Internet Engineering Task Force

Internet Engineering Task Force

Abbreviation	IETF[1]
Formation	January 14, 1986; 38 years ago (1986-01-14)[2]
Type	Non-profit Standards organization
Purpose	Creating voluntary standards to maintain and improve the usability and interoperability of the Internet
Parent organization	Internet Society
Website	ietf.org

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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.

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.