The "vnc" URI Scheme
RFC 7869
| Document | Type |
RFC - Informational
(May 2016; No errata)
Was draft-warden-appsawg-vnc-scheme (individual)
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| Authors | David Warden , Iordan Iordanov | ||
| Last updated | 2016-05-25 | ||
| Stream | ISE | ||
| Formats | plain text html pdf htmlized bibtex | ||
| IETF conflict review | conflict-review-warden-appsawg-vnc-scheme | ||
| Stream | ISE state | Published RFC | |
| Consensus Boilerplate | Unknown | ||
| Document shepherd | Adrian Farrel | ||
| Shepherd write-up | Show (last changed 2016-01-21) | ||
| IESG | IESG state | RFC 7869 (Informational) | |
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| Send notices to | "Nevil Brownlee" <rfc-ise@rfc-editor.org> | ||
| IANA | IANA review state | Version Changed - Review Needed | |
| IANA action state | RFC-Ed-Ack | ||
Independent Submission D. Warden
Request for Comments: 7869 Dell Products LP
Category: Informational I. Iordanov
ISSN: 2070-1721 Undatech
May 2016
The "vnc" URI Scheme
Abstract
Virtual Network Computing (VNC) software provides remote desktop
functionality. This document describes a Uniform Resource Identifier
(URI) scheme enabling the launch of VNC clients from other
applications. The scheme specifies parameters useful in securely
connecting clients with remote hosts.
Status of This Memo
This document is not an Internet Standards Track specification; it is
published for informational purposes.
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Standard; see Section 2 of RFC 5741.
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Table of Contents
1. Introduction ....................................................3
1.1. Requirements Language ......................................3
2. The "vnc" URI Scheme ............................................3
2.1. URI Scheme Syntax ..........................................3
2.1.1. URI Parameters ......................................4
2.1.2. Data Types ..........................................9
2.2. Processing URIs ...........................................11
2.2.1. Error Handling .....................................12
2.2.2. Connection Profile Matching ........................12
2.3. Connection Channel Types ..................................12
2.3.1. The "Integrated SSH" Channel Type ..................12
2.3.2. The "Secure Tunnel" Channel Type ...................14
3. Security Considerations ........................................15
3.1. Application Trust .........................................16
3.2. URI Handling ..............................................16
3.3. Host Identification .......................................17
3.4. Connection Database Integrity .............................18
4. IANA Considerations ............................................18
4.1. "vnc" Scheme ..............................................18
4.2. Remote Framebuffer Security Types .........................18
4.3. VNC URI Group .............................................19
4.4. VNC URI Connection Channel Types ..........................19
4.5. VNC URI ID Hash Algorithms ................................19
4.6. VNC URI Parameters ........................................21
5. References .....................................................22
5.1. Normative References ......................................22
5.2. Informative References ....................................23
Appendix A. "vnc" URI Template ....................................24
Acknowledgments ...................................................25
Authors' Addresses ................................................25
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1. Introduction
Virtual Network Computing (VNC) clients are used to support remote
desktop connectivity based on the Remote Framebuffer (RFB) Protocol
[RFC6143]. It is often desirable to integrate such functionality
with other software. However, the lack of a standard method for
specifying VNC client parameters has limited such integration.
The "vnc" Uniform Resource Identifier (URI) scheme specified in this
document facilitates the launch of VNC clients from applications in
browser-based, desktop, and mobile environments. Using this scheme,
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