| Internet-Draft | RDAP Simple Values | February 2026 |
| Newton | Expires 13 August 2026 | [Page] |
This document defines an extension for the Registration Data Access Protocol to express simple values for scenarios where specific data is needed, but the format of the data is not complicated enough to require a specific extension for that data.¶
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The Registration Data Access Protocol (RDAP) defines a core set of data types for Domain Name Registries (DNRs) and Internet Number Resource Registries (INRRs) as defined in [RFC9083]. When a registry needs to express data not found in [RFC9083], an RDAP extension must be used for the expression of that data. However, RDAP extensions require changes to client software to be useful by most users. For scenarios in which the data is not complex, this can be overly burdensome.¶
This RDAP extension defines a method for the expression of simple values that is reusable across multiple use cases.¶
The key words "MUST", "MUST NOT", "REQUIRED", "SHALL", "SHALL NOT", "SHOULD", "SHOULD NOT", "RECOMMENDED", "NOT RECOMMENDED", "MAY", and "OPTIONAL" in this document are to be interpreted as described in BCP 14 [RFC2119] [RFC8174] when, and only when, they appear in all capitals, as shown here.¶
This RDAP extension defines a JSON object of the following form:¶
"simpleValues_data" : [
{
"name" : "example",
"value" : "the data",
"scope" : "some scope",
"links" : [
... (links from RFC 9083)
]
}
]
¶
This JSON object contains an array of name/value JSON objects, each with the following members:¶
"name" - a string containing the registered name of the value.¶
"value" - depending on the registration of the name, this is one of the following data types:¶
"scope" - an OPTIONAL string to distinguish a specific use of the value.¶
Each object of the array MUST only appear once per combination of "name" and "scope". As "scope" is optional, an object of the array without a scope MUST only appear once with a "name".¶
The "simpleValues_data" object MUST only appear at the top-level of an RDAP object class instance.¶
The following is an example of an RDAP "ip network" object with a "simpleValues_data" object:¶
{
"rdapConformance" : [ "rdap_level_0", "simpleValues" ],
"objectClassName" : "ip network",
"handle" : "203.0.113.0 - 203.0.113.255",
"ipVersion" : "v4",
"startAddress" : "203.0.113.0",
"endAddress" : "203.0.113.255",
"simpleValue_data" : [
{
"name" : "ip announce auth key pem",
"value" : [
"---BEGIN KEY---",
"349390202000020",
"---END KEY---"
],
"scope" : "cloud provider alpha"
},
{
"name" : "ip announce auth key pem",
"value" : [
"---BEGIN KEY---",
"abcdefghijklmno",
"---END KEY---"
],
"scope" : "cloud provider gamma"
},
]
}
¶
TODO Security¶
TODO: Registery "simpleValues" RDAP extension identifier.¶
TODO acknowledge.¶