Review and Recommendations for Internationalized Domain Names (IDNs)

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Publisher: IETF
Doc Type: Informational
Pages: 37
Abstract: This note describes issues raised by the deployment and use of Internationalized Domain Names. It describes problems both at the time of registration and for use of those names in the DNS. It recommends that IETF should update the RFCs relating to IDNs and a framework to be followed in doing so, as well as summarizing and identifying some work that is required outside the IETF. In particular, it proposes that some changes be investigated for the Internationalizing Domain Names in Applications (IDNA) standard and its supporting tables, based on experience gained since those standards were completed. This memo provides information for the Internet community.
Publication Date: 2006-09-01
Status Note: Informational
DOI: 10.17487/RFC4690
Link: https://doi.org/10.17487/RFC4690
Author(s): Dr. John C. Klensin
Patrik Fältström
Cary Karp
IAB
Keyword(s): DNS, IDNA

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ISO 10646-1:2000 [Withdrawn]
IETF RFC 3454 [Superseded*]
IETF RFC 3490 [Superseded*]
IETF RFC 3491 [Superseded*]
IETF RFC 3492 [Active*]
UNICODE.STD.3.0 — UNICODE EXTERNAL

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ISBN.0309096405 — INDNS EXTERNAL
ISO 646:1991 [Active]
ISO/IEC 2022 [Active, Amended]
ISO.8859.2003 — ISO.8859.2003 EXTERNAL
ICANN, "Guidelines for the Implementation of Internationalized Domain Names, Version 2.0", November 2005, < http://www.icann.org/general/ idn-guidelines-20sep05.htm >. EXTERNAL
Unicode Consortium, "Unicode Technical Reports", < http://www.unicode.org/reports/ >. EXTERNAL
The Unicode Consortium, "Public Review Issue #29: Normalization Issue", Unicode PR 29, February 2004. EXTERNAL
Faltstrom, P., "Design Choices When Expanding DNS", Work in Progress, June 2005. EXTERNAL
Ishida, R. and S. Miller, "Localization vs. Internationalization", W3C International/ questions/qa-i18n.txt, December 2005. EXTERNAL
ICANN, "Guidelines for the Implementation of Internationalized Domain Names, Version 1.0", March 2003, < http://www.icann.org/general/ idn-guidelines-20jun03.htm >. EXTERNAL
Davis, M. and M. Suignard, "Unicode Technical Report #36: Unicode Security Considerations", November 2005, < http://www.unicode.org/draft/ reports/tr36/tr36.html >. EXTERNAL
Davis, M. and M. Suignard, "Unicode Technical Standard #39 (proposed): Unicode Security Considerations", July 2005, < http:// www.unicode.org/draft/reports/tr39/tr39.html >. EXTERNAL
Klensin, J. and M. Padlipsky, "Unicode Format for Network Interchange", Work in Progress, April 2006. EXTERNAL
Internet Engineering Steering Group (IESG), "IESG Statement on IDN", IESG Statements IDN Statement, February 2003, < http://www.ietf.org/IESG/ STATEMENTS/IDNstatement.txt >. EXTERNAL
IETF RFC 2277 [Active*]
IETF RFC 2825 [Active*]
IETF RFC 3066 [Superseded*]
IETF RFC 3467 [Active*]
IETF RFC 3536 [Superseded*]
IETF RFC 3743 [Active*]
IETF RFC 3912 [Active*]
IETF RFC 3981 [Active*]
IETF RFC 3982 [Active*]
IETF RFC 3986 [Active, Amended*]
IETF RFC 3987 [Active*]
IETF RFC 4185 [Active*]
IETF RFC 4290 [Active*]
IETF RFC 4645 [Active*]
IETF RFC 4646 [Superseded*]
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