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The IETF: RFCs and the protocols the internet actually runs

10 questions testing what you just read — no login, no tracking, just immediate feedback.

Question 1 of 10

What does "rough consensus and running code" mean in IETF culture?

Question 2 of 10

How long can an Internet-Draft go without an update before it expires?

Question 3 of 10

What does it mean when a new RFC "obsoletes" an older one?

Question 4 of 10

RFC 8017 (PKCS#1 v2.2) obsoletes which earlier RFC?

Question 5 of 10

Which IETF working group produced RFC 9846, the TLS 1.3 specification?

Question 6 of 10

Which RFC defines the X.509 certificate profile used across TLS and PKI?

Question 7 of 10

What does RFC 2119 define?

Question 8 of 10

Is every published RFC a mandatory Internet standard?

Question 9 of 10

Who approves an Internet-Draft for publication as an RFC?

Question 10 of 10

Which RFC defines OAuth 2.0?

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