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References

References and related resources cited in RFC 1035.

Normative References​

RFC 1034 - Domain Names - Concepts and Facilities​

Author: Paul Mockapetris
Date: November 1987
Description: Companion document to RFC 1035, provides DNS concepts and architecture

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RFC 882, 883 - Domain Names (Obsolete)​

Author: Paul Mockapetris
Date: November 1983
Description: Early DNS specification, replaced by RFC 1034/1035

RFC 973 - Domain System Changes (Obsolete)​

Author: Paul Mockapetris
Date: January 1986
Description: Changes to RFC 882/883

RFC 768 - User Datagram Protocol (UDP)​

Default transport protocol for DNS

RFC 793 - Transmission Control Protocol (TCP)​

Used for large messages and zone transfers

RFC 822 - Internet Message Format​

Mail format, related to DNS MX records

Important Updates​

RFC 2181 - Clarifications to the DNS Specification​

Date: 1997
Description: Important clarifications to DNS specification

RFC 2308 - Negative Caching of DNS Queries​

Date: 1998
Description: DNS negative caching specification

RFC 3596 - DNS Extensions to Support IPv6​

Date: 2003
Description: AAAA record definition

RFC 4033-4035 - DNSSEC​

Date: 2005
Description: DNS Security Extensions

RFC 6891 - Extension Mechanisms for DNS (EDNS0)​

Date: 2013
Description: Extends DNS message size and other features

Implementation References​

BIND​

Website: https://www.isc.org/bind/
Description: Most widely used DNS server implementation

Unbound​

Website: https://www.nlnetlabs.nl/projects/unbound/
Description: Validating recursive DNS resolver

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Companion Document: RFC 1034 - DNS Concepts and Facilities