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Recordings from all sessions during the meeting held 16-22 March are available now, including sessions that include discussions and proposals that are accessible to a broad range of Internet technologists.
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IETF 121 Dublin
IETF 121 starts Saturday 2 November and runs through Friday afternoon, 8 November.
Dublin, Ireland
What's new?
New working group aims to make spotting unwanted trackers easier
Location-tracking accessories provide numerous benefits to users, such as being able to find where they left their keys. But they can also have security and privacy implications if used for malicious purposes. A newly formed IETF working group has taken on the task to standardize a protocol that protects people against being unknowingly tracked.
14 Mar 2024New Internet Architecture Board, IETF Trust, IETF LLC and Internet Engineering Task Force Leadership Announced
Members of the incoming Internet Architecture Board (IAB), the IETF Trust, the IETF Administration LLC (IETF LLC) Board of Directors, and the Internet Engineering Steering Group (IESG)—which provides leadership for the Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF)—have been officially announced, with new members selected by the 2023-2024 IETF Nominating Committee.
12 Mar 2024
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Understanding the Internet Engineering Task Force
Working Groups
Working Groups are the primary mechanism for development of IETF specifications and guidelines. Working Groups are typically created to address a specific problem or to produce one or more specific deliverables (a guideline, standards specification, etc.).
Featured Working Group
Detecting Unwanted Location Trackers
The DULT working group aims to tackle potential security and privacy issues with location trackers.
dult dult@ietf.orgRequest for Comments (RFCs)
The IETF publishes RFCs authored by network operators, engineers, and computer scientists to document methods, behaviors, research, or innovations applicable to the Internet.
Featured RFC
QUIC: A UDP-Based Multiplexed and Secure Transport
This document defines the core of the QUIC transport protocol. QUIC provides applications with flow-controlled streams for structured communication, low-latency connection establishment, and network…
RFC 9000was: draft-ietf-quic-transportTopics of interest
Automated network management
The IETF is working on standards for automated network management which, as the name implies, aims to improve and make more efficient management of networks as they continue to increase in size and complexity.
The Internet of Things
The Internet of Things (IoT) is the network of physical objects or "things" embedded with electronics, software, sensors, actuators, and connectivity to enable objects to exchange data with the manufacturer, operator, and/or other connected devices.
New transport technology
The development of new transport technologies in the IETF provides capabilities that improve the ability of Internet applications to send data over the Internet.
Next IETF Meeting
Stay tuned for the latest information on the next IETF meeting scheduled for 20-26 July 2024
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