Epilogue for RFC 1281, Guidelines for the Secure Operation of the Internet

The Internet ecosystem depended on the cooperation of Internet service providers, private network operators, users and vendors in order to keep the system functioning. In this environment, we boldly attempted to offer guidelines to this growing, diverse, largely cooperating ecosystem. They were a common set of voluntary rules for the successful and increasingly secure operation of the Internet. Security is understood to include protection of the privacy of information, protection of information against unauthorized modification, protection of systems against denial of service, and protection of systems against unauthorized access.