RFC 3405 (rfc3405) - Page 1 of 10
Dynamic Delegation Discovery System (DDDS) Part Five: URI
Alternative Format: Original Text Document
Network Working Group M. Mealling
Request for Comments: 3405 VeriSign
BCP: 65 October 2002
Category: Best Current Practice
Dynamic Delegation Discovery System (DDDS) Part Five: URI.ARPA
Assignment Procedures
Status of this Memo
This document specifies an Internet Best Current Practices for the
Internet Community, and requests discussion and suggestions for
improvements. Distribution of this memo is unlimited.
Copyright Notice
Copyright (C) The Internet Society (2002). All Rights Reserved.
Abstract
This document is fifth in a series that is completely specified in
"Dynamic Delegation Discovery System (DDDS) Part One: The
Comprehensive DDDS" (RFC 3401). It is very important to note that it
is impossible to read and understand any document in this series
without reading the others.
Table of Contents
1. Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
2. URI Resolution vs URN Resolution . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
3. Registration Policies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
3.1 URI.ARPA Registration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
3.1.1 Only Schemes in the IETF Tree Allowed . . . . . . . . . . . 3
3.1.2 Scheme Registration Takes Precedence . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
3.1.3 NAPTR Registration May Accompany Scheme Registration . . . . 3
3.1.4 Registration or Changes after Scheme Registration . . . . . 3
3.2 URN.ARPA Registration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
3.2.1 NID Registration Takes Precedence . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
3.2.2 NAPTR Registration May Accompany NID Registration . . . . . 4
3.2.3 Registration or Changes after Scheme Registration . . . . . 4
4. Requirements on hints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
5. Submission Procedure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
6. Registration Template . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
6.1 Key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
6.2 Authority . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
6.3 Records . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
7. Example Template . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Mealling Best Current Practice
