A new Request for Comments is now available in online RFC libraries. RFC 7816 Title: DNS Query Name Minimisation to Improve Privacy Author: S. Bortzmeyer Status: Experimental Stream: IETF Date: March 2016 Mailbox: bortzmeyer+ietf@nic.fr Pages: 11 Characters: 23941 Updates/Obsoletes/SeeAlso: None I-D Tag: draft-ietf-dnsop-qname-minimisation-09.txt URL: https://www.rfc-editor.org/info/rfc7816 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.17487/RFC7816 This document describes a technique to improve DNS privacy, a technique called "QNAME minimisation", where the DNS resolver no longer sends the full original QNAME to the upstream name server. This document is a product of the Domain Name System Operations Working Group of the IETF. EXPERIMENTAL: This memo defines an Experimental Protocol for the Internet community. It does not specify an Internet standard of any kind. Discussion and suggestions for improvement are requested. Distribution of this memo is unlimited. This announcement is sent to the IETF-Announce and rfc-dist lists. To subscribe or unsubscribe, see https://www.ietf.org/mailman/listinfo/ietf-announce https://mailman.rfc-editor.org/mailman/listinfo/rfc-dist For searching the RFC series, see https://www.rfc-editor.org/search For downloading RFCs, see https://www.rfc-editor.org/retrieve/bulk Requests for special distribution should be addressed to either the author of the RFC in question, or to rfc-editor@rfc-editor.org. Unless specifically noted otherwise on the RFC itself, all RFCs are for unlimited distribution. The RFC Editor Team Association Management Solutions, LLC