Internationalized Domain Names for Applications (IDNA): Background, Explanation, and Rationale

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Publisher: IETF
Doc Type: Informational
Pages: 43
Abstract: Several years have passed since the original protocol for Internationalized Domain Names (IDNs) was completed and deployed. During that time, a number of issues have arisen, including the need to update the system to deal with newer versions of Unicode. Some of these issues require tuning of the existing protocols and the tables on which they depend. This document provides an overview of a revised system and provides explanatory material for its components. This document is not an Internet Standards Track specification; it is published for informational purposes.
Publication Date: 2010-08-01
Status Note: Informational
DOI: 10.17487/RFC5894
Link: https://doi.org/10.17487/RFC5894
Author(s): Dr. John C. Klensin
Keyword(s): IDNA2008, IDN, ASCII, Characters

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IETF RFC 3490 [Superseded*]
IETF RFC 3492 [Active*]
IETF RFC 5890 [Active*]
IETF RFC 5891 [Active*]
IETF RFC 5892 [Active*]
IETF RFC 5893 [Active*]
UNICODE.STD.5.2.0 — Unicode52 EXTERNAL

Bibliographic Reference(s)

Resnick, P. and P. Hoffman, "Mapping Characters in Internationalized Domain Names for Applications (IDNA)", Work in Progress, April 2010. EXTERNAL
IETF RFC 952 [Active*]
IETF RFC 1034 [Active*]
IETF RFC 1035 [Active, Amended*]
IETF RFC 1123 [Active*]
IETF RFC 2136 [Active*]
IETF RFC 2181 [Active*]
IETF RFC 2277 [Active*]
IETF RFC 2671 [Superseded*]
IETF RFC 2782 [Active*]
IETF RFC 3454 [Superseded*]
IETF RFC 3491 [Superseded*]
IETF RFC 3743 [Active*]
IETF RFC 3987 [Active*]
IETF RFC 4290 [Active*]
IETF RFC 4343 [Active*]
IETF RFC 4690 [Active*]
RFC4713 — RFC4713 EXTERNAL
UNICODE.STD.TR31-11 — Unicode-UAX31 EXTERNAL
UNICODE.STD.TR39-2 — Unicode-UTS39 EXTERNAL

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IETF RFC 6530 [Active*]
IETF RFC 6797 [Active*]
IETF RFC 6885 [Active*]
IETF RFC 6912 [Active*]
IETF RFC 7564 [Superseded*]
IETF RFC 7613 [Superseded*]