767, RFC 9619Internet Standard
STD 16RFC 1212ASCII, PDF, HTML Concise MIB definitions M.T. Rose, K. McCloghrieMarch 1991    Internet Standard
STD 16RFC 1155ASCII, PDF, HTML Structure and identification of management information for TCP/IP-based internets M.T. Rose, K. McCloghrieMay 1990Errata, Obsoletes RFC 1065Internet Standard
STD 17RFC 1213ASCII, PDF, HTMLManagement Information Base for Network Management of TCP/IP-based internets: MIB-IIK. McCloghrie, M. RoseMarch 1991Obsoletes RFC 1158, Updated by RFC 2011, RFC 2012, RFC 2013Internet Standard
STD 19RFC 1001ASCII, PDF, HTML Protocol standard for a NetBIOS service on a TCP/UDP transport: Concepts and methods NetBIOS Working Group in the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, Internet Activities Board, End-to-End Services Task ForceMarch 1987ErrataInternet Standard
STD 19RFC 1002ASCII, PDF, HTML Protocol standard for a NetBIOS service on a TCP/UDP transport: Detailed specifications NetBIOS Working Group in the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, Internet Activities Board, End-to-End Services Task ForceMarch 1987ErrataInternet Standard
STD 20RFC 862ASCII, PDF, HTML Echo Protocol J. PostelMay 1983    Internet Standard
STD 21RFC 863ASCII, PDF, HTML Discard Protocol J. PostelMay 1983    Internet Standard
STD 22RFC 864ASCII, PDF, HTML Character Generator Protocol J. PostelMay 1983ErrataInternet Standard
STD 23RFC 865ASCII, PDF, HTML Quote of the Day Protocol J. PostelMay 1983ErrataInternet Standard
STD 24RFC 866ASCII, PDF, HTML Active users J. PostelMay 1983    Internet Standard
STD 25RFC 867ASCII, PDF, HTML Daytime Protocol J. PostelMay 1983    Internet Standard
STD 26RFC 868ASCII, PDF, HTML Time Protocol J. Postel, K. HarrenstienMay 1983ErrataInternet Standard
STD 27RFC 856ASCII, PDF, HTML Telnet Binary Transmission J. Postel, J. ReynoldsMay 1983Obsoletes NIC1 5389Internet Standard
STD 28RFC 857ASCII, PDF, HTML Telnet Echo Option J. Postel, J. ReynoldsMay 1983Obsoletes NIC1 5390Internet Standard
STD 29RFC 858ASCII, PDF, HTML Telnet Suppress Go Ahead Option J. Postel, J. ReynoldsMay 1983Obsoletes NIC1 5392Internet Standard
STD 30RFC 859ASCII, PDF, HTML Telnet Status Option J. Postel, J. ReynoldsMay 1983Obsoletes RFC 651Internet Standard
STD 31RFC 860ASCII, PDF, HTML Telnet Timing Mark Option J. Postel, J. ReynoldsMay 1983Obsoletes NIC1 6238Internet Standard
STD 32RFC 861ASCII, PDF, HTML Telnet Extended Options: List Option J. Postel, J. ReynoldsMay 1983Obsoletes NIC1 6239Internet Standard
STD 33RFC 1350ASCII, PDF, HTML The TFTP Protocol (Revision 2) K. SollinsJuly 1992Errata, Obsoletes RFC 783, Updated by RFC 1782, RFC 1783, RFC 1784, RFC 1785, RFC 2347, RFC 2348, RFC 2349Internet Standard
STD 35RFC 1006ASCII, PDF, HTMLISO Transport Service on top of the TCP Version: 3M.T. Rose, D.E. CassMay 1987Errata, Obsoletes RFC 983, Updated by RFC 2126Internet Standard
STD 36RFC 1390ASCII, PDF, HTML Transmission of IP and ARP over FDDI Networks D. KatzJanuary 1993    Internet Standard
STD 37RFC 826ASCII, PDF, HTMLAn Ethernet Address Resolution Protocol: Or Converting Network Protocol Addresses to 48.bit Ethernet Address for Transmission on Ethernet HardwareD. PlummerNovember 1982Errata, Updated by RFC 5227, RFC 5494Internet Standard
STD 38RFC 903ASCII, PDF, HTML A Reverse Address Resolution ProtocolR. Finlayson, T. Mann, J.C. Mogul, M. TheimerJune 1984    Internet Standard
STD 40RFC 907ASCII, PDF, HTML Host Access Protocol specification Bolt Beranek and Newman LaboratoriesJuly 1984Updated by RFC 1221Internet Standard
STD 41RFC 894ASCII, PDF, HTMLA Standard for the Transmission of IP Datagrams over Ethernet Networks C. HornigApril 1984ErrataInternet Standard
STD 42RFC 895ASCII, PDF, HTML Standard for the transmission of IP datagrams over experimental Ethernet networks J. PostelApril 1984    Internet Standard
STD 43RFC 1042ASCII, PDF, HTML Standard for the transmission of IP datagrams over IEEE 802 networks J. Postel, J.K. ReynoldsFebruary 1988Errata, Obsoletes RFC 948Internet Standard
STD 44RFC 891ASCII, PDF, HTMLDCN Local-Network ProtocolsD.L. MillsDecember 1983    Internet Standard
STD 45RFC 1044ASCII, PDF, HTML Internet Protocol on Network System's HYPERchannel: Protocol Specification K. Hardwick, J. LekashmanFebruary 1988Updated by RFC 5494Internet Standard
STD 46RFC 1201ASCII, PDF, HTML Transmitting IP traffic over ARCNET networks D. ProvanFebruary 1991Obsoletes RFC 1051Internet Standard
STD 47RFC 1055ASCII, PDF, HTML Nonstandard for transmission of IP datagrams over serial lines: SLIP J.L. RomkeyJune 1988ErrataInternet Standard
STD 48RFC 1088ASCII, PDF, HTML Standard for the transmission of IP datagrams over NetBIOS networks L.J. McLaughlinFebruary 1989    Internet Standard
STD 49RFC 1132ASCII, PDF, HTML Standard for the transmission of 802.2 packets over IPX networks L.J. McLaughlinNovember 1989    Internet Standard
STD 51RFC 1661ASCII, PDF, HTML The Point-to-Point Protocol (PPP) W. Simpson, Ed.July 1994Errata, Obsoletes RFC 1548, Updated by RFC 2153Internet Standard
STD 51RFC 1662ASCII, PDF, HTML PPP in HDLC-like Framing W. Simpson, Ed.July 1994Errata, Obsoletes RFC 1549Internet Standard
STD 52RFC 1209ASCII, PDF, HTMLThe Transmission of IP Datagrams over the SMDS ServiceD. Piscitello, J. LawrenceMarch 1991    Internet Standard
STD 53RFC 1939ASCII, PDF, HTML Post Office Protocol - Version 3 J. Myers, M. RoseMay 1996Errata, Obsoletes RFC 1725, Updated by RFC 1957, RFC 2449, RFC 6186, RFC 8314Internet Standard
STD 54RFC 2328ASCII, PDF, HTML OSPF Version 2 J. MoyApril 1998Errata, Obsoletes RFC 2178, Updated by RFC 5709, RFC 6549, RFC 6845, RFC 6860, RFC 7474, RFC 8042, RFC 9355, RFC 9454Internet Standard
STD 55RFC 2427ASCII, PDF, HTML Multiprotocol Interconnect over Frame Relay C. Brown, A. MalisSeptember 1998Obsoletes RFC 1490, RFC 1294Internet Standard
STD 56RFC 2453ASCII, PDF, HTML RIP Version 2 G. MalkinNovember 1998Errata, Obsoletes RFC 1723, Updated by RFC 4822Internet Standard
STD 57RFC 1722ASCII, PDF, HTML RIP Version 2 Protocol Applicability Statement G. MalkinNovember 1994    Internet Standard (changed from Draft Standard November 1998)
STD 58RFC 2578ASCII, PDF, HTML Structure of Management Information Version 2 (SMIv2) K. McCloghrie, Ed., D. Perkins, Ed., J. Schoenwaelder, Ed.April 1999Obsoletes RFC 1902Internet Standard
STD 58RFC 2579ASCII, PDF, HTML Textual Conventions for SMIv2 K. McCloghrie, Ed., D. Perkins, Ed., J. Schoenwaelder, Ed.April 1999Errata, Obsoletes RFC 1903Internet Standard
STD 58RFC 2580ASCII, PDF, HTML Conformance Statements for SMIv2 K. McCloghrie, Ed., D. Perkins, Ed., J. Schoenwaelder, Ed.April 1999Obsoletes RFC 1904Internet Standard
STD 59RFC 2819ASCII, PDF, HTML Remote Network Monitoring Management Information Base S. WaldbusserMay 2000Errata, Obsoletes RFC 1757Internet Standard
STD 60RFC 2920ASCII, PDF, HTML SMTP Service Extension for Command Pipelining N. FreedSeptember 2000Obsoletes RFC 2197Internet Standard
STD 61RFC 2289ASCII, PDF, HTML A One-Time Password System N. Haller, C. Metz, P. Nesser, M. StrawFebruary 1998Obsoletes RFC 1938Internet Standard (changed from Draft Standard June 2000)
STD 62RFC 3411ASCII, PDF, HTML An Architecture for Describing Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) Management Frameworks D. Harrington, R. Presuhn, B. WijnenDecember 2002Errata, Obsoletes RFC 2571, Updated by RFC 5343, RFC 5590Internet Standard
STD 62RFC 3412ASCII, PDF, HTML Message Processing and Dispatching for the Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) J. Case, D. Harrington, R. Presuhn, B. WijnenDecember 2002Errata, Obsoletes RFC 2572, Updated by RFC 5590Internet Standard
STD 62RFC 3413ASCII, PDF, HTML Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) Applications D. Levi, P. Meyer, B. StewartDecember 2002Errata, Obsoletes RFC 2573Internet Standard
STD 62RFC 3414ASCII, PDF, HTML User-based Security Model (USM) for version 3 of the Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMPv3) U. Blumenthal, B. WijnenDecember 2002Errata, Obsoletes RFC 2574, Updated by RFC 5590Internet Standard
STD 62RFC 3415ASCII, PDF, HTML View-based Access Control Model (VACM) for the Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) B. Wijnen, R. Presuhn, K. McCloghrieDecember 2002Errata, Obsoletes RFC 2575Internet Standard
STD 62RFC 3416ASCII, PDF, HTML Version 2 of the Protocol Operations for the Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) R. Presuhn, Ed.December 2002Errata, Obsoletes RFC 1905Internet Standard
STD 62RFC 3417ASCII, PDF, HTML Transport Mappings for the Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) R. Presuhn, Ed.December 2002Obsoletes RFC 1906, Updated by RFC 4789, RFC 5590Internet Standard
STD 62RFC 3418ASCII, PDF, HTML Management Information Base (MIB) for the Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) R. Presuhn, Ed.December 2002Errata, Obsoletes RFC 1907Internet Standard
STD 63RFC 3629ASCII, PDF, HTML UTF-8, a transformation format of ISO 10646 F. YergeauNovember 2003Obsoletes RFC 2279Internet Standard
STD 64RFC 3550ASCII, PDF, PS, PDF with Images, HTMLRTP: A Transport Protocol for Real-Time Applications H. Schulzrinne, S. Casner, R. Frederick, V. JacobsonJuly 2003Errata, Obsoletes RFC 1889, Updated by RFC 5506, RFC 5761, RFC 6051, RFC 6222, RFC 7022, RFC 7160, RFC 7164, RFC 8083, RFC 8108, RFC 8860Internet Standard (changed from Draft Standard)
STD 65RFC 3551ASCII, PDF, PS, PDF with Images, HTML RTP Profile for Audio and Video Conferences with Minimal Control H. Schulzrinne, S. CasnerJuly 2003Obsoletes RFC 1890, Updated by RFC 5761, RFC 7007, RFC 8860Internet Standard (changed from Draft Standard)
STD 66RFC 3986ASCII, PDF, HTMLUniform Resource Identifier (URI): Generic Syntax T. Berners-Lee, R. Fielding, L. MasinterJanuary 2005Errata, Obsoletes RFC 2732, RFC 2396, RFC 1808, Updates RFC 1738, Updated by RFC 6874, RFC 7320, RFC 8820Internet Standard
STD 67RFC 4506ASCII, PDF, HTMLXDR: External Data Representation StandardM. Eisler, Ed.May 2006Errata, Obsoletes RFC 1832Internet Standard
STD 68RFC 5234ASCII, PDF, HTMLAugmented BNF for Syntax Specifications: ABNFD. Crocker, Ed., P. OverellJanuary 2008Errata, Obsoletes RFC 4234, Updated by RFC 7405Internet Standard
STD 69RFC 5730ASCII, PDF, HTMLExtensible Provisioning Protocol (EPP)S. HollenbeckAugust 2009Errata, Obsoletes RFC 4930Internet Standard
STD 69RFC 5731ASCII, PDF, HTMLExtensible Provisioning Protocol (EPP) Domain Name MappingS. HollenbeckAugust 2009Errata, Obsoletes RFC 4931Internet Standard
STD 69RFC 5732ASCII, PDF, HTMLExtensible Provisioning Protocol (EPP) Host MappingS. HollenbeckAugust 2009Obsoletes RFC 4932Internet Standard
STD 69RFC 5733ASCII, PDF, HTMLExtensible Provisioning Protocol (EPP) Contact MappingS. HollenbeckAugust 2009Obsoletes RFC 4933Internet Standard
STD 69RFC 5734ASCII, PDF, HTMLExtensible Provisioning Protocol (EPP) Transport over TCPS. HollenbeckAugust 2009Errata, Obsoletes RFC 4934, Updated by RFC 8996Internet Standard
STD 70RFC 5652ASCII, PDF, HTMLCryptographic Message Syntax (CMS)R. HousleySeptember 2009Errata, Obsoletes RFC 3852, Updated by RFC 8933, RFC 9629Internet Standard (changed from Draft Standard June 2013)
STD 71RFC 6152ASCII, PDF, HTMLSMTP Service Extension for 8-bit MIME TransportJ. Klensin, N. Freed, M. Rose, D. Crocker, Ed.March 2011Errata, Obsoletes RFC 1652Internet Standard
STD 72RFC 6409ASCII, PDF, HTMLMessage Submission for MailR. Gellens, J. KlensinNovember 2011Errata, Obsoletes RFC 4409, Updated by RFC 8314Internet Standard
STD 73RFC 6522ASCII, PDF, HTMLThe Multipart/Report Media Type for the Reporting of Mail System Administrative MessagesM. Kucherawy, Ed.January 2012Obsoletes RFC 3462, Updated by RFC 6533Internet Standard
STD 74RFC 5011ASCII, PDF, HTMLAutomated Updates of DNS Security (DNSSEC) Trust AnchorsM. StJohnsSeptember 2007    Internet Standard (changed from Proposed Standard January 2013)
STD 75RFC 6891ASCII, PDF, HTMLExtension Mechanisms for DNS (EDNS(0))J. Damas, M. Graff, P. VixieApril 2013Errata, Obsoletes RFC 2671, RFC 2673Internet Standard
STD 76RFC 6376ASCII, PDF, HTMLDomainKeys Identified Mail (DKIM) SignaturesD. Crocker, Ed., T. Hansen, Ed., M. Kucherawy, Ed.September 2011Errata, Obsoletes RFC 4871, RFC 5672, Updated by RFC 8301, RFC 8463, RFC 8553, RFC 8616Internet Standard (changed from Draft Standard June 2013)
STD 77RFC 7011ASCII, PDF, HTMLSpecification of the IP Flow Information Export (IPFIX) Protocol for the Exchange of Flow InformationB. Claise, Ed., B. Trammell, Ed., P. AitkenSeptember 2013Errata, Obsoletes RFC 5101Internet Standard
STD 78RFC 5343ASCII, PDF, HTMLSimple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) Context EngineID DiscoveryJ. SchoenwaelderSeptember 2008Updates RFC 3411Internet Standard (changed from Proposed Standard February 2014)
STD 78RFC 5590ASCII, PDF, HTMLTransport Subsystem for the Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP)D. Harrington, J. SchoenwaelderJune 2009Updates RFC 3411, RFC 3412, RFC 3414, RFC 3417Internet Standard (changed from Proposed Standard February 2014)
STD 78RFC 5591ASCII, PDF, HTMLTransport Security Model for the Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP)D. Harrington, W. HardakerJune 2009    Internet Standard (changed from Proposed Standard February 2014)
STD 78RFC 6353ASCII, PDF, HTMLTransport Layer Security (TLS) Transport Model for the Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP)W. HardakerJuly 2011Obsoletes RFC 5953, Updated by RFC 8996, RFC 9456Internet Standard (changed from Draft Standard February 2014)
STD 79RFC 7296ASCII, PDF, HTMLInternet Key Exchange Protocol Version 2 (IKEv2)C. Kaufman, P. Hoffman, Y. Nir, P. Eronen, T. KivinenOctober 2014Errata, Obsoletes RFC 5996, Updated by RFC 7427, RFC 7670, RFC 8247, RFC 8983, RFC 9370Internet Standard
STD 80RFC 20ASCII, PDF, PDF with Images, HTMLASCII format for network interchange V.G. CerfOctober 1969ErrataInternet Standard (changed from Unknown January 2015)
STD 81RFC 7679ASCII, PDF, HTMLA One-Way Delay Metric for IP Performance Metrics (IPPM)G. Almes, S. Kalidindi, M. Zekauskas, A. Morton, Ed.January 2016Errata, Obsoletes RFC 2679Internet Standard
STD 82RFC 7680ASCII, PDF, HTMLA One-Way Loss Metric for IP Performance Metrics (IPPM)G. Almes, S. Kalidindi, M. Zekauskas, A. Morton, Ed.January 2016Obsoletes RFC 2680Internet Standard
STD 83RFC 7761ASCII, PDF, HTMLProtocol Independent Multicast - Sparse Mode (PIM-SM): Protocol Specification (Revised)B. Fenner, M. Handley, H. Holbrook, I. Kouvelas, R. Parekh, Z. Zhang, L. ZhengMarch 2016Errata, Obsoletes RFC 4601, Updated by RFC 8736, RFC 9436Internet Standard
STD 84RFC 8077ASCII, PDF, HTMLPseudowire Setup and Maintenance Using the Label Distribution Protocol (LDP)L. Martini, Ed., G. Heron, Ed.February 2017Errata, Obsoletes RFC 4447, RFC 6723Internet Standard
STD 85RFC 8098ASCII, PDF, HTMLMessage Disposition NotificationT. Hansen, Ed., A. Melnikov, Ed.February 2017Obsoletes RFC 3798, Updates RFC 2046, RFC 3461Internet Standard
STD 86RFC 8200ASCII, PDF, HTMLInternet Protocol, Version 6 (IPv6) SpecificationS. Deering, R. HindenJuly 2017Errata, Obsoletes RFC 2460, Updated by RFC 9673Internet Standard
STD 87RFC 8201ASCII, PDF, HTMLPath MTU Discovery for IP version 6J. McCann, S. Deering, J. Mogul, R. Hinden, Ed.July 2017Obsoletes RFC 1981Internet Standard
STD 88RFC 3596ASCII, PDF, HTMLDNS Extensions to Support IP Version 6 S. Thomson, C. Huitema, V. Ksinant, M. SouissiOctober 2003Obsoletes RFC 3152, RFC 1886Internet Standard (changed from Draft Standard May 2017)
STD 89RFC 4443ASCII, PDF, HTMLInternet Control Message Protocol (ICMPv6) for the Internet Protocol Version 6 (IPv6) SpecificationA. Conta, S. Deering, M. Gupta, Ed.March 2006Errata, Obsoletes RFC 2463, Updates RFC 2780, Updated by RFC 4884Internet Standard (changed from Draft Standard May 2017)
STD 90RFC 8259ASCII, PDF, HTMLThe JavaScript Object Notation (JSON) Data Interchange FormatT. Bray, Ed.December 2017Errata, Obsoletes RFC 7159Internet Standard
STD 91RFC 8341ASCII, PDF, HTMLNetwork Configuration Access Control ModelA. Bierman, M. BjorklundMarch 2018Errata, Obsoletes RFC 6536Internet Standard
STD 92RFC 8010ASCII, PDF, HTMLInternet Printing Protocol/1.1: Encoding and TransportM. Sweet, I. McDonaldJanuary 2017Obsoletes RFC 2910, RFC 3382Internet Standard (changed from Proposed Standard June 2018)
STD 92RFC 8011ASCII, PDF, HTMLInternet Printing Protocol/1.1: Model and SemanticsM. Sweet, I. McDonaldJanuary 2017Errata, Obsoletes RFC 2911, RFC 3381, RFC 3382Internet Standard (changed from Proposed Standard June 2018)
STD 93RFC 8945HTML, TEXT, PDF, XMLSecret Key Transaction Authentication for DNS (TSIG)F. Dupont, S. Morris, P. Vixie, D. Eastlake 3rd, O. Gudmundsson, B. WellingtonNovember 2020Errata, Obsoletes RFC 2845, RFC 4635Internet Standard
STD 94RFC 8949HTML, TEXT, PDF, XMLConcise Binary Object Representation (CBOR)C. Bormann, P. HoffmanDecember 2020Obsoletes RFC 7049Internet Standard
STD 95RFC 7480ASCII, PDF, HTMLHTTP Usage in the Registration Data Access Protocol (RDAP)A. Newton, B. Ellacott, N. KongMarch 2015    Internet Standard (changed from Proposed Standard March 2021)
STD 95RFC 7481ASCII, PDF, HTMLSecurity Services for the Registration Data Access Protocol (RDAP)S. Hollenbeck, N. KongMarch 2015    Internet Standard (changed from Proposed Standard March 2021)
STD 95RFC 9082HTML, TEXT, PDF, XMLRegistration Data Access Protocol (RDAP) Query FormatS. Hollenbeck, A. NewtonJune 2021Obsoletes RFC 7482Internet Standard
STD 95RFC 9083HTML, TEXT, PDF, XMLJSON Responses for the Registration Data Access Protocol (RDAP)S. Hollenbeck, A. NewtonJune 2021Errata, Obsoletes RFC 7483Internet Standard
STD 95RFC 9224HTML, TEXT, PDF, XMLFinding the Authoritative Registration Data Access Protocol (RDAP) ServiceM. BlanchetMarch 2022Obsoletes RFC 7484Internet Standard
STD 96RFC 9052HTML, TEXT, PDF, XMLCBOR Object Signing and Encryption (COSE): Structures and ProcessJ. SchaadAugust 2022Obsoletes RFC 8152, Updated by RFC 9338Internet Standard
STD 96RFC 9338HTML, TEXT, PDF, XMLCBOR Object Signing and Encryption (COSE): CountersignaturesJ. SchaadDecember 2022Errata, Updates RFC 9052Internet Standard
STD 97RFC 9110HTML, TEXT, PDF, XMLHTTP SemanticsR. Fielding, Ed., M. Nottingham, Ed., J. Reschke, Ed.June 2022Errata, Obsoletes RFC 2818, RFC 7230, RFC 7231, RFC 7232, RFC 7233, RFC 7235, RFC 7538, RFC 7615, RFC 7694, Updates RFC 3864Internet Standard
STD 98RFC 9111HTML, TEXT, PDF, XMLHTTP CachingR. Fielding, Ed., M. Nottingham, Ed., J. Reschke, Ed.June 2022Errata, Obsoletes RFC 7234Internet Standard
STD 99RFC 9112HTML, TEXT, PDF, XMLHTTP/1.1R. Fielding, Ed., M. Nottingham, Ed., J. Reschke, Ed.June 2022Errata, Obsoletes RFC 7230Internet Standard

Draft Standards

[Note: This maturity level was retired by RFC 6410: "Any protocol or service that is currently at the abandoned Draft Standard maturity level will retain that classification, absent explicit actions."]

NumberFilesTitleAuthorsDateMore InfoStatus
RFC 951ASCII, PDF, HTML Bootstrap Protocol W.J. Croft, J. GilmoreSeptember 1985Errata, Updated by RFC 1395, RFC 1497, RFC 1532, RFC 1542, RFC 5494Draft Standard
RFC 1184ASCII, PDF, HTML Telnet Linemode Option D.A. BormanOctober 1990Obsoletes RFC 1116Draft Standard
RFC 1188ASCII, PDF, HTML Proposed Standard for the Transmission of IP Datagrams over FDDI Networks D. KatzOctober 1990Obsoletes RFC 1103Draft Standard
RFC 1191ASCII, PDF, HTML Path MTU discovery J. Mogul, S. DeeringNovember 1990Obsoletes RFC 1063Draft Standard
RFC 1288ASCII, PDF, HTML The Finger User Information Protocol D. ZimmermanDecember 1991Errata, Obsoletes RFC 1196, RFC 1194, RFC 742Draft Standard
RFC 1356ASCII, PDF, HTML Multiprotocol Interconnect on X.25 and ISDN in the Packet Mode A. Malis, D. Robinson, R. UllmannAugust 1992Obsoletes RFC 877Draft Standard (changed from Proposed Standard)
RFC 1534ASCII, PDF, HTML Interoperation Between DHCP and BOOTP R. DromsOctober 1993ErrataDraft Standard (changed from Proposed Standard January 1997)
RFC 1542ASCII, PDF, HTML Clarifications and Extensions for the Bootstrap Protocol W. WimerOctober 1993Errata, Obsoletes RFC 1532, Updates RFC 951Draft Standard
RFC 1559ASCII, PDF, HTML DECnet Phase IV MIB Extensions J. SaperiaDecember 1993Obsoletes RFC 1289Draft Standard
RFC 1575ASCII, PDF, HTML An Echo Function for CLNP (ISO 8473) S. Hares, C. WittbrodtFebruary 1994Obsoletes RFC 1139Draft Standard
RFC 1629ASCII, PDF, HTML Guidelines for OSI NSAP Allocation in the Internet R. Colella, R. Callon, E. Gardner, Y. RekhterMay 1994Obsoletes RFC 1237Draft Standard
RFC 1658ASCII, PDF, HTML Definitions of Managed Objects for Character Stream Devices using SMIv2 B. StewartJuly 1994Obsoletes RFC 1316Draft Standard
RFC 1659ASCII, PDF, HTML Definitions of Managed Objects for RS-232-like Hardware Devices using SMIv2 B. StewartJuly 1994Obsoletes RFC 1317Draft Standard
RFC 1660ASCII, PDF, HTML Definitions of Managed Objects for Parallel-printer-like Hardware Devices using SMIv2 B. StewartJuly 1994Obsoletes RFC 1318Draft Standard
RFC 1694ASCII, PDF, HTML Definitions of Managed Objects for SMDS Interfaces using SMIv2 T. Brown, Ed., K. Tesink, Ed.August 1994Obsoletes RFC 1304Draft Standard
RFC 1724ASCII, PDF, HTML RIP Version 2 MIB Extension G. Malkin, F. BakerNovember 1994Errata, Obsoletes RFC 1389Draft Standard
RFC 1748ASCII, PDF, HTMLIEEE 802.5 MIB using SMIv2K. McCloghrie, E. DeckerDecember 1994Obsoletes RFC 1743, RFC 1231, Updated by RFC 1749Draft Standard
RFC 1762ASCII, PDF, HTML The PPP DECnet Phase IV Control Protocol (DNCP) S. SenumMarch 1995Obsoletes RFC 1376Draft Standard
RFC 1772ASCII, PDF, HTML Application of the Border Gateway Protocol in the Internet Y. Rekhter, P. GrossMarch 1995Obsoletes RFC 1655Draft Standard
RFC 1864ASCII, PDF, HTML The Content-MD5 Header Field J. Myers, M. RoseOctober 1995Obsoletes RFC 1544Draft Standard
RFC 1989ASCII, PDF, HTML PPP Link Quality Monitoring W. SimpsonAugust 1996Obsoletes RFC 1333Draft Standard
RFC 1990ASCII, PDF, HTML The PPP Multilink Protocol (MP) K. Sklower, B. Lloyd, G. McGregor, D. Carr, T. CoradettiAugust 1996Obsoletes RFC 1717Draft Standard
RFC 1994ASCII, PDF, HTML PPP Challenge Handshake Authentication Protocol (CHAP) W. SimpsonAugust 1996Obsoletes RFC 1334, Updated by RFC 2484Draft Standard
RFC 2045ASCII, PDF, HTML Multipurpose Internet Mail Extensions (MIME) Part One: Format of Internet Message Bodies N. Freed, N. BorensteinNovember 1996Errata, Obsoletes RFC 1521, RFC 1522, RFC 1590, Updated by RFC 2184, RFC 2231, RFC 5335, RFC 6532Draft Standard
RFC 2046ASCII, PDF, HTMLMultipurpose Internet Mail Extensions (MIME) Part Two: Media Types N. Freed, N. BorensteinNovember 1996Errata, Obsoletes RFC 1521, RFC 1522, RFC 1590, Updated by RFC 2646, RFC 3798, RFC 5147, RFC 6657, RFC 8098Draft Standard
RFC 2047ASCII, PDF, HTMLMIME (Multipurpose Internet Mail Extensions) Part Three: Message Header Extensions for Non-ASCII TextK. MooreNovember 1996Errata, Obsoletes RFC 1521, RFC 1522, RFC 1590, Updated by RFC 2184, RFC 2231Draft Standard
RFC 2049ASCII, PDF, HTML Multipurpose Internet Mail Extensions (MIME) Part Five: Conformance Criteria and Examples N. Freed, N. BorensteinNovember 1996Errata, Obsoletes RFC 1521, RFC 1522, RFC 1590Draft Standard
RFC 2067ASCII, PDF, HTML IP over HIPPI J. RenwickJanuary 1997    Draft Standard
RFC 2115ASCII, PDF, HTML Management Information Base for Frame Relay DTEs Using SMIv2 C. Brown, F. BakerSeptember 1997Obsoletes RFC 1315Draft Standard
RFC 2131ASCII, PDF, HTML Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol R. DromsMarch 1997Errata, Obsoletes RFC 1541, Updated by RFC 3396, RFC 4361, RFC 5494, RFC 6842Draft Standard
RFC 2132ASCII, PDF, HTML DHCP Options and BOOTP Vendor Extensions S. Alexander, R. DromsMarch 1997Errata, Obsoletes RFC 1533, Updated by RFC 3442, RFC 3942, RFC 4361, RFC 4833, RFC 5494Draft Standard
RFC 2347ASCII, PDF, HTML TFTP Option Extension G. Malkin, A. HarkinMay 1998Errata, Obsoletes RFC 1782, Updates RFC 1350Draft Standard
RFC 2348ASCII, PDF, HTML TFTP Blocksize Option G. Malkin, A. HarkinMay 1998Obsoletes RFC 1783, Updates RFC 1350Draft Standard
RFC 2349ASCII, PDF, HTML TFTP Timeout Interval and Transfer Size Options G. Malkin, A. HarkinMay 1998Obsoletes RFC 1784, Updates RFC 1350Draft Standard
RFC 2355ASCII, PDF, HTML TN3270 Enhancements B. KellyJune 1998Errata, Obsoletes RFC 1647, Updated by RFC 6270Draft Standard
RFC 2390ASCII, PDF, HTML Inverse Address Resolution Protocol T. Bradley, C. Brown, A. MalisSeptember 1998Obsoletes RFC 1293Draft Standard
RFC 2613ASCII, PDF, HTML Remote Network Monitoring MIB Extensions for Switched Networks Version 1.0 R. Waterman, B. Lahaye, D. Romascanu, S. WaldbusserJune 1999    Draft Standard (changed from Proposed Standard March 2006)
RFC 2741ASCII, PDF, HTML Agent Extensibility (AgentX) Protocol Version 1 M. Daniele, B. Wijnen, M. Ellison, D. FranciscoJanuary 2000Obsoletes RFC 2257Draft Standard (changed from Proposed Standard December 2001)
RFC 2742ASCII, PDF, HTML Definitions of Managed Objects for Extensible SNMP Agents L. Heintz, S. Gudur, M. EllisonJanuary 2000    Draft Standard (changed from Proposed Standard December 2001)
RFC 2790ASCII, PDF, HTML Host Resources MIB S. Waldbusser, P. GrilloMarch 2000Obsoletes RFC 1514Draft Standard
RFC 2863ASCII, PDF, HTML The Interfaces Group MIB K. McCloghrie, F. KastenholzJune 2000Errata, Obsoletes RFC 2233, Updated by RFC 8892Draft Standard
RFC 2865ASCII, PDF, HTML Remote Authentication Dial In User Service (RADIUS) C. Rigney, S. Willens, A. Rubens, W. SimpsonJune 2000Errata, Obsoletes RFC 2138, Updated by RFC 2868, RFC 3575, RFC 5080, RFC 6929, RFC 8044Draft Standard
RFC 2895ASCII, PDF, HTML Remote Network Monitoring MIB Protocol Identifier Reference A. Bierman, C. Bucci, R. IddonAugust 2000Obsoletes RFC 2074, Updated by RFC 3395Draft Standard (changed from Proposed Standard August 2003)
RFC 3191ASCII, PDF, HTML Minimal GSTN address format in Internet Mail C. AllocchioOctober 2001Obsoletes RFC 2303, Updates RFC 2846Draft Standard
RFC 3192ASCII, PDF, HTML Minimal FAX address format in Internet Mail C. AllocchioOctober 2001Obsoletes RFC 2304, Updates RFC 2846Draft Standard
RFC 3275ASCII, PDF, HTML (Extensible Markup Language) XML-Signature Syntax and Processing D. Eastlake 3rd, J. Reagle, D. SoloMarch 2002Errata, Obsoletes RFC 3075Draft Standard
RFC 3282ASCII, PDF, HTML Content Language Headers H. AlvestrandMay 2002Obsoletes RFC 1766Draft Standard
RFC 3302ASCII, PDF, HTML Tag Image File Format (TIFF) - image/tiff MIME Sub-type Registration G. Parsons, J. RaffertySeptember 2002Obsoletes RFC 2302Draft Standard (changed from Proposed Standard June 2004)
RFC 3461ASCII, PDF, HTML Simple Mail Transfer Protocol (SMTP) Service Extension for Delivery Status Notifications (DSNs) K. MooreJanuary 2003Errata, Obsoletes RFC 1891, Updated by RFC 3798, RFC 3885, RFC 5337, RFC 6533, RFC 8098Draft Standard
RFC 3463ASCII, PDF, HTML Enhanced Mail System Status Codes G. VaudreuilJanuary 2003Errata, Obsoletes RFC 1893, Updated by RFC 3886, RFC 4468, RFC 4865, RFC 4954, RFC 5248Draft Standard
RFC 3464ASCII, PDF, HTML An Extensible Message Format for Delivery Status Notifications K. Moore, G. VaudreuilJanuary 2003Errata, Obsoletes RFC 1894, Updated by RFC 4865, RFC 5337, RFC 6533Draft Standard
RFC 3592ASCII, PDF, HTML Definitions of Managed Objects for the Synchronous Optical Network/Synchronous Digital Hierarchy (SONET/SDH) Interface Type K. TesinkSeptember 2003Errata, Obsoletes RFC 2558Draft Standard
RFC 3593ASCII, PDF, HTML Textual Conventions for MIB Modules Using Performance History Based on 15 Minute Intervals K. Tesink, Ed.September 2003Obsoletes RFC 2493Draft Standard
RFC 3801ASCII, PDF, HTML Voice Profile for Internet Mail - version 2 (VPIMv2) G. Vaudreuil, G. ParsonsJune 2004Obsoletes RFC 2421, RFC 2423Draft Standard
RFC 3802ASCII, PDF, HTML Toll Quality Voice - 32 kbit/s Adaptive Differential Pulse Code Modulation (ADPCM) MIME Sub-type Registration G. Vaudreuil, G. ParsonsJune 2004Obsoletes RFC 2422Draft Standard
RFC 3803ASCII, PDF, HTML Content Duration MIME Header Definition G. Vaudreuil, G. ParsonsJune 2004Obsoletes RFC 2424Draft Standard
RFC 3848ASCII, PDF, HTML ESMTP and LMTP Transmission Types Registration C. NewmanJuly 2004    Draft Standard (changed from Proposed Standard January 2010)
RFC 3912ASCII, PDF, HTML WHOIS Protocol Specification L. DaigleSeptember 2004Obsoletes RFC 954, RFC 812Draft Standard
RFC 3949ASCII, PDF, HTMLFile Format for Internet FaxR. Buckley, D. Venable, L. McIntyre, G. Parsons, J. RaffertyFebruary 2005Obsoletes RFC 2301Draft Standard
RFC 3950ASCII, PDF, HTMLTag Image File Format Fax eXtended (TIFF-FX) - image/tiff-fx MIME Sub-type Registration L. McIntyre, G. Parsons, J. RaffertyFebruary 2005Obsoletes RFC 3250Draft Standard
RFC 3965ASCII, PDF, HTML A Simple Mode of Facsimile Using Internet Mail K. Toyoda, H. Ohno, J. Murai, D. WingDecember 2004Errata, Obsoletes RFC 2305Draft Standard
RFC 4271ASCII, PDF, HTMLA Border Gateway Protocol 4 (BGP-4)Y. Rekhter, Ed., T. Li, Ed., S. Hares, Ed.January 2006Errata, Obsoletes RFC 1771, Updated by RFC 4724, RFC 6286, RFC 6608, RFC 6793, RFC 7606, RFC 7607, RFC 7705, RFC 8212, RFC 8654, RFC 9072, RFC 9687Draft Standard
RFC 4291ASCII, PDF, HTMLIP Version 6 Addressing ArchitectureR. Hinden, S. DeeringFebruary 2006Errata, Obsoletes RFC 3513, Updated by RFC 5952, RFC 6052, RFC 7136, RFC 7346, RFC 7371, RFC 8064Draft Standard
RFC 4456ASCII, PDF, HTMLBGP Route Reflection: An Alternative to Full Mesh Internal BGP (IBGP)T. Bates, E. Chen, R. ChandraApril 2006Errata, Obsoletes RFC 2796, RFC 1966, Updated by RFC 7606Draft Standard
RFC 4502ASCII, PDF, HTMLRemote Network Monitoring Management Information Base Version 2S. WaldbusserMay 2006Errata, Obsoletes RFC 2021, Updates RFC 3273Draft Standard
RFC 4760ASCII, PDF, HTMLMultiprotocol Extensions for BGP-4T. Bates, R. Chandra, D. Katz, Y. RekhterJanuary 2007Errata, Obsoletes RFC 2858, Updated by RFC 7606Draft Standard
RFC 4861ASCII, PDF, HTMLNeighbor Discovery for IP version 6 (IPv6)T. Narten, E. Nordmark, W. Simpson, H. SolimanSeptember 2007Errata, Obsoletes RFC 2461, Updated by RFC 5942, RFC 6980, RFC 7048, RFC 7527, RFC 7559, RFC 8028, RFC 8319, RFC 8425, RFC 9131, RFC 9685Draft Standard
RFC 4862ASCII, PDF, HTMLIPv6 Stateless Address AutoconfigurationS. Thomson, T. Narten, T. JinmeiSeptember 2007Errata, Obsoletes RFC 2462, Updated by RFC 7527Draft Standard
RFC 5036ASCII, PDF, HTMLLDP SpecificationL. Andersson, Ed., I. Minei, Ed., B. Thomas, Ed.October 2007Errata, Obsoletes RFC 3036, Updated by RFC 6720, RFC 6790, RFC 7358, RFC 7552Draft Standard
RFC 5065ASCII, PDF, HTMLAutonomous System Confederations for BGPP. Traina, D. McPherson, J. ScudderAugust 2007Errata, Obsoletes RFC 3065Draft Standard
RFC 5072ASCII, PDF, HTMLIP Version 6 over PPPS. Varada, Ed., D. Haskins, E. AllenSeptember 2007Obsoletes RFC 2472, Updated by RFC 8064Draft Standard
RFC 5321ASCII, PDF, HTMLSimple Mail Transfer ProtocolJ. KlensinOctober 2008Errata, Obsoletes RFC 2821, Updates RFC 1123, Updated by RFC 7504Draft Standard
RFC 5322ASCII, PDF, HTMLInternet Message FormatP. Resnick, Ed.October 2008Errata, Obsoletes RFC 2822, Updates RFC 4021, Updated by RFC 6854Draft Standard
RFC 5492ASCII, PDF, HTMLCapabilities Advertisement with BGP-4J. Scudder, R. ChandraFebruary 2009Errata, Obsoletes RFC 3392, Updated by RFC 8810Draft Standard
RFC 5531ASCII, PDF, HTMLRPC: Remote Procedure Call Protocol Specification Version 2R. ThurlowMay 2009Errata, Obsoletes RFC 1831, Updated by RFC 9289Draft Standard
RFC 5681ASCII, PDF, HTMLTCP Congestion ControlM. Allman, V. Paxson, E. BlantonSeptember 2009Errata, Obsoletes RFC 2581, Updated by RFC 9438Draft Standard

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