RFC 9518: Centralization, Decentralization, and Internet Standards

This document discusses aspects of centralization that relate to Internet standards efforts. It argues that, while standards bodies have a limited ability to…

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Outgoing relationships (10 related RFCs)

Informative reference — RFC 791: Internet Protocol
Informative reference — RFC 4271: A Border Gateway Protocol 4 (BGP-4)
Informative reference — RFC 2026: The Internet Standards Process -- Revision 3
Informative reference — RFC 5321: Simple Mail Transfer Protocol
Informative reference — RFC 9110: HTTP Semantics
Informative reference — RFC 6120: Extensible Messaging and Presence Protocol (XMPP): Core
Informative reference — RFC 9293: Transmission Control Protocol (TCP)
Informative reference — RFC 5218: What Makes for a Successful Protocol?
Informative reference — RFC 9230: Oblivious DNS over HTTPS
Informative reference — RFC 8890: The Internet is for End Users