Editing Internet Standard (section)

== History and the purpose of Internet Standards ==
Internet standards are a set of rules that devices have to follow when they connect in a network. Since the technology has evolved, the rules of the engagement between computers had to evolve with it. These are the protocols that are in place used today. Most of these were developed long before the [[Internet Age]], going as far back as the 1970s, not long after the creation of [[Personal computer|personal computers]].

'''TCP/IP'''

The official date for when the first internet went live is January 1, 1983.<ref>{{Cite web|title=A Brief History of the Internet|url=https://www.usg.edu/galileo/skills/unit07/internet07_02.phtml|access-date=2021-12-08|website=www.usg.edu|archive-date=2002-02-18|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20020218221559/https://www.usg.edu/galileo/skills/unit07/internet07_02.phtml|url-status=live}}</ref> The [[Internet protocol suite|Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol (TCP/IP)]] went into effect. [[ARPANET|ARPANET (Advanced Research Projects Agency Network)]] and the Defense Data Network were the networks to implement the Protocols. These protocols are considered to be the essential part of how the Internet works because they define the rules by which the connections between servers operate. They are still used today by implementing various ways data is sent via global networks.

'''IPsec'''

[[IPsec|Internet Protocol Security]] is a collection of protocols that ensure the integrity of encryption in the connection between multiple devices. The purpose of this protocol is to protect public networks. According to IETF Datatracker the group dedicated to its creation was proposed into existence on 25 November 1992.<ref>{{Cite web|title=IP Security Protocol (ipsec) -|url=https://datatracker.ietf.org/wg/ipsec/history/|access-date=2021-12-08|website=datatracker.ietf.org|archive-date=2019-09-13|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190913125429/https://datatracker.ietf.org/wg/ipsec/history/|url-status=live}}</ref> Half a year later the group was created and not long after in the mid 1993 the first draft was published.

'''HTTP'''

[[HTTP|HyperText Transfer Protocol]] is one of the most commonly used protocols today in the context of the World Wide Web. HTTP is a simple protocol to govern how documents, that are written in [[HTML|HyperText Mark Language(HTML)]], are exchanged via networks. This protocol is the backbone of the Web allowing for the whole hypertext system to exist practically. It was created by the team of developers spearheaded by [[Tim Berners-Lee]]. Berners-Lee is responsible for the proposal of its creation, which he did in 1989. August 6, 1991 is the date he published the first complete version of HTTP on a public forum.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Evolution of HTTP - HTTP {{!}} MDN|url=https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/HTTP/Basics_of_HTTP/Evolution_of_HTTP|access-date=2021-12-08|website=developer.mozilla.org|language=en-US|archive-date=2023-03-27|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230327203134/https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/HTTP/Basics_of_HTTP/Evolution_of_HTTP|url-status=live}}</ref> This date subsequently is considered by some to be the official birth of the World Wide Web. HTTP has been continually evolving since its creation, becoming more complicated with time and progression of networking technology. By default HTTP is not encrypted so in practice [[HTTPS]] is used, which stands for HTTP Secure.

'''TLS/SSL'''

TLS stands for [[Transport Layer Security]] which is a standard that enables two different endpoints to interconnect sturdy and privately. TLS came as a replacement for SSL. [[Secure Sockets Layer|Secure Sockets Layers]] was first introduced before the creation of HTTPS and it was created by Netscape. As a matter of fact HTTPS was based on SSL when it first came out. It was apparent that one common way of encrypting data was needed so the IETF specified TLS 1.0 in <nowiki>RFC 2246</nowiki> in January, 1999.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Transport Layer Security (TLS) - MDN Web Docs Glossary: Definitions of Web-related terms {{!}} MDN|url=https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Glossary/TLS|access-date=2021-12-08|website=developer.mozilla.org|language=en-US|archive-date=2021-12-08|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211208015831/https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Glossary/TLS|url-status=live}}</ref> It has been upgraded since. Last version of TLS is 1.3 from <nowiki>RFC 8446</nowiki> in August 2018.

'''OSI Model'''

The [[OSI model|Open Systems Interconnection model]] began its development in 1977.<ref>{{Citation|last=Alani|first=Mohammed M.|title=OSI Model|date=2014|url=http://link.springer.com/10.1007/978-3-319-05152-9_2|work=Guide to OSI and TCP/IP Models|series=SpringerBriefs in Computer Science|pages=5–17|place=Cham|publisher=Springer International Publishing|doi=10.1007/978-3-319-05152-9_2|isbn=978-3-319-05151-2|access-date=2021-12-08|url-access=subscription}}</ref> It was created by the [[International Organization for Standardization]]. It was officially published and adopted as a standard for use in 1979. It was then updated several times and the final version. It took a few years for the protocol to be presented in its final form. ISO 7498 was published in 1984. Lastly in 1995 the OSI model was revised again satisfy the urgent needs of uprising development in the field of computer networking.

'''UDP'''

The goal of [[User Datagram Protocol]] was to find a way to communicate between two computers as quickly and efficiently as possible. UDP was conceived and realized by David P. Reed in 1980.<ref>{{Cite web|last=|first=|title=What Is UDP {{!}} DiverseNet Inc.|url=https://diversenetinc.com/what-is-udp/|url-status=live|access-date=2021-12-08|language=en-US|archive-date=2021-12-08|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211208015828/https://diversenetinc.com/what-is-udp/}}</ref> Essentially the way it works is using compression to send information. Data would be compressed into a datagram and sent point to point. This proved to be a secure way to transmit information and despite the drawback of losing quality of data UDP is still in use.