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HTTP/2 301 date: Tue, 15 Jul 2025 08:43:18 GMT content-type: text/html; charset=UTF-8 location: https://www.rfc-editor.org/source-definitions/ cf-ray: 95f7f8ad3dc0c169-BLR x-redirect-by: WordPress strict-transport-security: max-age=31536000; includeSubDomains x-frame-options: SAMEORIGIN x-xss-protection: 1; mode=block x-content-type-options: nosniff cf-cache-status: DYNAMIC server: cloudflare alt-svc: h3=":443"; ma=86400 HTTP/2 200 date: Tue, 15 Jul 2025 08:43:19 GMT content-type: text/html; charset=UTF-8 content-encoding: gzip x-frame-options: SAMEORIGIN x-frame-options: SAMEORIGIN link: ; rel="https://api.w.org/" link: ; rel="alternate"; type="application/json" link: ; rel=shortlink vary: Accept-Encoding strict-transport-security: max-age=31536000; includeSubDomains x-xss-protection: 1; mode=block x-content-type-options: nosniff cf-cache-status: DYNAMIC server: cloudflare cf-ray: 95f7f8b33e12c169-BLR alt-svc: h3=":443"; ma=86400 Description of “Source of an RFC” » RFC Editor

Description of “Source of an RFC”

This page describes the “Source of RFC” displayed on the RFC errata pages. The document streams are as defined in RFC 8729. The acronyms are as listed for Active WGs and Concluded WGs.

How Source is displayed	Meaning	Examples
WG acronym (Area acronym)	The RFC is from the IETF Stream and from a working group.	lemonade (app) Erratum ID 1802 ccamp (rtg) Erratum ID 1841
IETF – NON WORKING GROUP (optional: Area Assignment)*	The RFC is from the IETF stream and is not from a working group.	IETF – NON WORKING GROUP (app) Erratum ID 1685 IETF – NON WORKING GROUP (sec) Erratum ID 1729
IAB	The RFC is from the IAB Stream.	Erratum ID 190 Erratum ID 319
INDEPENDENT	The RFC is from the Independent Stream.	Erratum ID 1503 Erratum ID 1690
IRTF	The RFC is from the IRTF Stream.	Erratum ID 1504 Erratum ID 1658
Editorial	The RFC is from the Editorial Stream.
Legacy (optional: Area Assignment)*	The RFC was published before a formal source (e.g., working group or stream) existed or was recorded.	Erratum ID 1751 Erratum ID 1912

*Note: an Area Assignment is listed if a specific area has been assigned to review the errata of an RFC. In Summary Table view, it is displayed in parentheses; in Full Record view, it is displayed following “Area Assignment:”.

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