Internet Engineering Task Force
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"IETF" redirects here. For other uses, see IETF (disambiguation).
The Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF) is a standards organization for the Internet and is responsible for the technical standards that make up the Internet protocol suite (TCP/IP).[3] It has no formal membership roster or requirements and all its participants are volunteers. Their work is usually funded by employers or other sponsors.
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Abbreviation | IETF[1] |
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Formation | January 14, 1986; 38 years ago (1986-01-14)[2] |
Type | |
Purpose | Creating voluntary standards to maintain and improve the usability and interoperability of the Internet |
Parent organization | Internet Society |
Website | ietf |
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The IETF was initially supported by the federal government of the United States but since 1993 has operated under the auspices of the Internet Society, a non-profit organization with local chapters around the world.