Status of the trace-context-binary document

Hello Public Trace Context WG,

We are planning to use the trace-context-binary protocol to send Trace
Parent information between DNS servers (using a to-be-defined EDNS
option). However, the specification document seems to be in First
Public Working Draft status for 3 years, without any updates.

We'd like to know if the binary representation of Trace Parent is
considered stable, or if any changes are expected in future updates to
the document. Additionally, what would it take to formally take this
document from draft to actual W3C Recommendation status? In lieu of
that, a stable identifier for this exact version of the draft would
also be helpful so it can be referenced from the (potential) IETF draft
we want to write to be assigned an EDNS option code.

Thank you in advance,

Pieter Lexis

Received on Tuesday, 4 November 2025 15:06:00 UTC