RFC 7686: The ".onion" Special-Use Domain Name

This document registers the ".onion" Special-Use Domain Name.

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Outgoing relationships (8 related RFCs)

Normative reference — RFC 2119: Key words for use in RFCs to Indicate Requirement Levels
Normative reference — RFC 6761: Special-Use Domain Names
Informative reference — RFC 3986: Uniform Resource Identifier (URI): Generic Syntax
Informative reference — RFC 1035: Domain names - implementation and specification
Informative reference — RFC 1034: Domain names - concepts and facilities
Informative reference — RFC 1123: Requirements for Internet Hosts - Application and Support
Informative reference — RFC 7230: Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP/1.1): Message Syntax and Routing
Informative reference — RFC 1928: SOCKS Protocol Version 5

Incoming relationships (3 related RFCs)

Normatively referenced by — RFC 9799: Automated Certificate Management Environment (ACME) Extensions for ".onion" Special-Use Domain Names
Informatively referenced by — RFC 8244: Special-Use Domain Names Problem Statement
Informatively referenced by — RFC 9704: Establishing Local DNS Authority in Validated Split-Horizon Environments