7.1. URI Scheme
This section updates the registration of the "urn" URI scheme in the Permanent URI Registry.
URI Scheme Name
urn
Status
permanent
URI Scheme Syntax
See Section 2 of RFC 8141.
URI Scheme Semantics
The "urn" scheme identifies Uniform Resource Names, which are persistent, location-independent resource identifiers.
Encoding Considerations
See Section 2 of RFC 8141.
Applications/Protocols That Use This URI Scheme Name
Uniform Resource Names are used in a wide variety of applications, including:
- Bibliographic reference systems
- Names for Extensible Markup Language (XML) namespaces
Interoperability Considerations
See Section 4 of RFC 8141.
Security Considerations
See Sections 6.4.4 and 8 of RFC 8141.
Contact
URNBIS working group: [email protected]
Author/Change Controller
This scheme is registered under the IETF tree. As such, the IETF maintains change control.
References
None.