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Organisations

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  • IEEE (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers)
  • NIST (National Institute of Standards and Technology)
  • IETF (Internet Engineering Task Force)
    • Standards organisation for the Internet and responsible for the technical standards that make up the Internet protocol suite (TCP/IP). Here we find RFCs.
  • IANA (Internet Assigned Numbers Authority)
    • Standards organisation that oversees global IP address allocation, autonomous system number allocation, ports, root zone management in the Domain Name System (DNS), media types, and other Internet Protocol–related symbols and Internet numbers.
  • ICANN (Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers)
    • Responsible for coordinating the maintenance and procedures of several databases related to the namespaces and numerical spaces of the Internet, ensuring the network's stable and secure operation.
  • RIPE NCC (Réseaux IP Européens Network Coordination Centre)
    • Regional Internet registry (RIR) for Europe, the Middle East and parts of Central Asia.
  • W3C (World Wide Web Consortium)
    • An international community that develops open standards to ensure the long-term growth of the Web. While their focus is broader than just domain names and IP addresses, they play a key role in the standardisation of Web technologies.
  • ITU (International Telecommunication Union) ^1776b5
    • Agency of the UN. X.509.
  • Some DNS Root Server Organisations
    • Verisign, NASA, US Department of Defence, US Army, RIPE NCC, ICANN...
  • Big Certification Authorities
    • DigiCert, GlobalSign, Let's Encrypt, GoDaddy...
  • IAB (Internet Architecture Board)
    • Architectural oversight of IETF activities, Internet Standards Process oversight and appeal, and the appointment of the RFC Editor.

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