IETF Administrative Support Activity

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The full name of IETF is "The Internet Engineering Task Force" which is the premier Internet standards body. It develops open standards through collaboration for open processes.

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The IETF Administrative Support Activity (IASA) is an activity housed within the Internet Society (ISOC).

The IASA is described by RFC   4071 , an IETF Request for Comments document, released in April 2005.

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