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.onion, the reserved top-level domain for Tor hidden services and the self-authenticating addresses beneath it

.onion RFCs (2)

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RFC 9799: Automated Certificate Management Environment (ACME) Extensions for ".onion" Special-Use Domain Names
Proposed Standard
Q Misell
June 2025
IETF publication
Security Area
Abstract
This document defines extensions to the Automated Certificate Management Environment (ACME) to allow for the automatic issuance of certificates to Tor Hidden Services (".onion" Special-Use Domain Names).
Abstract
This document defines extensions to the Automated Certificate Management Environment (ACME) to allow for the automatic issuance of certificates to Tor Hidden Services (".onion" Special-Use Domain Names).
RFC 7686: The ".onion" Special-Use Domain Name
Proposed Standard
J. Appelbaum
A. Muffett
October 2015
IETF publication
Operations and Management Area
Abstract
This document registers the ".onion" Special-Use Domain Name.
Abstract
This document registers the ".onion" Special-Use Domain Name.

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