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DNS-Based Service Discovery (DNS-SD) Privacy and Security Requirements
RFC 8882

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2026-05-20
(System) Changed metadata: changed keywords to '['Multicast DNS', 'mDNS']' from '[]'
2026-05-20
(System) Metadata update from RFC Editor
2026-05-20
(System) Changed author "D. Kaiser": changed name from "Daniel Kaiser" to "D. Kaiser", cleared country (was "Luxembourg"), changed order from "1" to "2"
2026-05-20
(System) Changed author "C. Huitema": changed name from "Christian Huitema" to "C. Huitema", cleared country (was "U.S.A."), changed order from "0" to "1"
2026-05-20
(System) Metadata update from RFC Editor
2020-09-10
(System)
Received changes through RFC Editor sync (created alias RFC 8882, changed title to 'DNS-Based Service Discovery (DNS-SD) Privacy and Security Requirements', changed abstract to …
Received changes through RFC Editor sync (created alias RFC 8882, changed title to 'DNS-Based Service Discovery (DNS-SD) Privacy and Security Requirements', changed abstract to 'DNS-SD (DNS-based Service Discovery) normally discloses information about devices offering and requesting services.  This information includes hostnames, network parameters, and possibly a further description of the corresponding service instance.  Especially when mobile devices engage in DNS-based Service Discovery at a public hotspot, serious privacy problems arise.  We analyze the requirements of a privacy-respecting discovery service.', changed pages to 17, changed standardization level to Informational, changed state to RFC, added RFC published event at 2020-09-10, changed IESG state to RFC Published)
2020-09-10
(System) RFC published