Extensible Provisioning Protocol (EPP)
RFC 5730
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RFC - Internet Standard
(August 2009; Errata)
Obsoletes RFC 4930
Was draft-hollenbeck-rfc4930bis (individual in app area)
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Network Working Group S. Hollenbeck
Request for Comments: 5730 VeriSign, Inc.
STD: 69 August 2009
Obsoletes: 4930
Category: Standards Track
Extensible Provisioning Protocol (EPP)
Abstract
This document describes an application-layer client-server protocol
for the provisioning and management of objects stored in a shared
central repository. Specified in XML, the protocol defines generic
object management operations and an extensible framework that maps
protocol operations to objects. This document includes a protocol
specification, an object mapping template, and an XML media type
registration. This document obsoletes RFC 4930.
Status of This Memo
This document specifies an Internet standards track protocol for the
Internet community, and requests discussion and suggestions for
improvements. Please refer to the current edition of the "Internet
Official Protocol Standards" (STD 1) for the standardization state
and status of this protocol. Distribution of this memo is unlimited.
Copyright Notice
Copyright (c) 2009 IETF Trust and the persons identified as the
document authors. All rights reserved.
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Hollenbeck Standards Track [Page 1]
RFC 5730 EPP August 2009
Table of Contents
1. Introduction ....................................................3
1.1. Conventions Used in This Document ..........................3
2. Protocol Description ............................................4
2.1. Transport Mapping Considerations ...........................7
2.2. Protocol Identification ....................................8
2.3. Hello Format ...............................................8
2.4. Greeting Format ............................................8
2.5. Command Format ............................................12
2.6. Response Format ...........................................13
2.7. Protocol Extension Framework ..............................16
2.7.1. Protocol Extension .................................16
2.7.2. Object Extension ...................................17
2.7.3. Command-Response Extension .........................18
2.8. Object Identification .....................................18
2.9. Protocol Commands .........................................19
2.9.1. Session Management Commands ........................19
2.9.1.1. EPP <login> Command .......................20
2.9.1.2. EPP <logout> Command ......................22
2.9.2. Query Commands .....................................23
2.9.2.1. EPP <check> Command .......................23
2.9.2.2. EPP <info> Command ........................25
2.9.2.3. EPP <poll> Command ........................26
2.9.2.4. EPP <transfer> Query Command ..............30
2.9.3. Object Transform Commands ..........................31
2.9.3.1. EPP <create> Command ......................32
2.9.3.2. EPP <delete> Command ......................33
2.9.3.3. EPP <renew> Command .......................34
2.9.3.4. EPP <transfer> Command ....................35
2.9.3.5. EPP <update> Command ......................38
3. Result Codes ...................................................39
4. Formal Syntax ..................................................45
4.1. Base Schema ...............................................45
4.2. Shared Structure Schema ...................................56
5. Internationalization Considerations ............................59
6. IANA Considerations ............................................59
7. Security Considerations ........................................60
8. Acknowledgements ...............................................61
9. References .....................................................62
9.1. Normative References ......................................62
9.2. Informative References ....................................62
Appendix A. Object Mapping Template ..............................64
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