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IRIS (Internet Registry Information Service) is an application layer client-server protocol for a framework to represent the query and result operations of the information services of Internet registries.  Specified in the Extensible Markup Language (XML), the protocol defines generic query and result operations and a mechanism for extending these operations for specific registry service needs.<ref>[http://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc3981 ietf.org]</ref>

'''IRIS (Internet Registry Information Service)''' is an application layer client-server protocol for a framework to represent the query and result operations of the information services of Internet registries.  Specified in the Extensible Markup Language (XML), the protocol defines generic query and result operations and a mechanism for extending these operations for specific registry service needs.<ref>[http://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc3981 ietf.org]</ref>

==Background==

==Background==

There were problems with different [[WHOIS]] providing different information for the same query. There were also problems with privacy and security. All these lead to the development of a new protocol and thus, IRIS was  developed.

There were problems with different [[WHOIS]] providing different information for the same query. There were also problems with privacy and security. All these lead to the development of a new protocol and thus, IRIS was  developed.

== External links ==

== External links ==

* [http://tools.ietf.org/html//draft-ietf-crisp-iris-core-00 IRIS Draft]

* [http://tools.ietf.org/html//draft-ietf-crisp-iris-core-00 IRIS Draft]

* [http://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc3983 Using the Internet Registry Information Service (IRIS) over the Blocks Extensible Exchange Protocol (BEEP)]

* [http://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc3983 Using the Internet Registry Information Service (IRIS) over the Blocks Extensible Exchange Protocol (BEEP)]

* [http://academic.research.microsoft.com/Publication/13159865/a-common-schema-for-internet-registry-information-service-transfer-protocols A Common Schema for Internet Registry Information Service Transfer Protocols]

* [http://academic.research.microsoft.com/Publication/13159865/a-common-schema-for-internet-registry-information-service-transfer-protocols A Common Schema for Internet Registry Information Service Transfer Protocols]