RFC Abstracts

RFC2668 - Definitions of Managed Objects for IEEE 802.3 Medium Attachment Units (MAUs)
This memo defines a portion of the Management Information Base (MIB) for use with network management protocols in the Internet community. [STANDARDS-TRACK]
RFC2667 - IP Tunnel MIB
This memo defines a Management Information Base (MIB) for use with network management protocols in the Internet community. In particular, it describes managed objects used for managing tunnels of any type over IPv4 networks. [STANDARDS-TRACK]
RFC2666 - Definitions of Object Identifiers for Identifying Ethernet Chip Sets
This memo defines OBJECT IDENTIFIER values for use with network management protocols in the Internet community. This memo provides information for the Internet community.
RFC2665 - Definitions of Managed Objects for the Ethernet-like Interface Types
This memo defines a portion of the Management Information Base (MIB) for use with network management protocols in the Internet community. [STANDARDS-TRACK]
RFC2664 - FYI on Questions and Answers - Answers to Commonly Asked "New Internet User" Questions
This memo provides an overview to the new Internet User. The intended audience is the common Internet user of today, thus it attempts to provide a more consumer oriented approach to the Internet rather than going into any depth about a topic. This memo provides information for the Internet community.
RFC2663 - IP Network Address Translator (NAT) Terminology and Considerations
This document attempts to describe the operation of NAT devices and the associated considerations in general, and to define the terminology used to identify various flavors of NAT. This memo provides information for the Internet community.
RFC2662 - Definitions of Managed Objects for the ADSL Lines
This document defines a standard SNMP MIB for ADSL lines based on the ADSL Forum standard data model. [STANDARDS-TRACK]
RFC2661 - Layer Two Tunneling Protocol "L2TP"
This document describes the Layer Two Tunneling Protocol (L2TP). [STANDARDS-TRACK]
RFC2660 - The Secure HyperText Transfer Protocol
This memo describes a syntax for securing messages sent using the Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP), which forms the basis for the World Wide Web. Secure HTTP (S-HTTP) provides independently applicable security services for transaction confidentiality, authenticity/integrity and non-repudiability of origin.
RFC2659 - Security Extensions For HTML
This memo describes a syntax for embedding S-HTTP negotiation parameters in HTML documents. This memo defines an Experimental Protocol for the Internet community.
RFC2658 - RTP Payload Format for PureVoice(tm) Audio
This document describes the RTP payload format for PureVoice(tm) Audio. [STANDARDS-TRACK]
RFC2657 - LDAPv2 Client vs. the Index Mesh
LDAPv2 clients as implemented according to RFC 1777 have no notion on referral. The integration between such a client and an Index Mesh, as defined by the Common Indexing Protocol, heavily depends on referrals and therefore needs to be handled in a special way. This document defines one possible way of doing this. This memo defines an Experimental Protocol for the Internet community.
RFC2656 - Registration Procedures for SOIF Template Types
The registration procedure described in this document is specific to SOIF template types. This memo defines an Experimental Protocol for the Internet community.
RFC2655 - CIP Index Object Format for SOIF Objects
This document describes SOIF, the Summary Object Interchange Format, as an index object type in the context of the CIP framework. This memo defines an Experimental Protocol for the Internet community.
RFC2654 - A Tagged Index Object for use in the Common Indexing Protocol
This document defines a mechanism by which information servers can exchange indices of information from their databases by making use of the Common Indexing Protocol (CIP). This document defines the structure of the index information being exchanged, as well as the appropriate meanings for the headers that are defined in the Common Indexing Protocol. This memo defines an Experimental Protocol for the Internet community.
RFC2653 - CIP Transport Protocols
This document specifies three protocols for transporting CIP requests, responses and index objects, utilizing TCP, mail, and HTTP. [STANDARDS-TRACK]
RFC2652 - MIME Object Definitions for the Common Indexing Protocol (CIP)
This document describes the definitions of those objects as well as the methods and requirements needed to define a new index type. [STANDARDS-TRACK]
RFC2651 - The Architecture of the Common Indexing Protocol (CIP)
This document describes the CIP framework, including its architecture and the protocol specifics of exchanging indices. [STANDARDS-TRACK]
RFC2650 - Using RPSL in Practice
This document is a tutorial on using the Routing Policy Specification Language (RPSL) to describe routing policies in the Internet Routing Registry (IRR). This memo provides information for the Internet community.
RFC2649 - An LDAP Control and Schema for Holding Operation Signatures
This document describes an LDAP message control which allows for the retrieval of digitally signed information. This document defines an LDAP v3 based mechanism for signing directory operations in order to create a secure journal of changes that have been made to each directory entry. This memo defines an Experimental Protocol for the Internet community.
RFC2648 - A URN Namespace for IETF Documents
This document proposes the "ietf" namespace, which consists of the RFC family of documents (RFCs, STDs, FYIs, and BCPs) developed by the IETF and published by the RFC Editor and the minutes of working groups (WG) and birds of a feather (BOF) meetings that occur during IETF conferences. [STANDARDS-TRACK]
RFC2647 - Benchmarking Terminology for Firewall Performance
This document defines terms used in measuring the performance of firewalls. It extends the terminology already used for benchmarking routers and switches with definitions specific to firewalls. [STANDARDS-TRACK]
RFC2646 - The Text/Plain Format Parameter
This memo proposes a new parameter to be used with Text/Plain, and, in the presence of this parameter, the use of trailing whitespace to indicate flowed lines. This results in an encoding which appears as normal Text/Plain in older implementations, since it is in fact normal Text/Plain. [STANDARDS-TRACK]
RFC2645 - ON-DEMAND MAIL RELAY (ODMR) SMTP with Dynamic IP Addresses
This memo proposes a new service, On-Demand Mail Relay (ODMR), which is a profile of SMTP, providing for a secure, extensible, easy to implement approach to the problem. [STANDARDS-TRACK]
RFC2644 - Changing the Default for Directed Broadcasts in Routers
This document discusses and defines a number of tests that may be used to describe the performance characteristics of a network interconnecting device. In addition to defining the tests this document also describes specific formats for reporting the results of the tests. This memo provides information for the Internet community.
RFC2643 - Cabletron's SecureFast VLAN Operational Model
Cabletron's SecureFast VLAN (SFVLAN) product implements a distributed connection-oriented switching protocol that provides fast forwarding of data packets at the MAC layer. The product uses the concept of virtual LANs (VLANs) to determine the validity of call connection requests and to scope the broadcast of certain flooded messages. This memo provides information for the Internet community.
RFC2642 - Cabletron's VLS Protocol Specification
VLSP provides support for equal-cost multipath routing, and recalculates routes quickly in the face of topological changes, utilizing a minimum of routing protocol traffic. This memo provides information for the Internet community.
RFC2641 - Cabletron's VlanHello Protocol Specification Version 4
The VlanHello protocol is part of the InterSwitch Message Protocol (ISMP) which provides interswitch communication between switches running Cabletron's SecureFast VLAN (SFVLAN) product. Switches use the VlanHello protocol to discover their neighboring switches and establish the topology of the switch fabric. This memo provides information for the Internet community.
RFC2640 - Internationalization of the File Transfer Protocol
This document addresses the internationalization (I18n) of FTP, which includes supporting the multiple character sets and languages found throughout the Internet community. This is achieved by extending the FTP specification and giving recommendations for proper internationalization support. [STANDARDS-TRACK]
RFC2639 - Internet Printing Protocol/1.0: Implementer's Guide
This document contains information that supplements the IPP Model and Semantics and the IPP Transport and Encoding documents. It is intended to help implementers understand IPP/1.0 and some of the considerations that may assist them in the design of their client and/or IPP object implementations. This memo provides information for the Internet community.
RFC2638 - A Two-bit Differentiated Services Architecture for the Internet
This document presents a differentiated services architecture for the internet. This memo provides information for the Internet community.
RFC2637 - Point-to-Point Tunneling Protocol (PPTP)
This document specifies a protocol which allows the Point to Point Protocol (PPP) to be tunneled through an IP network. This memo provides information for the Internet community.
RFC2636 - Wireless Device Configuration (OTASP/OTAPA) via ACAP
This paper describes a viable and attractive means to provide OTASP/OTAPA via IS-707, using the ACAP protocol. This memo provides information for the Internet community.
RFC2635 - DON'T SPEW A Set of Guidelines for Mass Unsolicited Mailings and Postings (spam*)
This document explains why mass unsolicited electronic mail messages are harmful in the Internetworking community. This memo provides information for the Internet community.
RFC2634 - Enhanced Security Services for S/MIME
This document describes four optional security service extensions for S/MIME. [STANDARDS-TRACK]
RFC2633 - S/MIME Version 3 Message Specification
This document describes a protocol for adding cryptographic signature and encryption services to MIME data. [STANDARDS-TRACK]
RFC2632 - S/MIME Version 3 Certificate Handling
S/MIME (Secure/Multipurpose Internet Mail Extensions), provides a method to send and receive secure MIME messages. Before using a public key to provide security services, the S/MIME agent MUST certify that the public key is valid. S/MIME agents MUST use PKIX certificates to validate public keys as described in the Internet X.509 Public Key Infrastructure (PKIX) Certificate and CRL Profile. [STANDARDS-TRACK]
RFC2631 - Diffie-Hellman Key Agreement Method
This document standardizes one particular Diffie-Hellman variant, based on the ANSI X9.42 draft, developed by the ANSI X9F1 working group. [STANDARDS-TRACK]
RFC2630 - Cryptographic Message Syntax
This document describes the Cryptographic Message Syntax. This syntax is used to digitally sign, digest, authenticate, or encrypt arbitrary messages. [STANDARDS-TRACK]
RFC2629 - Writing I-Ds and RFCs using XML
This memo presents a technique for using XML (Extensible Markup Language) as a source format for documents in the Internet-Drafts (I-Ds) and Request for Comments (RFC) series. This memo provides information for the Internet community.
RFC2628 - Simple Cryptographic Program Interface (Crypto API)
This document describes a simple Application Program Interface to cryptographic functions. This memo provides information for the Internet community.
RFC2627 - Key Management for Multicast: Issues and Architectures
This report contains a discussion of the difficult problem of key management for multicast communication sessions. It focuses on two main areas of concern with respect to key management, which are, initializing the multicast group with a common net key and rekeying the multicast group. This memo provides information for the Internet community.
RFC2626 - The Internet and the Millennium Problem (Year 2000)
The Year 2000 Working Group (WG) has conducted an investigation into the millennium problem as it regards Internet related protocols. This investigation only targeted the protocols as documented in the Request For Comments Series (RFCs). This investigation discovered little reason for concern with regards to the functionality of the protocols. A few minor cases of older implementations still using two digit years (ala RFC 850) were discovered, but almost all Internet protocols were given a clean bill of health. Several cases of "period" problems were discovered, where a time field would "roll over" as the size of field was reached. In particular, there are several protocols, which have 32 bit, signed integer representations of the number of seconds since January 1, 1970 which will turn negative at Tue Jan 19 03:14:07 GMT 2038. Areas whose protocols will be effected by such problems have been notified so that new revisions will remove this limitation. This memo provides information for the Internet community.
RFC2625 - IP and ARP over Fibre Channel
The purpose of this document is to specify a way of encapsulating IP and Address Resolution Protocol(ARP) over Fibre Channel and also to describe a mechanism(s) for IP address resolution. [STANDARDS-TRACK]
RFC2624 - NFS Version 4 Design Considerations
This design considerations document is meant to present more detail than the working group charter. Specifically, it presents the areas that the working group will investigate and consider while developing a protocol specification for NFS version 4. This memo provides information for the Internet community.
RFC2623 - NFS Version 2 and Version 3 Security Issues and the NFS Protocol's Use of RPCSEC_GSS and Kerberos V5
This memorandum clarifies various security issues involving the NFS protocol (Version 2 and Version 3 only) and then describes how the Version 2 and Version 3 of the NFS protocol use the RPCSEC_GSS security flavor protocol and Kerberos V5. [STANDARDS-TRACK]
RFC2622 - Routing Policy Specification Language (RPSL)
RPSL allows a network operator to be able to specify routing policies at various levels in the Internet hierarchy; for example at the Autonomous System (AS) level. At the same time, policies can be specified with sufficient detail in RPSL so that low level router configurations can be generated from them. RPSL is extensible; new routing protocols and new protocol features can be introduced at any time. [STANDARDS-TRACK]
RFC2621 - RADIUS Accounting Server MIB
This memo defines a set of extensions which instrument RADIUS accounting server functions. This memo provides information for the Internet community.
RFC2620 - RADIUS Accounting Client MIB
This memo defines a set of extensions which instrument RADIUS accounting client functions. This memo provides information for the Internet community.
RFC2619 - RADIUS Authentication Server MIB
This memo defines a set of extensions which instrument RADIUS authentication server functions. [STANDARDS-TRACK]