Registration Data Access Protocol (RDAP) Query Format
RFC 7482
| Document | Type | RFC - Proposed Standard (March 2015; Errata) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Authors | Andrew Newton , Scott Hollenbeck | ||
| Last updated | 2020-01-21 | ||
| Replaces | draft-hollenbeck-weirds-unified-rdap-query | ||
| Stream | IETF | ||
| Formats | plain text html pdf htmlized with errata bibtex | ||
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| Stream | WG state | Submitted to IESG for Publication | |
| Document shepherd | Murray Kucherawy | ||
| Shepherd write-up | Show (last changed 2014-09-22) | ||
| IESG | IESG state | RFC 7482 (Proposed Standard) | |
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Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF) A. Newton
Request for Comments: 7482 ARIN
Category: Standards Track S. Hollenbeck
ISSN: 2070-1721 Verisign Labs
March 2015
Registration Data Access Protocol (RDAP) Query Format
Abstract
This document describes uniform patterns to construct HTTP URLs that
may be used to retrieve registration information from registries
(including both Regional Internet Registries (RIRs) and Domain Name
Registries (DNRs)) using "RESTful" web access patterns. These
uniform patterns define the query syntax for the Registration Data
Access Protocol (RDAP).
Status of This Memo
This is an Internet Standards Track document.
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). Further information on
Internet Standards is available in 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/rfc7482.
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Table of Contents
1. Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
2. Conventions Used in This Document . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
2.1. Acronyms and Abbreviations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
3. Path Segment Specification . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
3.1. Lookup Path Segment Specification . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
3.1.1. IP Network Path Segment Specification . . . . . . . . 6
3.1.2. Autonomous System Path Segment Specification . . . . 7
3.1.3. Domain Path Segment Specification . . . . . . . . . . 7
3.1.4. Nameserver Path Segment Specification . . . . . . . . 8
3.1.5. Entity Path Segment Specification . . . . . . . . . . 9
3.1.6. Help Path Segment Specification . . . . . . . . . . . 9
3.2. Search Path Segment Specification . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
3.2.1. Domain Search . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
3.2.2. Nameserver Search . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
3.2.3. Entity Search . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
4. Query Processing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
4.1. Partial String Searching . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
4.2. Associated Records . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
5. Extensibility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
6. Internationalization Considerations . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
6.1. Character Encoding Considerations . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
7. Security Considerations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
8. References . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
8.1. Normative References . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
8.2. Informative References . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Acknowledgements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Authors' Addresses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
1. Introduction
This document describes a specification for querying registration
data using a RESTful web service and uniform query patterns. The
service is implemented using the Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP)
[RFC7230] and the conventions described in [RFC7480]. These uniform
patterns define the query syntax for the Registration Data Access
Protocol (RDAP).
The protocol described in this specification is intended to address
deficiencies with the WHOIS protocol [RFC3912] that have been
identified over time, including:
o lack of standardized command structures;
o lack of standardized output and error structures;
o lack of support for internationalization and localization; and
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