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title: "RFC Compliance"
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The NIOS appliance is compliant with the following:

- Qualys and Nessus security requirements
- Joint Interoperability Test Command (JITC) certification for Internet Protocol version 6 capability
- RFCs (Request for Comments):
  - [ ](#RFCCompliance-bookmark685)<span style="color: #0000ff">[ ](#RFCCompliance-bookmark685)</span>*<span style="color: #0000ff">[DNS](#RFCCompliance-bookmark685)</span>*<span style="color: #0000ff">[ ](#RFCCompliance-bookmark685)</span>[ ](#RFCCompliance-bookmark685)<span style="color: #0000ff">[ ](#RFCCompliance-bookmark685)</span>*<span style="color: #0000ff">[RFC](#RFCCompliance-bookmark685)</span>*<span style="color: #0000ff">[ ](#RFCCompliance-bookmark685)</span>[ ](#RFCCompliance-bookmark685)<span style="color: #0000ff">[ ](#RFCCompliance-bookmark685)</span>*<span style="color: #0000ff">[Compliance](#RFCCompliance-bookmark685)</span>*<span style="color: #0000ff">[ ](#RFCCompliance-bookmark685)</span>[ ](#RFCCompliance-bookmark685)
  - [ ](#RFCCompliance-bookmark686)<span style="color: #0000ff">[ ](#RFCCompliance-bookmark686)</span>*<span style="color: #0000ff">[DHCP](#RFCCompliance-bookmark686)</span>*<span style="color: #0000ff">[ ](#RFCCompliance-bookmark686)</span>[ ](#RFCCompliance-bookmark686)<span style="color: #0000ff">[ ](#RFCCompliance-bookmark686)</span>*<span style="color: #0000ff">[RFC](#RFCCompliance-bookmark686)</span>*<span style="color: #0000ff">[ ](#RFCCompliance-bookmark686)</span>[ ](#RFCCompliance-bookmark686)<span style="color: #0000ff">[ ](#RFCCompliance-bookmark686)</span>*<span style="color: #0000ff">[Compliance](#RFCCompliance-bookmark686)</span>*<span style="color: #0000ff">[ ](#RFCCompliance-bookmark686)</span>[ ](#RFCCompliance-bookmark686)
  - [ ](#RFCCompliance-bookmark687)<span style="color: #0000ff">[ ](#RFCCompliance-bookmark687)</span>*<span style="color: #0000ff">[DHCPv6](#RFCCompliance-bookmark687)</span>*<span style="color: #0000ff">[ ](#RFCCompliance-bookmark687)</span>[ ](#RFCCompliance-bookmark687)<span style="color: #0000ff">[ ](#RFCCompliance-bookmark687)</span>*<span style="color: #0000ff">[RFC](#RFCCompliance-bookmark687)</span>*<span style="color: #0000ff">[ ](#RFCCompliance-bookmark687)</span>[ ](#RFCCompliance-bookmark687)<span style="color: #0000ff">[ ](#RFCCompliance-bookmark687)</span>*<span style="color: #0000ff">[Compliance](#RFCCompliance-bookmark687)</span>*<span style="color: #0000ff">[ ](#RFCCompliance-bookmark687)</span>[ ](#RFCCompliance-bookmark687)
  - * *[* *](#RFCCompliance-bookmark689)<span style="color: #0000ff">[*IDN*](#RFCCompliance-bookmark689)</span>[* *](#RFCCompliance-bookmark689)<span style="color: #0000ff">[*(Internationalized*](#RFCCompliance-bookmark689)</span>[* *](#RFCCompliance-bookmark689)<span style="color: #0000ff">[*Domain*](#RFCCompliance-bookmark689)</span>[* *](#RFCCompliance-bookmark689)<span style="color: #0000ff">[*Names)*](#RFCCompliance-bookmark689)</span>[* *](#RFCCompliance-bookmark689)<span style="color: #0000ff">[*RFC*](#RFCCompliance-bookmark689)</span>[* *](#RFCCompliance-bookmark689)<span style="color: #0000ff">[*Compliance*](#RFCCompliance-bookmark689)</span>[* *](#RFCCompliance-bookmark689)* *

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 **DNS** **RFC** **Compliance**   
 The NIOS appliance complies with the following DNS RFCs:

*Table C.2 RFCs for DNS*

| **RFC**** ****Number** | ** RFC**** ****Title** |
| --- | --- |
| 805 | Computer Mail Meeting Notes |
| 811 | Hostnames Server |
| 819 | The Domain Naming Convention for Internet User Applications |
| 881 | The Domain Names Plan and Schedule |
| 882 | Domain Names: Concepts and Facilities |
| 883 | Domain Names: Implementation Specification |
| 897 | Domain Name System Implementation Schedule |
| 920 | Domain Requirements |
| 921 | Domain Name System Implementation Schedule – Revised |
| 973 | Domain System Changes and Observations |
| 974 | Mail Routing and the Domain System |
| 1032 | Domain Administrators Guide |
| 1033 | Domain Administrators Operations Guide |
| 1034 | Domain Names – Concepts and Facilities |
| 1035 | Domain Names – Implementation and Specification |
| 1101 | DNS Encoding of Network Names and Other Types |
| 1122 | Requirements for Internet Hosts – Communication Layers |
| 1123 | Requirements for Internet Hosts – Application and Support |
| 1178 | Choosing a Name for Your Computer |
| 1348 | DNS NSAP RRs |
| 1386 | The US Domain |
| 1464 | Using the Domain Name System to Store Arbitrary String Attributes |
| 1535 | A Security Problem and Proposed Correction with Widely Deployed DNS Software |
| 1536 | Common DNS Implementation Errors and Suggested Fixes |
| 1537 | Common DNS Data File Configuration Errors |
| 1591 | Domain Name System Structure and Delegation |
| 1611 | DNS Server MIB Extensions |
| 1612 | DNS Resolver MIB Extensions |
| 1637 | DNS NSAP Resource Records |
| 1664 | Using the Internet DNS to Distribute RFC |
| 1327 | Mail Address Mapping Tables |
| 1713 | Tools for DNS debugging |
| 1794 | DNS Support for Load Balancing |
| 1811 | U.S. Government Internet Domain Names |
| 1816 | U.S. Government Internet Domain Names |
| 1912 | Common DNS Operational and Configuration Errors |
| 1956 | Registration in the MIL Domain |
| 1982 | Serial Number Arithmetic |
| 1995 | Incremental Zone Transfer in DNS |
| 1996 | A Mechanism for Prompt Notification of Zone Changes |
| 2010 | Operational Criteria for Root Name Servers |
| 2052 | A DNS RR for specifying the location of services (DNS SRV) |
| 2053 | The AM (Armenia) Domain |
| 2136 | Dynamic Updates in the Domain Name System (DNS UPDATE) |
| 2142 | Mailbox Names for Common Services, Roles and Functions |
| 2146 | U.S. Government Internet Domain Names |
| 2168 | Resolution of Uniform Resource Identifiers using the Domain Name System |
| 2181 | Clarifications to the DNS Specification |
| 2182 | Selection and Operation of Secondary DNS Servers |
| 2219 | Use of DNS Aliases for Network Services |
| 2240 | A Legal Basis for Domain Name Allocation |
| 2308 | Negative Caching of DNS Queries (DNS NCACHE) |
| 2317 | Classless IN-ADDR.ARPA Delegation |
| 2352 | A Convention for Using Legal Names as Domain Names |
| 2537 | RSA/MD5 KEYs and SIGs in the Domain Name System (DNS) |
| 2606 | Reserved Top Level DNS Names |
| 2782 | A DNS RR for Specifying the Location of Services (DNS SRV) |
| 2845 | Secret Key Transaction Authentication for DNS (TSIG) |
| 2915 | The Naming Authority Pointer (NAPTR) DNS Resource Record |
| 2930 | Secret Key Establishment for DNS (TKEY RR) |
| 3596 | DNS Extensions to Support IP Version 6 |
| 3645 | Generic Security Service Algorithm for Secret Key Transaction Authentication for DNS (GSS-TSIG) |
| 3768 | Virtual Router Redundancy Protocol (VRRP) |
| 4033 | DNS Security Introduction and Requirements |
| 4034 | Resource Records for the DNS Security Extensions |
| 4035 | Protocol Modifications for the DNS Security Extensions |
| 4641 | DNSSEC Operational Practices |
| 4956 | DNS Security (DNSSEC) Opt-In |
| 4986 | Requirements Related to DNS Security (DNSSEC) Trust Anchor Rollover |
| 5155 | DNSSEC Hashed Authenticated Denial of Existence |
| 5702 | Use of SHA-2 Algorithms with RSA in DNSKEY and RRSIG Resource Records for DNSSEC |
| 5936 | DNS Zone Transfer Protocol (AXFR) |
| 6147 | DNS Extensions for Network Address Translation from IPv6 Clients to IPv4 Servers |

  
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 **DHCP** **RFC** **Compliance**   
 The appliance complies with the following DHCP RFCs:

*Table C.3 RFCs for DHCP*

| **RFC**** ****Number ** | **RFC**** ****Title** |
| --- | --- |
| 1531 | Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol 1534 Interoperation Between DHCP and BOOTP |
| 1542 | Clarifications and Extensions for the Bootstrap Protocol |
| 2131 | Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol |
| 2132 | DHCP Options and BOOTP Vendor Extensions |
| 3046 | DHCP Relay Agent Information Option |
| 3315 | Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol for IPv6 (DHCPv6) |
| 3925 | Vendor-Identifying Vendor Options for Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol version 4 (DHCPv4) |
| 4388 | Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) Leasequery |

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DHCPv6 RFC Compliance

The appliance complies with the following DHCPv6 RFCs:

*Table C.4 RFCs for DHCPv6*

| **RFC**** ****Number** | **RFC**** ****Title** |
| --- | --- |
| 4075 | Simple Network Time Protocol (SNTP) Configuration Option for DHCPv6 |
| 3898 | Network Information Service (NIS) Configuration Options for Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol for IPv6 (DHCPv6) |
| 3736 | Stateless Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) Service for IPv6 |
| 3646 | DNS Configuration options for Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol for IPv6 (DHCPv6) |
| 3633 | IPv6 Prefix Options for Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) version 6 |
| 3319 | Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCPv6) Options for Session Initiation Protocol (SIP) Servers |

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IDN (Internationalized Domain Names) RFC Compliance

The appliance complies with the following IDN RFCs:

*Table C.5 RFCs for IDN*

| **RFC**** ****Number ** | **RFC**** ****Title** |
| --- | --- |
| 3492 | Punycode: A Bootstring encoding of Unicode for Internationalized Domain Names in Applications (IDNA) |
| 5890 | Internationalized Domain Names for Applications (IDNA): Definitions and Document Framework |
| 5891 | Internationalized Domain Names for Applications (IDNA): Background, Explanation, and Rationale |
| 5892 | The Unicode code points and IDNA |
| 5893 | Right-to-left scripts for IDNA |
| 5894 | Internationalized Domain Names in Applications (IDNA): Protocol |
| 5895 | Mapping Characters in IDNA2008 |
| 6452 | The Unicode Code Points and Internationalized Domain Names for Applications (IDNA) - Unicode 6.0 |