RFC 9953 - DNS over CoAP (DoC)
- Status: Proposed Standard
- Published: March 2026
- Stream: IETF
- Errata: Errata
Abstract
This document defines a protocol for exchanging DNS queries (OPCODE 0) over the Constrained Application Protocol (CoAP). These CoAP messages can be protected by (D)TLS-Secured CoAP or Object Security for Constrained RESTful Environments (OSCORE) to provide encrypted DNS message exchange for constrained devices in the Internet of Things (IoT).
Related Resources
- Official Text: RFC 9953
- Official Page: RFC 9953 DataTracker
- Errata: RFC Editor Errata