4159: Deprecation of ip6.int

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 4034:	Resource Records for the DNS Security Extensions
 4035:	Protocol Modifications for the DNS Security Extensions
 4074:	Common Misbehavior Against DNS Queries for IPv6 Addresses
+4159:	Deprecation of "ip6.int"

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+Network Working Group                                          G. Huston
+Request for Comments: 4159                                         APNIC
+BCP: 109                                                     August 2005
+Category: Best Current Practice
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+                        Deprecation of "ip6.int"
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+Status of This Memo
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+   This document specifies an Internet Best Current Practices for the
+   Internet Community, and requests discussion and suggestions for
+   improvements.  Distribution of this memo is unlimited.
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+Copyright Notice
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+   Copyright (C) The Internet Society (2005).
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+Abstract
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+   This document advises of the deprecation of the use of "ip6.int" for
+   Standards Conformant IPv6 implementations.
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+1.  IPv6 Standards Action
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+   In August 2001 the IETF published [RFC3152], which advised that the
+   use of "ip6.int" as the domain for reverse-mapping of IPv6 addresses
+   to DNS names was deprecated.  The document noted that the use of
+   "ip6.int" would be phased out in an orderly fashion.
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+   As of 1 September 2005, the IETF advises the community that the DNS
+   domain "ip6.int" should no longer be used to perform reverse mapping
+   of IPv6 addresses to domain names, and that the domain "ip6.arpa"
+   should be used henceforth, in accordance with the IANA Considerations
+   described in [RFC3596].  The domain "ip6.int" is deprecated, and its
+   use in IPv6 implementations that conform to the IPv6 Internet
+   Standards is discontinued.
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+   The Regional Internet Registries (RIRs) are advised that maintenance
+   of delegation of entries in "ip6.int" is no longer required as part
+   of infrastructure services in support of Internet Standards
+   Conformant IPv6 implementations as of 1 September 2005.  The RIRs are
+   requested to work with their communities to adopt a schedule
+   regarding the cessation of support of registration services for the
+   "ip6.int" domain.
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+Huston                   Best Current Practice                  [Page 1]
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+RFC 4159                        ip6.int                      August 2005
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+2.  IANA Considerations
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+   IANA is advised that the "ip6.int" domain for reverse mapping of IPv6
+   addresses to domain names is no longer part of Internet Standards
+   Conformant support of IPv6 as of 1 September 2005.
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+3.  Security Considerations
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+   While DNS spoofing of address to name mapping has been exploited in
+   IPv4, removal of the "ip6.int" zone from the standard IPv6
+   specification creates no new threats to the security of the internet.
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+4.  Acknowledgements
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+   The document was prepared with the assistance of Kurt Lindqvist,
+   Thomas Narten, Paul Wilson, David Kessens, Bob Hinden, Brian
+   Haberman, and Bill Manning.
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+5.  Normative References
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+   [RFC3152] Bush, R., "Delegation of IP6.ARPA", BCP 49, RFC 3152,
+             August 2001.
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+   [RFC3596] Thomson, S., Huitema, C., Ksinant, V., and M. Souissi, "DNS
+             Extensions to Support IP Version 6", RFC 3596, October
+             2003.
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+   Geoff Huston
+   APNIC
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+   EMail: gih@apnic.net
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+Huston                   Best Current Practice                  [Page 2]
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+RFC 4159                        ip6.int                      August 2005
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+Huston                   Best Current Practice                  [Page 3]
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