IETF

An open standards body that writes the technical rules of the internet, published as RFCs (glossary)RFC Request for Comments A numbered document in the series recording the internet's technical standards and practices. Full definition of RFC. Core domain technologies such as DNS (glossary)DNS Domain Name System The internet's directory that links domain names to computer addresses. Full definition of DNS, DNSSEC (glossary)DNSSEC Domain Name System Security Extensions Digital signatures that prove DNS answers are genuine and unchanged. Full definition of DNSSEC, EPP (glossary)EPP Extensible Provisioning Protocol The protocol registrars use to manage domain names at registries. Full definition of EPP and RDAP (glossary)RDAP Registration Data Access Protocol The modern protocol for looking up domain registration data, replacing WHOIS. Full definition of RDAP are IETF standards. Anyone can take part in its working groups (glossary)working group A volunteer team chartered to study a policy issue and make recommendations. Full definition of working group.