Glossary: Policies, Standards and Risk Management
request for comments (RFC)
Also written: RFC, RFCs
A numbered technical document for the internet community, mostly from the IETF, whose text never changes once published. Some RFCs define standards, such as RFC 8446 for TLS 1.3, while others only give information or advice.
Where the book teaches it
Related terms
IETF (Internet Engineering Task Force)Standards TrackMUST, SHOULD and MAYerratarequest for proposal (RFP)