!!! Overview
[{$pagename}] ([I-D]) is a [Request For Comment] ([RFC]) [Standards Track] [RFC Status] document published by the [Internet Engineering Task Force] ([IETF]) containing preliminary technical specifications, results of networking-related research, or other technical information.

[{$pagename}] is less mature than [Proposed Standard]

Often, Internet Drafts are intended to be work-in-progress documents for work that is eventually to be published as a perhaps leading to become an [Internet Standard]. 

[{$pagename}] are considered inappropriate to rely on and citations should indicate work in progress.

[{$pagename}] is expected to adhere to the basic requirements imposed on any [RFC] and may be used to flag common document problems prior to submission to the [IETF].

[{$pagename}] are short-lived specifications, only valid for six months, typically go through multiple revisions, and may change significantly between revisions. The old version is removed from the [{$pagename}] repository, unless it is under official review by the [Internet Engineering Steering Group] ([IESG]) when a request to publish it as an [RFC] has been submitted.

[{$pagename}] may stagnate and become no longer maintained, although in some cases they may still describe viable functionality that is worth implementing.

[LDAP Server Standards and Specifications] documents a list of a number of [Request For Comments] and [{$pagename}]s related to [LDAP] and [Directory Services].

[{$pagename}]s are working documents of the [Internet Engineering Task Force] ([IETF]), its areas, and its [Working Groups].  Note that their groups may also distribute working documents as [Internet Drafts].

The list of [Internet Draft] can be accessed at: [https://www.rfc-editor.org/standards#DS|https://www.rfc-editor.org/standards#DS|target='_blank']


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