ietf-corpus

rfc-8553

DNS Attrleaf Changes: Fixing Specifications That Use Underscored Node Names

D. Crocker
date2019-03 streamIETF areaops wgdnsop statusBEST CURRENT PRACTICE pages15 canonicalhttps://www.rfc-editor.org/rfc/rfc8553 doi10.17487/RFC8553
Using an underscore for a prefix creates a space for constrained interoperation of resource records. Original uses of an underscore character as a domain node name prefix were specified without the benefit of an IANA registry. This produced an entirely uncoordinated set of name-creation activities, all drawing from the same namespace. A registry for these names has now been defined by RFC 8552. However, the existing specifications that use underscored naming need to be modified in order to be in line with the new registry. This document specifies those changes. The changes preserve existing software and operational practice, while adapting the specifications for those practices to the newer underscore registry model.

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