Handle System Protocol (ver 2.1) Specification
Author(s) -
Shirley M. Sun,
Sean Reilly,
Laurence W. Lannom,
J. Petrone
Publication year - 2003
Publication title -
rfc
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Reports
DOI - 10.17487/rfc3652
Subject(s) - identifier , computer science , the internet , computer network , protocol (science) , unique identifier , world wide web , medicine , alternative medicine , pathology
The Handle System is a general-purpose global name service that allows secured name resolution and administration over the public Internet. This document describes the protocol used for client software to access the Handle System for both handle resolution and administration. The protocol specifies the procedure for a client software to locate the responsible handle server of any given handle. It also defines the messages exchanged between the client and server for any handle operation.
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