Reserved Domain Names
draft-jabley-reserved-domain-names-00

Abstract

The Domain Name System (DNS) makes use of a hierarchical naming scheme. The validity of a particular name in the DNS is governed by protocol, operational and policy considerations.

The IETF has identified particular domain names to have special considerations associated with their use. These domain names have been identified in various documents in the RFC series. This document describes the creation of an IANA registry to catalogue such domain names and provides direction about how this registry should be maintained.

This document does not identify any new domain name as having special considerations associated with its use.

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1. Introduction

The Domain Name System (DNS) is described in [RFC1034] and [RFC1035].

The DNS makes use of a hierarchical naming scheme. The validity of a particular name in the DNS is governed by protocol, operational and policy considerations.

The IETF has identified particular domain names to have special considerations associated with their use. Examples of such domain names are "LOCALHOST" and "EXAMPLE.ORG" which are discussed in [RFC2606], and "LOCAL" and "254.169.IN-ADDR.ARPA" which are described in [I-D.cheshire-dnsext-multicastdns].

This document describes the creation of an IANA registry to catalogue such domain names and provides direction about how this registry should be maintained.

This document does not identify any new domain name as having special considerations associated with its use.

2. IANA Considerations

This document directs the IANA to create a registry as follows:

The initial registry contents should be as follows:

3. Security Considerations

This document poses no new security issues.

4. References

Appendix A. Editorial Notes

This section (and sub-sections) to be removed prior to publication.

Appendix A.1. Change History

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Initial draft, submitted long after it was written as an aid to last-call discussion of draft-cheshire-dnsext-special-names-01.

Author's Address

Table of Contents

• 1. Introduction
• 2. IANA Considerations
• 3. Security Considerations
• 4. References
• Appendix A. Editorial Notes
• Appendix A.1. Change History
• Author's Address