RFC 3205
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RFC 3205 is an informational Internet standard that provides guidelines and considerations for designing and deploying application protocols that use HTTP as a substrate.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| RFC 3205 canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10447592 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: RFC 3205 Context triple: [Building Protocols with HTTP, updates, RFC 3205]
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A.
RFC 3207
RFC 3207 is the Internet standard that specifies the STARTTLS extension for upgrading plain text email connections to use TLS encryption in SMTP.
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B.
RFC 3652
RFC 3652 is an IETF standards-track document that specifies the technical architecture and protocols of the Handle System for assigning, managing, and resolving persistent digital identifiers.
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C.
RFC 2572
RFC 2572 is an earlier IETF specification that defined the Message Processing and Dispatching for the Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) before being superseded by RFC 3412.
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D.
RFC 3650
RFC 3650 is an IETF document that specifies the architectural framework and core concepts of the Handle System, a global identifier and resolution system for digital resources.
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E.
RFC 3655
RFC 3655 is an Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF) document that was an earlier specification later superseded by the DNS Security (DNSSEC)–related standard defined in RFC 4033.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: RFC 3205 Target entity description: RFC 3205 is an informational Internet standard that provides guidelines and considerations for designing and deploying application protocols that use HTTP as a substrate.
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A.
RFC 3207
RFC 3207 is the Internet standard that specifies the STARTTLS extension for upgrading plain text email connections to use TLS encryption in SMTP.
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B.
RFC 3652
RFC 3652 is an IETF standards-track document that specifies the technical architecture and protocols of the Handle System for assigning, managing, and resolving persistent digital identifiers.
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C.
RFC 2572
RFC 2572 is an earlier IETF specification that defined the Message Processing and Dispatching for the Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) before being superseded by RFC 3412.
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D.
RFC 3650
RFC 3650 is an IETF document that specifies the architectural framework and core concepts of the Handle System, a global identifier and resolution system for digital resources.
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E.
RFC 3655
RFC 3655 is an Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF) document that was an earlier specification later superseded by the DNS Security (DNSSEC)–related standard defined in RFC 4033.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Informational RFC
ⓘ
Internet standard document ⓘ Request for Comments ⓘ |
| addresses |
appropriate and inappropriate uses of HTTP as a substrate
ⓘ
design trade-offs for HTTP-based application protocols ⓘ |
| area | Applications Area ⓘ |
| author | Keith Moore ⓘ |
| category | Informational ⓘ |
| definesGuidelinesFor |
deployment of application protocols using HTTP as a substrate
ⓘ
design of application protocols using HTTP as a substrate ⓘ |
| discusses |
considerations for tunneling protocols over HTTP
ⓘ
impact on HTTP infrastructure such as proxies and caches ⓘ interoperability issues of HTTP-based application protocols ⓘ port usage and assignment when using HTTP as a substrate ⓘ security considerations when using HTTP as a substrate ⓘ |
| documentType | Best current practice-style guidance ⓘ |
| editor | Keith Moore ⓘ |
| focusesOn | use of HTTP as a substrate for other application protocols ⓘ |
| hasLanguage | English ⓘ |
| intendedAudience |
IETF working groups
ⓘ
application protocol designers ⓘ |
| obsoletedBy | none ⓘ |
| obsoletes | none ⓘ |
| pageCount | 19 ⓘ |
| protocol |
Hypertext Transfer Protocol
ⓘ
linked to:
HTTP
|
| protocolAbbreviation | HTTP ⓘ |
| publicationDate | 2001-02 ⓘ |
| publicationMonth | February ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 2001 ⓘ |
| publishedBy |
IETF
ⓘ
linked to:
Internet Engineering Task Force
Internet Engineering Task Force ⓘ |
| RFCNumber | 3205 ⓘ |
| series |
RFC Series
ⓘ
linked to:
RFC Series Working Group
|
| standardsBody | Internet Engineering Task Force ⓘ |
| status | Informational ⓘ |
| stream | IETF Stream ⓘ |
| subject |
HTTP tunneling
ⓘ
Internet architecture ⓘ application protocol design ⓘ security considerations for HTTP-based protocols ⓘ |
| title | On the use of HTTP as a Substrate ⓘ |
| updatedBy | none ⓘ |
| updates | none ⓘ |
| url | https://www.rfc-editor.org/rfc/rfc3205 ⓘ |
| workingGroup |
Applications Area Directorate
ⓘ
linked to:
Applications Area
|
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: RFC 3205 Description of subject: RFC 3205 is an informational Internet standard that provides guidelines and considerations for designing and deploying application protocols that use HTTP as a substrate.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.