RFC Archive
UTILITY PROTOCOLS

Presentation Services
Domain Name
Directory Services
Time Protocols
Remote Procedure Calls
Network Access Protocols
File Transfer Protocols
File Access Protocols
Miscellaneous Utilities

Presentation Services

RFC 1085: ISO presentation services on top of TCP/IP based internets

Domain name

Current

RFC 883: Domain names: Implementation specification
RFC 920: Domain requirements
RFC 921: Domain name system implementation schedule - revised
(Updates RFC 897)
RFC 953: Hostname Server
(Replaces RFC 811)
RFC 1032: Domain administrators guide
RFC 1033: Domain administrators operations guide
RFC 1034: Domain names - concepts and facilities
(Replaces RFC 973, Updated by RFC 1101, RFC 1876 and RFC 1982)
RFC 1035: Domain names - implementation and specification
(Replaces RFC 973, Updated by RFC 1348, RFC 1995, RFC 1996, RFC 2065, RFC 2136, RFC 2137 and RFC 2845)
RFC 1101: DNS encoding of network names and other types
(Updates RFC 1034)
RFC 1183: New DNS RR Definitions
RFC 1394: Relationship of Telex Answerback Codes to Internet Domains
RFC 1464: Using the Domain Name System To Store Arbitrary String Attributes
RFC 1591: Domain Name System Structure and Delegation
RFC 1706: DNS NSAP Resource Records
(Replaces RFC 1637)
RFC 1712: DNS Encoding of Geographical Location
RFC 1794: DNS Support for Load Balancing
RFC 1876: A Means for Expressing Location Information in the Domain Name System
(Updates RFC 1034)
RFC 1886: DNS Extensions to support IP version 6
RFC 1982: Serial Number Arithmetic
(Updates RFC 1034)
RFC 1995: Incremental Zone Transfer in DNS
(Updates RFC 1035)
RFC 1996: A Mechanism for Prompt Notification of Zone Changes (DNS NOTIFY)
(Updates RFC 1035)
RFC 2065: Domain Name System Security Extensions
(Updates RFC 1035)
RFC 2136: Dynamic Updates in the Domain Name System (DNS UPDATE)
(Updates RFC 1035)
RFC 2181: Clarifications to the DNS Specification
(Updates RFC 1035, RFC 1035 and RFC 1123)
RFC 2308: Negative Caching of DNS Queries (DNS NCACHE)
(Replaces RFC 1034, Updates RFC 1034, RFC 1035)
RFC 2536: DSA KEYs and SIGs in the Domain Name System (DNS)
RFC 2537: RSA/MD5 KEYs and SIGs in the Domain Name System (DNS)
RFC 2538: Storing Certificates in the Domain Name System (DNS)
RFC 2539: Storage of Diffie-Hellman Keys in the Domain Name System (DNS)
RFC 2540: Detached Domain Name System (DNS) Information
RFC 2541: DNS Security Operational Considerations
RFC 2671: Extension Mechanisms for DNS (EDNS0)
RFC 2672: Non-Terminal DNS Name Redirection
RFC 2673: Binary Labels in the Domain Name System
RFC 2782: A DNS RR for specifying the location of services (DNS SRV)
(Replaces RFC 2052)
RFC 2845: Secret Key Transaction Authentication for DNS (TSIG)
(Updates RFC 1035)
RFC 2874: DNS Extensions to Support IPv6 Address Aggregation and Renumbering
(Updates RFC xxxx)
RFC 2915: The Naming Authority Pointer (NAPTR) DNS Resource Record
(Updates RFC 2168)
RFC 2916: E.164 number and DNS
RFC 2930: Secret Key Establishment for DNS (TKEY RR)
RFC 2931: DNS Request and Transaction Signatures ( SIG(0)s)
(Updates RFC 2535)
RFC 3007: Secure Domain Name System (DNS) Dynamic Update
(Replaces RFC 2137, Updates RFC 2535 and RFC 2536)
RFC 3008: Domain Name System Security (DNSSEC) Signing Authority
(Updates RFC 2535)
RFC 3090: DNS Security Extension Clarification on Zone Status
(Updates RFC 2535)

Best Current Practice

RFC 2182: Selection and Operation of Secondary DNS Servers
RFC 2219: Use of DNS Aliases for Network Services
RFC 2606: Reserved Top Level DNS Names
RFC 2929: Domain Name System (DNS) IANA Considerations

Informational

RFC 819: Domain naming convention for Internet user applications
RFC 830: Distributed system for Internet name service
RFC 1031: MILNET name domain transition
RFC 1480: The US Domain
(Replaces RFC 1386)
RFC 1498: On the Naming and Binding of Network Destinations
RFC 1535: A Security Problem and Proposed Correction With Widely Deployed DNS Software
RFC 1536: Common DNS Implementation Errors and Suggested Fixes.
RFC 1537: Common DNS Data File Configuration Error
RFC 1713 (FYI 27): Tools for DNS debugging
RFC 1816: U.S. Government Internet Domain Names
(Replaces RFC 1811)
RFC 1912: Common DNS Operational and Configuration Errors
RFC 1956: Registration in the MIL Domain
RFC 2010: Operational Criteria for Root Name Servers
RFC 2053: The AM (Armenia) Domain
RFC 2146: U.S. Government Internet Domain Names
RFC 2230: Key Exchange Delegation Record for the DNS
RFC 2240: A Legal Basis for Domain Name Allocation
RFC 2517: Building Directories from DNS: Experiences from WWWSeeker
RFC 2694: DNS extensions to Network Address Translators (DNS_ALG)
RFC 2826: IAB Technical Comment on the Unique DNS Root
RFC 3071: Reflections on the DNS, RFC 1591, and Categories of Domains

Old

RFC 752: Universal host table
RFC 756: NIC name server - a datagram-based information utility
RFC 799: Internet name domains
RFC 811: Hostnames Server
(Replaced by RFC 953)
RFC 881: Domain names plan and schedule
(Updated by RFC 897)
RFC 882: Domain names: Concepts and facilities
(Updated by RFC 973)
RFC 897: Domain name system implementation schedule
(Updates RFC 881, Updated by RFC 921)
RFC 973: Domain system changes and observations
(Updates RFC 882, Replaced by RFC 1034 and RFC 1035)
RFC 1348: DNS NSAP RRs
(Updates RFC 1035, Replaced by RFC 1637)
RFC 1386: The US Domain
(Replaced by RFC 1480)
RFC 1637: DNS NSAP Resource Records
(Replaces RFC 1348, Replaced by RFC 1706)
RFC 1811: U.S. Government Internet Domain Names
(Replaced by RFC 1816)
RFC 2052: A DNS RR for specifying the location of services (DNS SRV)
(Replaced by RFC 2782)
RFC 2137: Secure Domain Name System Dynamic Update
(Updates RFC 1035, Replaced by RFC 3007)

Directory Services

DIXIE

Current

RFC 1249: DIXIE Protocol Specification

Finger

Current

RFC 1288: The Finger User Information Protocol
(Replaces RFC 1196)

Old

RFC 742: NAME/FINGER Protocol
(Replaced by RFC 1194)
RFC 1194: The Finger User Information Protocol
(Replaces RFC 742, Replaced by RFC 1196)
RFC 1196: The Finger User Information Protocol
(Replaces RFC 1194, Replaced by RFC 1288)

LDAP - Lightweight Directory Access Protocol

Current

RFC 1777: Lightweight Directory Access Protocol
(Replaces RFC 1487)
RFC 1778: The String Representation of Standard Attribute Syntaxes
(Replaces RFC 1488)
RFC 1781: Using the OSI Directory to Achieve User Friendly Naming
(Replaces RFC 1484)
RFC 1798: Connection-less Lightweight X.500 Directory Access Protocol
RFC 1823: The LDAP Application Program Interface
RFC 1960: A String Representation of LDAP Search Filters
(Replaces RFC 1558)
RFC 2247: Using Domains in LDAP/X.500 Distinguished Names
RFC 2251: Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (v3)
RFC 2252: Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (v3): Attribute Syntax Definitions
RFC 2253: Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (v3): UTF-8 String Representation of Distinguished Names
(Replaces RFC 1779)
RFC 2254: The String Representation of LDAP Search Filters
RFC 2255: The LDAP URL Format
RFC 2256: A Summary of the X.500(96) User Schema for use with LDAPv3

Old

RFC 1484: Using the OSI Directory to achieve User Friendly Naming (OSI-DS 24 (v1.2))
(Replaced by RFC 1781)
RFC 1485: A String Representation of Distinguished Names (OSI-DS 23 (v5))
(Replaced by RFC 1779)
RFC 1487: X.500 Lightweight Directory Access Protocol
(Replaced by RFC 1777)
RFC 1488: The X.500 String Representation of Standard Attribute Syntaxes
(Replaced by RFC 1778)
RFC 1558: A String Representation of LDAP Search Filters
(Replaced by RFC 1960)
RFC 1779: A String Representation of Distinguished Names
(Replaces RFC 1485)

SNQP - Simple Nomenclator Query Protocol

Current

RFC 2258: Internet Nomenclator Project
RFC 2259: Simple Nomenclator Query Protocol (SNQP)

Whois & Whois++

Current

RFC 1834: Whois and Network Information Lookup Service Whois++
RFC 1835: Architecture of the WHOIS++ service
RFC 1913: Architecture of the Whois++ Index Service
RFC 1914: How to interact with a Whois++ mesh
RFC 2167: Referral Whois (RWhois) Protocol V1.5
(Replaces RFC 2167)

Old

RFC 1714: Referral Whois Protocol (RWhois)
(Replaced by RFC 2167)

X.500

Current

RFC 1274: The COSINE and Internet X.500 Schema
RFC 1275: Replication Requirements to provide an Internet Directory using X.500
RFC 1276: Replication and Distributed Operations extensions to provide an Internet Directory using X.500
RFC 1277: Encoding Network Addresses to Support Operation Over Non-OSI Lower Layers
RFC 1278: A String Encoding of Presentation Address
RFC 1279: X.500 and Domains
RFC 1308 (FYI 13): Executive Introduction to Directory Services Using the X.500 Protocol
RFC 1309 (FYI 14): Technical Overview of Directory Services Using the X.500 Protocol
RFC 1330: Recommendations for the Phase I Deployment of OSI Directory Services (X.500) and OSI Message Handling Services (X.400) within the ESnet Community
RFC 1373: PORTABLE DUAs
RFC 1430: A Strategic Plan for Deploying an Internet X.500 Directory Service
RFC 1431: DUA Metrics
RFC 1562: Naming Guidelines for the AARNet X.500 Directory Service
RFC 1564: DSA Metrics (OSI-DS 34 (v3))
RFC 1588: WHITE PAGES MEETING REPORT
RFC 1608: Representing IP Information in the X.500 Directory
RFC 1609: Charting Networks in the X.500 Directory
RFC 1617: Naming and Structuring Guidelines for X.500 Directory Pilots
(Replaces RFC 1384)
RFC 1684: Introduction to White Pages services based on X.500
RFC 1750: Randomness Recommendations for Security
RFC 1751: A Convention for Human-Readable 128-bit Keys
RFC 1760: The S/KEY One-Time Password System
RFC 1801: MHS use of the X.500 Directory to support MHS Routing
RFC 1802: Introducing Project Long Bud: Internet Pilot Project for the Deployment of X.500 Directory Information in Support of X.400 Routing
RFC 1802: Introducing Project Long Bud: Internet Pilot Project for the Deployment of X.500 Directory Information in Support of X.400 Routing
RFC 1803: Recommendations for an X.500 Production Directory Service
RFC 1804: Schema Publishing in X.500 Directory
RFC 1943: Building an X.500 Directory Service in the US
RFC 2079: Definition of X.500 Attribute Types and an Object Class to Hold Uniform Resource Identifiers (URIs)
RFC 2120: Managing the X.500 Root Naming Context
RFC 2163: Using the Internet DNS to Distribute MIXER Conformant Global Address Mapping (MCGAM)
(Replaces RFC 1664)
RFC 2164: Use of an X.500/LDAP directory to support MIXER address mapping
(Replaces RFC 1838)
RFC 2293: Representing Tables and Subtrees in the X.500 Directory
(Replaces RFC 1837)
RFC 2294: Representing the O/R Address hierarchy in the X.500 Directory Information Tree
(Replaces RFC 1836)

Informational

RFC 1758: NADF Standing Documents: A Brief Overview
(Replaces RFC 1417)
RFC 2116: X.500 Implementations Catalog-96
(Replaces RFC 1632)

Old

RFC 1218: A Naming Scheme for c=US
(Replaced by RFC 1255)
RFC 1292: A Catalog of Available X.500 Implementations
(Replaced by RFC 1632)
RFC 1255: A Naming Scheme for c=US
(Replaces RFC 1218, Replaced by RFC 1417)
RFC 1295: User Bill of Rights for entries and listings in the Public Directory
(Replaced by RFC 1417)
RFC 1384: Naming Guidelines for Directory Pilots
(Replaced by RFC 1617)
RFC 1417: NADF Standing Documents: A Brief Overview
(Replaces RFC 1255 and RFC 1295, Replaced by RFC 1417)
RFC 1632: A Revised Catalog of Available X.500 Implementations
(Replaces RFC 1292, Replaced by RFC 2116)
RFC 1664: Using the Internet DNS to Distribute RFC1327 Mail Address Mapping Tables
(Replaced by RFC 2163)
RFC 1836: Representing the O/R Address hierarchy in the X.500 Directory Information Tree
(Replaced by RFC 2294)
RFC 1837: Representing Tables and Subtrees in the X.500 Directory
(Replaced by RFC 2293)
RFC 1838: Use of the X.500 Directory to support mapping between X.400 and RFC 822 Addresses
(Replaced by RFC 2164)

RFC 814

Name, addresses, ports, and routes

RFC 866

Active users

RFC 887

Resource Location Protocol

RFC 952

DoD Internet host table specification

RFC 954

NICNAME/WHOIS

RFC 1107

Plan for Internet directory services

RFC 1202

Directory Assistance service

Time Protocols

Current

RFC 867: Daytime Protocol
RFC 868: Time Protocol
RFC 1129 ( PS): Internet time synchronization: The Network Time Protocol
RFC 1165: Network Time Protocol (NTP) over the OSI Remote Operations Service
RFC 1305: Network Time Protocol (v3)
(Replaces RFC 1119)
RFC 1708: NTP PICS PROFORMA For the Network Time Protocol Version 3
RFC 2030: Simple Network Time Protocol (SNTP) Version 4 for IPv4, IPv6 and OSI
(Replaces RFC 1769)

Informational

RFC 1128: Measured performance of the Network Time Protocol in the Internet system
RFC 1589: A Kernel Model for Precision Timekeeping

Old

RFC 0958: Network Time Protocol NTP
(Replaced by RFC 1059)
RFC 1059: Network Time Protocol (version 1) specification and implementation
(Replaces RFC 958, Replaced by RFC 1119)
RFC 1119 ( PS): Network Time Protocol (version 2) specification and implementation
(Replaces RFC 1059, Replaced by RFC 1305)
RFC 1361: Simple Network Time Protocol (SNTP)
(Replaced by RFC 1769)
RFC 1769: Simple Network Time Protocol (SNTP)
(Replaces RFC 1361, Replaced by RFC 2030)

Remote Procedure Calls

ESRO - Efficient Short Remote Operations

Current

RFC 2188: AT&T/Neda's Efficient Short Remote Operations (ESRO) Protocol Specification Version 1.2

RJE - Remote Job Entry

Current

RFC 105: Network specifications for Remote Job Entry and Remote Job Output Retrieval at UCSB
RFC 283: NETRJT -- Remote Job Service Protocol for TIPS
(Updates RFC 189)
RFC 368: Comments on "Proposed Remote Job Entry Protocol"
RFC 407: Remote Job Entry Protocol
(Replaces RFC 360)
RFC 725: RJE protocol for a resource sharing network
RFC 740: NETRJS Protocol
(Replaces RFC 599)

Old

RFC 599: Update on NETRJS
(Replaces RFC 189, Replaced by RFC 740)

RPC

Current

RFC 1057: RPC: Remote Procedure Call Protocol specification: Version 2
(Replaces RFC 1050)
RFC 1756: Remote Write Protocol - Version 1.0
RFC 1790: An Agreement between the Internet Society and Sun Microsystems, Inc. in the Matter of ONC RPC and XDR Protocols
RFC 1831: RPC: Remote Procedure Call Protocol specification: Version 2
RFC 1833: Binding Protocols for ONC RPC Version 2

Old

RFC 1050: RPC: Remote Procedure Call Protocol specification
(Replaced by RFC 1057)

XDR

Current

RFC 1014: XDR: External Data Representation standard
RFC 1832: XDR: External Data Representation Standard

Network Access Protocols

Current

RFC 1001: Protocol standard for a NetBIOS service on a TCP/UDP transport: Concepts and methods
RFC 1002: Protocol standard for a NetBIOS service on a TCP/UDP transport: Detailed specifications
RFC 1538: Advanced SNA/IP : A Simple SNA Transport Protocol
RFC 1795: Data Link Switching: Switch-to-Switch Protocol AIW DLSw RIG: DLSw Closed Pages, DLSw Standard Version 1.0
(Replaces RFC 1434)
RFC 2114: Data Link Switching Client Access Protocol
(Replaces RFC 2106)
RFC 2166: APPN Implementer's Workshop Closed Pages Document - DLSw v2.0 Enhancements

Old

RFC 1434: Data Link Switching: Switch-to-Switch Protocol
(Replaced by RFC 1795)
RFC 2106: Data Link Switching Remote Access Protocol
(Replaced by RFC 2114)

File Transfer Protocols

FTP

Current

RFC 959 (STD 9): File Transfer Protocol
(Replaces RFC 765)
RFC 1068: Background File Transfer Program BFTP
RFC 1415: FTP-FTAM Gateway Specification
RFC 1639: FTP Operation Over Big Address Records (FOOBAR)
(Replaces RFC 1545)
RFC 2228: FTP Security Extensions
(Updates RFC 959)

Informational

RFC 412: User FTP documentation
RFC 1579: Firewall-Friendly FTP
RFC 1635 (FYI 24): How to Use Anonymous FTP

Old

RFC 133: File transfer and error recovery
RFC 141: Comments on RFC 114: A File Transfer Protocol
(Updates RFC 114)
RFC 163: Data Transfer Protocols
RFC 172: File Transfer Protocol
(Updates RFC 114, Replaced by RFC 265)
RFC 238: Comments on DTP and FTP Proposals
(Updates RFC 171 and RFC 172)
RFC 250: Some thoughts on file transfer
RFC 265: File Transfer Protocol
(Replaces RFC 172, Updated by RFC 294)
RFC 294: On the use of "set data type" transaction in File Transfer Protocol
(Updates RFC 265)
RFC 385: File Transfer Protocol
(Updates RFC 354, Updated by RFC 414)
RFC 542: File Transfer Protocol
(Replaces RFC 354, Replaced by RFC 765)
RFC 607: Comments on the File Transfer Protocol
(Updated by RFC 614, Replaced by RFC 624)
RFC 614: Response to RFC 607: "Comments on the File Transfer Protocol"
(Updates RFC 607)
RFC 624: Comments on the File Transfer Protocol
(Replaces RFC 607)
RFC 640: Revised FTP reply codes
RFC 662: Performance improvement in ARPANET file transfers from Multics
RFC 683: FTPSRV - Tenex extension for paged files
RFC 691: One more try on the FTP
RFC 737: FTP extension: XSEN
RFC 743: FTP extension: XRSQ/XRCP
RFC 765: File Transfer Protocol
(Replaces RFC 542, Replaced by RFC 959)
RFC 775: Directory oriented FTP commands
RFC 949: FTP unique-named store command
RFC 1545: FTP Operation Over Big Address Records (FOOBAR)
(Replaced by RFC 1639)

ODETTE

Current

RFC 2204: ODETTE File Transfer Protocol

TFTP

Current

RFC 1350 (STD 33): TFTP Protocol revision 2
(Replaces RFC 783, Updated by RFC 1782, RFC 1783, RFC 1784 and RFC 1785)
RFC 1782: TFTP Option Extension
(Updates RFC 1350)
RFC 1783: TFTP Blocksize Option
(Updates RFC 1350)
RFC 1784: TFTP Timeout Interval and Transfer Size Options
(Updates RFC 1350)
RFC 1785: TFTP Option Negotiation Analysis
(Updates RFC 1350)
RFC 2090: TFTP Multicast Option

Old

RFC 783: TFTP Protocol revision 2
(Replaced by RFC 1350)
RFC 906: Bootstrap loading using TFTP

Others

Current

RFC 913: Simple File Transfer Protocol
RFC 1440: SIFT/UFT: Sender-Initiated/Unsolicited File Transfer
RFC 1986: Experiments with a Simple File Transfer Protocol for Radio Links using Enhanced Trivial File Transfer Protocol (ETFTP)

Graphical Protocols

Current

RFC 86: Proposal for a Network Standard Format for a Data Stream to Control Graphics Display
(Updated by RFC 125)
RFC 125: Response to RFC 86: Proposal for network standard format for a graphics data stream
(Updates RFC 86, Updated by RFC 177)
RFC 134: Network Graphics meeting
RFC 181: Modifications to RFC 177
(Updates RFC 177)

Informational

RFC 174: UCLA - computer science graphics overview
RFC 191: Graphics implementation and conceptualization at Augmentation Research Center

Old

File Access Protocols

NFS

Current

RFC 1094: NFS: Network File System Protocol specification
RFC 1813: NFS Version 3 Protocol Specification
RFC 2054: WebNFS Client Specification
RFC 2055: WebNFS Server Specification

Others

Current

RFC 1037: NFILE - a file access protocol
RFC 1235: The Coherent File Distribution Protocol

Miscellaneous Utilities

Current

RFC 862 (STD 20): Echo Protocol
RFC 863 (STD 21): Discard Protocol
RFC 864 (STD 22): Character Generator Protocol
RFC 865: Quote of the Day Protocol
RFC 1574: Essential Tools for the OSI Internet
(Replaces RFC 1139)
RFC 1575: An Echo Function for CLNP (ISO 8473)
(Replaces RFC 1139)
RFC 1691: The Document Architecture for the Cornell Digital Library
RFC 1789: INETPhone: Telephone Services and Servers on Internet
RFC 1807: A Format for Bibliographic Records
RFC 1861: Simple Network Paging Protocol - Version 3 - Two-Way Enhanced
(Replaces RFC 1645)
RFC 1865: EDI Meets the Internet - Frequently Asked Questions about Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) on the Internet
RFC 2165: Service Location Protocol
RFC 2218: A Common Schema for the Internet White Pages Service
RFC 2220: The Application/MARC Content-type
RFC 2229: A Dictionary Server Protocol
RFC 2234: Augmented BNF for Syntax Specifications: ABNF
RFC 2244: ACAP -- Application Configuration Access Protocol

Old

RFC 1139: Echo function for ISO 8473
(Replaced by RFC 1574 and RFC 1575)
RFC 1568: Simple Network Paging Protocol - Version 1(b)
(Replaces RFC 1568, Replaced by RFC 1645)
RFC 1645: Simple Network Paging Protocol - Version 2
(Replaces RFC 1568, Replaced by RFC 1861)

Magnus Danielson <cfmd(at)bredband(dot)net>

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