• RFC 1535 - A Security Problem and Proposed Correction With Widely Deployed DNS Software
• RFC 1536 - Common DNS Implementation Errors and Suggested Fixes

This document defines the changes that need to be made to the Domain Name System to support hosts running IP version 6 (IPv6). The changes include a new resource record type to store an IPv6 address, a new domain to support lookups based on an IPv6 address, and updated definitions of existing query types that return Internet addresses as part of additional section processing.

This RFC defines the format of new Resource Records (RRs) for the Domain Name System (DNS), and reserves corresponding DNS type mnemonics and numerical codes. The definitions are in three independent sections: (1) location of AFS database servers, (2)location of responsible persons, and (3) representation of X.25 and ISDN addresses and route binding.

This RFC is one of a pair that defines and discusses the requirements for Internet host software. This RFC covers the application and support protocols; its companion RFC-1122 covers the communication protocol layers: link layer, IP layer, and transport layer.

This RFC describes the details of the domain system and protocol, and assumes that the reader is familiar with the concepts discussed in a
companion RFC, "Domain Names - Concepts and Facilities" [RFC-1034].

Read RFC 1035

This RFC introduces domain style names, their use for Internet mail and host address support, and the protocols and servers used to implement
domain name facilities.

Read RFC 1034.