IANA is the Internet Assigned Numbers Authority. Use this tag only in conjunction with another tag, such as timezone or dns.
The IANA functions coordinate the Internet’s globally unique identifiers, and are provided by Public Technical Identifiers, an affiliate of ICANN.
It provides:
- Domain Names (DNS Root Zones, etc.)
- Number Resources (IP Addresses, AS Numbers)
- Protocol Assignments (registered port numbers)
- Time Zone Database (for time zone names like
America/New_York)
