Public correction record

RFC 6962 source status corrected

Correction

RFC 6962 is now labeled SUPERSEDED; the source page states that it is Experimental and obsolete, and RFC 9162 is added as the current successor reference.

Stable record: COR-K02-001
Claim status: CORRECTED
Last reviewed: 2026-08-16
Research cutoff: 2026-08-16
Source type: PUBLIC CORRECTION
Currentness: Current for release 2.1.0; external sources require periodic revalidation.
Correction state: No unresolved public correction recorded for this release.
Machine record: Static JSON record

Prior record

Release 1.0 labeled RFC 6962 as CURRENT TECHNICAL STANDARD.

Reason for correction

Official RFC Editor metadata contradicts the prior classification.

Affected record

SRC-RFC-6962. Correction date: 2026-08-14.

Supporting sources

RFC 6962: Certificate Transparency — IETF; RFC 6962; Experimental; obsolete. Exact claim-support entries: 1. Revalidated 2026-08-14T22:04:09Z.
RFC 9162: Certificate Transparency Version 2.0 — IETF; RFC 9162; Experimental; current successor to RFC 6962. Exact claim-support entries: 2. Revalidated 2026-08-14T22:04:09Z.

Correction semantics

The prior record remains preserved for history. The corrected record is active for K02. Correction does not erase provenance, create retroactive authority, or prove every adjacent proposition.