Extension Registry for the Extensible Provisioning Protocol
RFC 7451
| Document | Type | RFC - Informational (February 2015; No errata) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Author | Scott Hollenbeck | ||
| Last updated | 2015-10-14 | ||
| Stream | Internent Engineering Task Force (IETF) | ||
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| Stream | WG state | Submitted to IESG for Publication | |
| Document shepherd | James Galvin | ||
| Shepherd write-up | Show (last changed 2014-07-27) | ||
| IESG | IESG state | RFC 7451 (Informational) | |
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| Consensus Boilerplate | Yes | ||
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| Responsible AD | Pete Resnick | ||
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| IANA | IANA review state | Version Changed - Review Needed | |
| IANA action state | RFC-Ed-Ack | ||
Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF) S. Hollenbeck
Request for Comments: 7451 Verisign Labs
Category: Informational February 2015
ISSN: 2070-1721
Extension Registry for the Extensible Provisioning Protocol
Abstract
The Extensible Provisioning Protocol (EPP) includes features to add
functionality by extending the protocol. It does not, however,
describe how those extensions are managed. This document describes a
procedure for the registration and management of extensions to EPP,
and it specifies a format for an IANA registry to record those
extensions.
Status of This Memo
This document is not an Internet Standards Track specification; it is
published for informational purposes.
This document is a product of the Internet Engineering Task Force
(IETF). It represents the consensus of the IETF community. It has
received public review and has been approved for publication by the
Internet Engineering Steering Group (IESG). Not all documents
approved by the IESG are a candidate for any level of Internet
Standard; see Section 2 of RFC 5741.
Information about the current status of this document, any errata,
and how to provide feedback on it may be obtained at
http://www.rfc-editor.org/info/rfc7451.
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Table of Contents
1. Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
2. Extension Specification and Registration Procedure . . . . . 3
2.1. Extension Specification . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
2.1.1. Designated Expert Evaluation Criteria . . . . . . . . 3
2.2. Registration Procedure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
2.2.1. Required Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
2.2.2. Registration Form . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
2.2.3. Registration Processing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
2.2.4. Updating Registry Entries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
3. IANA Considerations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
4. Security Considerations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
5. References . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
5.1. Normative References . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
5.2. Informative References . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Acknowledgements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Author's Address . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
1. Introduction
Domain name registries implement a variety of operational and
business models. The differences in these models make it impossible
to develop a "one size fits all" provisioning protocol; the
Extensible Provisioning Protocol [RFC5730] was designed to focus on a
minimal set of common functionality with built-in extension
capabilities that allow new features to be specified on an "as
needed" basis. Guidelines for extending EPP are documented in RFC
3735 [RFC3735].
RFCs 3735 and 5730 do not describe how extension development can be
managed and coordinated. This has led to a situation in which server
operators can develop different extensions to address similar needs,
such as the provisioning of Value Added Tax (VAT) information.
Clients then need to support multiple extensions that serve similar
purposes, and interoperability suffers as a result.
An IANA registry can be used to help manage and coordinate the
development of protocol extensions. This document describes an IANA
registry that will be used to coordinate the development of EPP
extensions.
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2. Extension Specification and Registration Procedure
This section describes the format of an IANA registry and the
procedures used to populate and manage registry entries.
2.1. Extension Specification
This registry uses the "Specification Required" policy described in
RFC 5226 [RFC5226]. An English language version of the extension
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