===== RFC3596 - DNS Extension to support IP Version 6 =====
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<caption>Data sheet for DNS Extension to support IP Version 6</caption>
| Title                      | DNS Extension to support IP Version 6  |
| Acronym                    | |
| Version                    | 2003 |
| Document Number            | RFC3596 |
| Release Date               | October 2003 |
| Reference                  | [[https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc3596]] |
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  : **Note**: The following is an excerpt from the official IETF RFC. It is provided here as a convenience and is not authoritative. Refer to the original document as the authoritative reference.

==== Introduction ====
  : //This document defines the changes that need to be made to the [[dido:public:ra:xapend:xapend.a_glossary:d:dns]] to support hosts running IP version 6 (IPv6).  The changes include a resource record type to store an IPv6 address, a domain to support lookups based on an IPv6 address, and updated definitions of existing query types that return [[dido:public:ra:xapend:xapend.a_glossary:i:internet|Internet]] addresses as part of additional section processing.  The extensions are designed to be compatible with existing applications and, in particular, DNS implementations themselves.//


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