Notable Requests for Comments of Interest to TCP/IP Users
As a network administrator, you’re familiar with certain things — TCP/IP, security threats, and Requests for Comments, or RFCs. Published by the Internet Engineering Task Force, RFCs offer a chance for professionals to share information, present papers for review, and generally communicate amongst themselves. Some RFCs eventually get adopted as Internet standards.
The following list contains RFCs that are especially interesting and/or useful:
RFC 3271, “The Internet is for Everyone,” by V. Cerf
RFC 2664, “FYI on Questions and Answers — Answers to Commonly Asked New Internet User Questions,” by R. Plzak, A. Wells, E. Krol
RFC 2151, “A Primer on Internet and TCP/IP Tools and Utilities,” by G. Kessler, S. Shepard
RFC 2504, “Users' Security Handbook,” by E. Guttman, L. Leong, G. Malkin
RFC 1244, “Site Security Handbook” (still useful after many years), by J.P. Holbrook, J.K. Reynolds
RFC 5485, “Digital Signatures on Internet-Draft Documents”
For laughs, scan these April Fool’s Day RFCs:
RFC 3251, “Electricity over IP,” by B. Rajagopalan
RFC 1925, “The Twelve Networking Truths,” R. Callon, Editor
RFC 2100, “The Naming of Hosts” (love the poetry!), by J. Ashworth
RFC 2549, “IP over Avian Carriers with Quality of Service,” by D. Waitzman
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AJAX
asynchronous JavaScript and XML. A technique used in web page development.
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API
application programming interface. A set of rules programs use to communicate with each other.
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color stop
A special element that indicates a color to be added to a gradient.
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FTP
File Transfer Protocol. A network protocol useful for transferring files in a client-server relationship.
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HTML
HyperText Markup Language. The predominant language for building web pages.
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HTTP
HyperText Transfer Protocol. The primary networking language for the Internet.
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PHP
PHP Hypertext Processor. A scripting language that works well within HTML.
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socket
A technology that allows remote computers to maintain a persistent connection in order to communicate with each other.
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sprite
An graphic object on a web page that will be manipulated in real time.
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SQL
Structured Query Language. A programming language useful in managing relational databases.
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stateless protocol
An Internet procedure that completely breaks the connection between the client and the server after a transaction, meaning that the next transaction will require an entirely new connection.
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Telnet
A network protocol useful in interactive, text-oriented communications.
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W3C
World Wide Web Consortium. The organization that sets international standards for the World Wide Web.
