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DNSEXT Working Group Levon Esibov
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INTERNET-DRAFT Bernard Aboba
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Category: Standards Track Dave Thaler
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<draft-ietf-dnsext-mdns-33.txt> Microsoft
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18 July 2004
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Linklocal Multicast Name Resolution (LLMNR)
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By submitting this Internet-Draft, I certify that any applicable
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patent or other IPR claims of which I am aware have been disclosed,
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and any of which I become aware will be disclosed, in accordance with
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RFC 3668.
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Internet-Drafts are working documents of the Internet Engineering
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Task Force (IETF), its areas, and its working groups. Note that
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other groups may also distribute working documents as Internet-
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Drafts.
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Internet-Drafts are draft documents valid for a maximum of six months
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and may be updated, replaced, or obsoleted by other documents at any
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time. It is inappropriate to use Internet-Drafts as reference
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material or to cite them other than as "work in progress."
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The list of current Internet-Drafts can be accessed at
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http://www.ietf.org/ietf/1id-abstracts.txt.
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http://www.ietf.org/shadow.html.
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This Internet-Draft will expire on January 2, 2005.
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Copyright Notice
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Copyright (C) The Internet Society 2004. All rights reserved.
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Abstract
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Today, with the rise of home networking, there are an increasing
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number of ad-hoc networks operating without a Domain Name System
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(DNS) server. The goal of Link-Local Multicast Name Resolution
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(LLMNR) is to enable name resolution in scenarios in which
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conventional DNS name resolution is not possible. LLMNR supports all
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current and future DNS formats, types and classes, while operating on
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a separate port from DNS, and with a distinct resolver cache. Since
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LLMNR only operates on the local link, it cannot be considered a
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substitute for DNS.
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Esibov, Aboba & Thaler Standards Track [Page 1]
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INTERNET-DRAFT LLMNR 18 July 2004
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Table of Contents
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1. Introduction .......................................... 3
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1.1 Requirements .................................... 4
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1.2 Terminology ..................................... 4
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2. Name resolution using LLMNR ........................... 4
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2.1 LLMNR packet format ............................. 6
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2.2 Sender behavior ................................. 8
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2.3 Responder behavior .............................. 8
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2.4 Unicast queries ................................. 11
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2.5 Off-link detection .............................. 11
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2.6 Responder responsibilities ...................... 12
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2.7 Retransmission and jitter ....................... 13
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2.8 DNS TTL ......................................... 13
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2.9 Use of the authority and additional sections .... 14
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3. Usage model ........................................... 14
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3.1 LLMNR configuration ............................. 15
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4. Conflict resolution ................................... 16
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4.1 Considerations for multiple interfaces .......... 18
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4.2 API issues ...................................... 19
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5. Security considerations ............................... 20
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5.1 Scope restriction ............................... 20
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5.2 Usage restriction ............................... 21
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5.3 Cache and port separation ....................... 22
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5.4 Authentication .................................. 22
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6. IANA considerations ................................... 22
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7. References ............................................ 22
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7.1 Normative References ............................ 22
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7.2 Informative References .......................... 23
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Acknowledgments .............................................. 24
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Authors' Addresses ........................................... 25
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Intellectual Property Statement .............................. 25
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Disclaimer of Validity ....................................... 26
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Full Copyright Statement ..................................... 26
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Esibov, Aboba & Thaler Standards Track [Page 2]
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1. Introduction
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This document discusses Link Local Multicast Name Resolution (LLMNR),
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which utilizes the DNS packet format and supports all current and
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future DNS formats, types and classes. LLMNR operates on a separate
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port from the Domain Name System (DNS), with a distinct resolver
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cache.
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The goal of LLMNR is to enable name resolution in scenarios in which
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conventional DNS name resolution is not possible. These include
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scenarios in which hosts are not configured with the address of a DNS
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server, where configured DNS servers do not reply to a query, or
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where they respond with errors, as described in Section 2. Since
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LLMNR only operates on the local link, it cannot be considered a
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substitute for DNS.
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Link-scope multicast addresses are used to prevent propagation of
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LLMNR traffic across routers, potentially flooding the network.
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LLMNR queries can also be sent to a unicast address, as described in
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Section 2.4.
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Propagation of LLMNR packets on the local link is considered
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sufficient to enable name resolution in small networks. The
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assumption is that if a network has a gateway, then the network is
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able to provide DNS server configuration. Configuration issues are
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discussed in Section 3.1.
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In the future, it may be desirable to consider use of multicast name
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resolution with multicast scopes beyond the link-scope. This could
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occur if LLMNR deployment is successful, the need arises for
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multicast name resolution beyond the link-scope, or multicast routing
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becomes ubiquitous. For example, expanded support for multicast name
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resolution might be required for mobile ad-hoc networking scenarios,
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or where no DNS server is available that is authoritative for the
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names of local hosts, and can support dynamic DNS, such as in
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wireless hotspots.
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Once we have experience in LLMNR deployment in terms of
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administrative issues, usability and impact on the network, it will
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be possible to reevaluate which multicast scopes are appropriate for
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use with multicast name resolution.
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Service discovery in general, as well as discovery of DNS servers
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using LLMNR in particular, is outside of the scope of this document,
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as is name resolution over non-multicast capable media.
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1.1. Requirements
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In this document, several words are used to signify the requirements
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of the specification. The key words "MUST", "MUST NOT", "REQUIRED",
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"SHALL", "SHALL NOT", "SHOULD", "SHOULD NOT", "RECOMMENDED", "MAY",
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and "OPTIONAL" in this document are to be interpreted as described in
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[RFC2119].
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1.2. Terminology
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This document assumes familiarity with DNS terminology defined in
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[RFC1035]. Other terminology used in this document includes:
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Positively Resolved
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Responses with RCODE set to zero are referred to in this document
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as "positively resolved".
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Routable Address
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An address other than a Link-Local address. This includes globally
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routable addresses, as well as private addresses.
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Reachable
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An address is considered reachable over a link if either an ARP or
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neighbor discovery cache entry exists for the address on the link.
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Responder
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A host that listens to LLMNR queries, and responds to those for
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which it is authoritative.
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Sender
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A host that sends an LLMNR query.
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2. Name resolution using LLMNR
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LLMNR is a peer-to-peer name resolution protocol that is not intended
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as a replacement for DNS. LLMNR queries are sent to and received on
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port 5355. IPv4 administratively scoped multicast usage is specified
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in "Administratively Scoped IP Multicast" [RFC2365]. The IPv4 link-
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scope multicast address a given responder listens to, and to which a
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sender sends queries, is 224.0.0.252. The IPv6 link-scope multicast
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address a given responder listens to, and to which a sender sends all
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queries, is FF02:0:0:0:0:0:1:3.
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Typically a host is configured as both an LLMNR sender and a
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responder. A host MAY be configured as a sender, but not a
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responder. However, a host configured as a responder MUST act as a
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sender to verify the uniqueness of names as described in Section 4.
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This document does not specify how names are chosen or configured.
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This may occur via any mechanism, including DHCPv4 [RFC2131] or
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DHCPv6 [RFC3315].
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LLMNR usage MAY be configured manually or automatically on a per
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interface basis. By default, LLMNR responders SHOULD be enabled on
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all interfaces, at all times. Enabling LLMNR for use in situations
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where a DNS server has been configured will result in a change in
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default behavior without a simultaneous update to configuration
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information. Where this is considered undesirable, LLMNR SHOULD NOT
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be enabled by default, so that hosts will neither listen on the link-
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scope multicast address, nor will they send queries to that address.
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An LLMNR sender may send a request for any name. However, by
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default, LLMNR requests SHOULD be sent only when one of the following
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conditions are met:
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[1] No manual or automatic DNS configuration has been
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performed. If an interface has been configured with DNS
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server address(es), then LLMNR SHOULD NOT be used as the
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primary name resolution mechanism on that interface, although
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it MAY be used as a name resolution mechanism of last resort.
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[2] DNS servers do not respond.
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[3] DNS servers respond to a DNS query with RCODE=3
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(Authoritative Name Error) or RCODE=0, and an empty
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answer section.
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A typical sequence of events for LLMNR usage is as follows:
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[a] DNS servers are not configured or do not respond to a
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DNS query, or respond with RCODE=3, or RCODE=0 and an
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empty answer section.
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[b] An LLMNR sender sends an LLMNR query to the link-scope
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multicast address(es) defined in Section 2, unless a
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unicast query is indicated. A sender SHOULD send LLMNR
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queries for PTR RRs via unicast, as specified in Section 2.4.
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[c] A responder responds to this query only if it is authoritative
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for the domain name in the query. A responder responds to a
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multicast query by sending a unicast UDP response to the sender.
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Unicast queries are responded to as indicated in Section 2.4.
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[d] Upon reception of the response, the sender processes it.
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Further details of sender and responder behavior are provided in the
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sections that follow.
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2.1. LLMNR packet format
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LLMNR utilizes the DNS packet format defined in [RFC1035] Section 4
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for both queries and responses. LLMNR implementations SHOULD send
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UDP queries and responses only as large as are known to be
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permissible without causing fragmentation. When in doubt a maximum
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packet size of 512 octets SHOULD be used. LLMNR implementations MUST
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accept UDP queries and responses as large as permitted by the link
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MTU.
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2.1.1. LLMNR header format
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LLMNR queries and responses utilize the DNS header format defined in
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[RFC1035] with exceptions noted below:
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1 1 1 1 1 1
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+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+
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+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+
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|QR| Opcode | Z|TC| Z| Z| Z| Z| Z| RCODE |
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+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+
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+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+
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| ANCOUNT |
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+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+
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+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+
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+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+
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where:
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ID A 16 bit identifier assigned by the program that generates any kind
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of query. This identifier is copied from the query to the response
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and can be used by the sender to match responses to outstanding
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queries. The ID field in a query SHOULD be set to a pseudo-random
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value.
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QR A one bit field that specifies whether this message is an LLMNR
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query (0), or an LLMNR response (1).
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OPCODE
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A four bit field that specifies the kind of query in this message.
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This value is set by the originator of a query and copied into the
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response. This specification defines the behavior of standard
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queries and responses (opcode value of zero). Future
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specifications may define the use of other opcodes with LLMNR.
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LLMNR senders and responders MUST support standard queries (opcode
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value of zero). LLMNR queries with unsupported OPCODE values MUST
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be silently discarded by responders.
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TC TrunCation - specifies that this message was truncated due to
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length greater than that permitted on the transmission channel.
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The TC bit MUST NOT be set in an LLMNR query and if set is ignored
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by an LLMNR responder. If the TC bit is set an LLMNR response,
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then the sender MAY use the response if it contains all necessary
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information, or the sender MAY discard the response and resend the
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LLMNR query over TCP using the unicast address of the responder as
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the destination address. See [RFC2181] and Section 2.4 of this
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specification for further discussion of the TC bit.
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Z Reserved for future use. Implementations of this specification
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MUST set these bits to zero in both queries and responses. If
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these bits are set in a LLMNR query or response, implementations of
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this specification MUST ignore them. Since reserved bits could
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conceivably be used for different purposes than in DNS,
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implementors are advised not to enable processing of these bits in
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an LLMNR implementation starting from a DNS code base.
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RCODE
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Response code -- this 4 bit field is set as part of LLMNR
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responses. In an LLMNR query, the RCODE MUST be zero, and is
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ignored by the responder. The response to a multicast LLMNR query
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MUST have RCODE set to zero. A sender MUST silently discard an
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LLMNR response with a non-zero RCODE sent in response to a
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multicast query.
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If an LLMNR responder is authoritative for the name in a multicast
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query, but an error is encountered, the responder SHOULD send an
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LLMNR response with an RCODE of zero, no RRs in the answer section,
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and the TC bit set. This will cause the query to be resent using
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TCP, and allow the inclusion of a non-zero RCODE in the response to
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the TCP query. Responding with the TC bit set is preferrable to
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not sending a response, since it enables errors to be diagnosed.
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Since LLMNR responders only respond to LLMNR queries for names for
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which they are authoritative, LLMNR responders MUST NOT respond
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with an RCODE of 3; instead, they should not respond at all.
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LLMNR implementations MUST support EDNS0 [RFC2671] and extended
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RCODE values.
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QDCOUNT
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An unsigned 16 bit integer specifying the number of entries in the
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question section. A sender MUST place only one question into the
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question section of an LLMNR query. LLMNR responders MUST silently
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discard LLMNR queries with QDCOUNT not equal to one. LLMNR senders
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MUST silently discard LLMNR responses with QDCOUNT not equal to
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one.
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ANCOUNT
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An unsigned 16 bit integer specifying the number of resource
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records in the answer section. LLMNR responders MUST silently
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discard LLMNR queries with ANCOUNT not equal to zero.
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NSCOUNT
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An unsigned 16 bit integer specifying the number of name server
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resource records in the authority records section. Authority
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record section processing is described in Section 2.9.
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ARCOUNT
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An unsigned 16 bit integer specifying the number of resource
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records in the additional records section. Additional record
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section processing is described in Section 2.9.
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2.2. Sender behavior
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A sender may send an LLMNR query for any legal resource record type
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(e.g. A, AAAA, SRV, etc.) to the link-scope multicast address.
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As described in Section 2.4, a sender may also send a unicast query.
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Sections 2 and 3 describe the circumstances in which LLMNR queries
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may be sent.
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The sender MUST anticipate receiving no replies to some LLMNR
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queries, in the event that no responders are available within the
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link-scope or in the event no positive non-null responses exist for
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the transmitted query. If no positive response is received, a
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resolver treats it as a response that no records of the specified
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type and class exist for the specified name (it is treated the same
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as a response with RCODE=0 and an empty answer section).
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Since the responder may order the RRs in the response so as to
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indicate preference, the sender SHOULD preserve ordering in the
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response to the querying application.
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2.3. Responder behavior
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An LLMNR response MUST be sent to the sender via unicast.
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Upon configuring an IP address responders typically will synthesize
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corresponding A, AAAA and PTR RRs so as to be able to respond to
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LLMNR queries for these RRs. An SOA RR is synthesized only when a
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responder has another RR as well; the SOA RR MUST NOT be the only RR
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that a responder has. However, in general whether RRs are manually
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or automatically created is an implementation decision.
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For example, a host configured to have computer name "host1" and to
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be a member of the "example.com" domain, and with IPv4 address
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10.1.1.1 and IPv6 address 2001:0DB8::1:2:3:FF:FE:4:5:6 might be
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authoritative for the following records:
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host1. IN A 10.1.1.1
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IN AAAA 2001:0DB8::1:2:3:FF:FE:4:5:6
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host1.example.com. IN A 10.1.1.1
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IN AAAA 2001:0DB8::1:2:3:FF:FE:4:5:6
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1.1.1.10.in-addr.arpa. IN PTR host1.
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IN PTR host1.example.com.
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6.0.5.0.4.0.E.F.F.F.3.0.2.0.1.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.8.b.d.0.1.0.0.2.ip6.arpa
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IN PTR host1.
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IN PTR host1.example.com
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An LLMNR responder might be further manually configured with the name
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of a local mail server with an MX RR included in the "host1." and
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"host1.example.com." records.
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In responding to queries:
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[a] Responders MUST listen on UDP port 5355 on the link-scope multicast
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address(es) defined in Section 2, and on UDP and TCP port 5355 on
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the unicast address(es) that could be set as the source address(es)
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when the responder responds to the LLMNR query.
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[b] Responders MUST direct responses to the port from which the query
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was sent. When queries are received via TCP this is an inherent
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part of the transport protocol. For queries received by UDP the
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responder MUST take note of the source port and use that as the
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destination port in the response. Responses SHOULD always be sent
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from the port to which they were directed.
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[c] Responders MUST respond to LLMNR queries for names and addresses
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they are authoritative for. This applies to both forward and
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reverse lookups.
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[d] Responders MUST NOT respond to LLMNR queries for names they are not
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authoritative for.
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[f] If a DNS server is running on a host that supports LLMNR, the DNS
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server MUST respond to LLMNR queries only for the RRSets relating
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to the host on which the server is running, but MUST NOT respond
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for other records for which the server is authoritative. DNS
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servers also MUST NOT send LLMNR queries in order to resolve DNS
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queries.
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[g] If a responder is authoritative for a name, it MAY respond with
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RCODE=0 and an empty answer section, if the type of query does not
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match a RR that the responder has.
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As an example, a host configured to respond to LLMNR queries for the
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name "foo.example.com." is authoritative for the name
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"foo.example.com.". On receiving an LLMNR query for an A RR with the
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name "foo.example.com." the host authoritatively responds with A
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RR(s) that contain IP address(es) in the RDATA of the resource
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record. If the responder has a AAAA RR, but no A RR, and an A RR
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query is received, the responder would respond with RCODE=0 and an
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empty answer section.
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In conventional DNS terminology a DNS server authoritative for a zone
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is authoritative for all the domain names under the zone apex except
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for the branches delegated into separate zones. Contrary to
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conventional DNS terminology, an LLMNR responder is authoritative
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only for the zone apex.
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For example the host "foo.example.com." is not authoritative for the
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name "child.foo.example.com." unless the host is configured with
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multiple names, including "foo.example.com." and
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"child.foo.example.com.". As a result, "foo.example.com." cannot
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reply to an LLMNR query for "child.foo.example.com." with RCODE=3
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(authoritative name error). The purpose of limiting the name
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authority scope of a responder is to prevent complications that could
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be caused by coexistence of two or more hosts with the names
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representing child and parent (or grandparent) nodes in the DNS tree,
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for example, "foo.example.com." and "child.foo.example.com.".
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In this example (unless this limitation is introduced) an LLMNR query
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for an A resource record for the name "child.foo.example.com." would
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result in two authoritative responses: RCODE=3 (authoritative name
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error) received from "foo.example.com.", and a requested A record -
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from "child.foo.example.com.". To prevent this ambiguity, LLMNR
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enabled hosts could perform a dynamic update of the parent (or
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grandparent) zone with a delegation to a child zone. In this example
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a host "child.foo.example.com." would send a dynamic update for the
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NS and glue A record to "foo.example.com.", but this approach
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significantly complicates implementation of LLMNR and would not be
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acceptable for lightweight hosts.
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2.4. Unicast queries and responses
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Unicast queries SHOULD be sent when:
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[a] A sender repeats a query after it received a response
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with the TC bit set to the previous LLMNR multicast query, or
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[b] The sender queries for a PTR RR of a fully formed IP address
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within the "in-addr.arpa" or "ip6.arpa" zones.
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Unicast LLMNR queries MUST be done using TCP and the responses MUST
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be sent using the same TCP connection as the query. Senders MUST
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support sending TCP queries, and responders MUST support listening
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for TCP queries. If the sender of a TCP query receives a response to
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that query not using TCP, the response MUST be silently discarded.
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Unicast UDP queries MUST be silently discarded.
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If TCP connection setup cannot be completed in order to send a
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unicast TCP query, this is treated as a response that no records of
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the specified type and class exist for the specified name (it is
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treated the same as a response with RCODE=0 and an empty answer
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section).
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2.5. "Off link" detection
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For IPv4, an "on link" address is defined as a link-local address
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[IPv4Link] or an address whose prefix belongs to a subnet on the
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local link. For IPv6 [RFC2460] an "on link" address is either a
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link-local address, defined in [RFC2373], or an address whose prefix
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belongs to a subnet on the local link.
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A sender MUST select a source address for LLMNR queries that is "on
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link". The destination address of an LLMNR query MUST be a link-
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scope multicast address or an "on link" unicast address.
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A responder MUST select a source address for responses that is "on
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link". The destination address of an LLMNR response MUST be an "on
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link" unicast address.
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On receiving an LLMNR query, the responder MUST check whether it was
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sent to a LLMNR multicast addresses defined in Section 2. If it was
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sent to another multicast address, then the query MUST be silently
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discarded.
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Section 2.4 discusses use of TCP for LLMNR queries and responses. In
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composing an LLMNR query using TCP, the sender MUST set the Hop Limit
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field in the IPv6 header and the TTL field in the IPv4 header of the
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response to one (1). The responder SHOULD set the TTL or Hop Limit
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settings on the TCP listen socket to one (1) so that SYN-ACK packets
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will have TTL (IPv4) or Hop Limit (IPv6) set to one (1). This
|
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prevents an incoming connection from off-link since the sender will
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not receive a SYN-ACK from the responder.
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For UDP queries and responses the Hop Limit field in the IPv6 header,
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and the TTL field in the IPV4 header MAY be set to any value.
|
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However, it is RECOMMENDED that the value 255 be used for
|
|
compatibility with Apple Rendezvous.
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Implementation note:
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In the sockets API for IPv4 [POSIX], the IP_TTL and
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IP_MULTICAST_TTL socket options are used to set the TTL of
|
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outgoing unicast and multicast packets. The IP_RECVTTL socket
|
|
option is available on some platforms to retrieve the IPv4 TTL of
|
|
received packets with recvmsg(). [RFC2292] specifies similar
|
|
options for setting and retrieving the IPv6 Hop Limit.
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2.6. Responder responsibilities
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It is the responsibility of the responder to ensure that RRs returned
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in LLMNR responses MUST only include values that are valid on the
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|
local interface, such as IPv4 or IPv6 addresses valid on the local
|
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link or names defended using the mechanism described in Section 4.
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In particular:
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[a] If a link-scope IPv6 address is returned in a AAAA RR,
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that address MUST be valid on the local link over which
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LLMNR is used.
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[b] If an IPv4 address is returned, it MUST be reachable
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through the link over which LLMNR is used.
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[c] If a name is returned (for example in a CNAME, MX
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or SRV RR), the name MUST be resolvable on the local
|
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link over which LLMNR is used.
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|
Routable addresses MUST be included first in the response, if
|
|
available. This encourages use of routable address(es) for
|
|
establishment of new connections.
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2.7. Retransmission and jitter
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|
An LLMNR sender uses the timeout interval LLMNR_TIMEOUT to determine
|
|
when to retransmit an LLMNR query and how long to collect responses
|
|
to an LLMNR query.
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If an LLMNR query sent over UDP is not resolved within LLMNR_TIMEOUT,
|
|
then a sender MAY repeat the transmission of the query in order to
|
|
assure that it was received by a host capable of responding to it.
|
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Retransmission of UDP queries SHOULD NOT be attempted more than 3
|
|
times. Where LLMNR queries are sent using TCP, retransmission is
|
|
handled by the transport layer.
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Because an LLMNR sender cannot know in advance if a query sent using
|
|
multicast will receive no response, one response, or more than one
|
|
response, the sender SHOULD wait for LLMNR_TIMEOUT in order to
|
|
collect all possible responses, rather than considering the multicast
|
|
query answered after the first response is received. A unicast query
|
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sender considers the query answered after the first response is
|
|
received, so that it only waits for LLMNR_TIMEOUT if no response has
|
|
been received.
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An LLMNR sender SHOULD dynamically compute the value of LLMNR_TIMEOUT
|
|
for each transmission. It is suggested that the computation of
|
|
LLMNR_TIMEOUT be based on the response times for earlier LLMNR
|
|
queries sent on the same interface.
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|
For example, the algorithms described in RFC 2988 [RFC2988]
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|
(including exponential backoff) compute an RTO, which is used as the
|
|
value of LLMNR_TIMEOUT. Smaller values MAY be used for the initial
|
|
RTO (discussed in Section 2 of [RFC2988], paragraph 2.1), the minimum
|
|
RTO (discussed in Section 2 of [RFC2988], paragraph 2.4), and the
|
|
maximum RTO (discussed in Section 2 of [RFC2988], paragraph 2.5).
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|
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|
Recommended values are an initial RTO of 1 second, a minimum RTO of
|
|
200ms, and a maximum RTO of 5 seconds. In order to avoid
|
|
synchronization, the transmission of each LLMNR query and response
|
|
SHOULD delayed by a time randomly selected from the interval 0 to 100
|
|
ms. This delay MAY be avoided by responders responding with RRs
|
|
which they have previously determined to be UNIQUE (see Section 4 for
|
|
details).
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|
2.8. DNS TTL
|
|
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|
The responder should use a pre-configured TTL value in the records
|
|
returned an LLMNR response. A default value of 30 seconds is
|
|
RECOMMENDED. In highly dynamic environments (such as mobile ad-hoc
|
|
networks), the TTL value may need to be reduced.
|
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Due to the TTL minimalization necessary when caching an RRset, all
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|
TTLs in an RRset MUST be set to the same value.
|
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2.9. Use of the authority and additional sections
|
|
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|
Unlike the DNS, LLMNR is a peer-to-peer protocol and does not have a
|
|
concept of delegation. In LLMNR, the NS resource record type may be
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|
stored and queried for like any other type, but it has no special
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|
delegation semantics as it does in the DNS. Responders MAY have NS
|
|
records associated with the names for which they are authoritative,
|
|
but they SHOULD NOT include these NS records in the authority
|
|
sections of responses.
|
|
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|
Responders SHOULD insert an SOA record into the authority section of
|
|
a negative response, to facilitate negative caching as specified in
|
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[RFC2308]. The owner name of this SOA record MUST be equal to the
|
|
query name.
|
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|
Responders SHOULD NOT perform DNS additional section processing,
|
|
except as required for EDNS0 and DNSSEC.
|
|
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|
Senders MUST NOT cache RRs from the authority or additional section
|
|
of a response as answers, though they may be used for other purposes
|
|
such as negative caching.
|
|
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|
3. Usage model
|
|
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|
Since LLMNR is a secondary name resolution mechanism, its usage is in
|
|
part determined by the behavior of DNS implementations. This
|
|
document does not specify any changes to DNS resolver behavior, such
|
|
as searchlist processing or retransmission/failover policy. However,
|
|
robust DNS resolver implementations are more likely to avoid
|
|
unnecessary LLMNR queries.
|
|
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|
As noted in [DNSPerf], even when DNS servers are configured, a
|
|
significant fraction of DNS queries do not receive a response, or
|
|
result in negative responses due to missing inverse mappings or NS
|
|
records that point to nonexistent or inappropriate hosts. This has
|
|
the potential to result in a large number of unnecessary LLMNR
|
|
queries.
|
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|
[RFC1536] describes common DNS implementation errors and fixes. If
|
|
the proposed fixes are implemented, unnecessary LLMNR queries will be
|
|
reduced substantially, and so implementation of [RFC1536] is
|
|
recommended.
|
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|
For example, [RFC1536] Section 1 describes issues with retransmission
|
|
and recommends implementation of a retransmission policy based on
|
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round trip estimates, with exponential backoff. [RFC1536] Section 4
|
|
describes issues with failover, and recommends that resolvers try
|
|
another server when they don't receive a response to a query. These
|
|
policies are likely to avoid unnecessary LLMNR queries.
|
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|
|
[RFC1536] Section 3 describes zero answer bugs, which if addressed
|
|
will also reduce unnecessary LLMNR queries.
|
|
|
|
[RFC1536] Section 6 describes name error bugs and recommended
|
|
searchlist processing that will reduce unnecessary RCODE=3
|
|
(authoritative name) errors, thereby also reducing unnecessary LLMNR
|
|
queries.
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3.1. LLMNR configuration
|
|
|
|
Since IPv4 and IPv6 utilize distinct configuration mechanisms, it is
|
|
possible for a dual stack host to be configured with the address of a
|
|
DNS server over IPv4, while remaining unconfigured with a DNS server
|
|
suitable for use over IPv6.
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|
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|
In these situations, a dual stack host will send AAAA queries to the
|
|
configured DNS server over IPv4. However, an IPv6-only host
|
|
unconfigured with a DNS server suitable for use over IPv6 will be
|
|
unable to resolve names using DNS. Automatic IPv6 DNS configuration
|
|
mechanisms (such as [RFC3315] and [DNSDisc]) are not yet widely
|
|
deployed, and not all DNS servers support IPv6. Therefore lack of
|
|
IPv6 DNS configuration may be a common problem in the short term, and
|
|
LLMNR may prove useful in enabling linklocal name resolution over
|
|
IPv6.
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Where a DHCPv4 server is available but not a DHCPv6 server [RFC3315],
|
|
IPv6-only hosts may not be configured with a DNS server. Where there
|
|
is no DNS server authoritative for the name of a host or the
|
|
authoritative DNS server does not support dynamic client update over
|
|
IPv6 or DHCPv6-based dynamic update, then an IPv6-only host will not
|
|
be able to do DNS dynamic update, and other hosts will not be able to
|
|
resolve its name.
|
|
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|
For example, if the configured DNS server responds to AAAA RR queries
|
|
sent over IPv4 or IPv6 with an authoritative name error (RCODE=3),
|
|
then it will not be possible to resolve the names of IPv6-only hosts.
|
|
In this situation, LLMNR over IPv6 can be used for local name
|
|
resolution.
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|
Similarly, if a DHCPv4 server is available providing DNS server
|
|
configuration, and DNS server(s) exist which are authoritative for
|
|
the A RRs of local hosts and support either dynamic client update
|
|
over IPv4 or DHCPv4-based dynamic update, then the names of local
|
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IPv4 hosts can be resolved over IPv4 without LLMNR. However, if no
|
|
DNS server is authoritative for the names of local hosts, or the
|
|
authoritative DNS server(s) do not support dynamic update, then LLMNR
|
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enables linklocal name resolution over IPv4.
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|
Where DHCPv4 or DHCPv6 is implemented, DHCP options can be used to
|
|
configure LLMNR on an interface. The LLMNR Enable Option, described
|
|
in [LLMNREnable], can be used to explicitly enable or disable use of
|
|
LLMNR on an interface. The LLMNR Enable Option does not determine
|
|
whether or in which order DNS itself is used for name resolution.
|
|
The order in which various name resolution mechanisms should be used
|
|
can be specified using the Name Service Search Option (NSSO) for DHCP
|
|
[RFC2937], using the LLMNR Enable Option code carried in the NSSO
|
|
data.
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|
It is possible that DNS configuration mechanisms will go in and out
|
|
of service. In these circumstances, it is possible for hosts within
|
|
an administrative domain to be inconsistent in their DNS
|
|
configuration.
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|
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|
For example, where DHCP is used for configuring DNS servers, one or
|
|
more DHCP servers can fail. As a result, hosts configured prior to
|
|
the outage will be configured with a DNS server, while hosts
|
|
configured after the outage will not. Alternatively, it is possible
|
|
for the DNS configuration mechanism to continue functioning while
|
|
configured DNS servers fail.
|
|
|
|
Unless unconfigured hosts periodically retry configuration, an outage
|
|
in the DNS configuration mechanism will result in hosts continuing to
|
|
use LLMNR even once the outage is repaired. Since LLMNR only enables
|
|
linklocal name resolution, this represents an unnecessary degradation
|
|
in capabilities. As a result, it is recommended that hosts without a
|
|
configured DNS server periodically attempt to obtain DNS
|
|
configuration. For example, where DHCP is used for DNS
|
|
configuration, [RFC2131] recommends a maximum retry interval of 64
|
|
seconds. In the absence of other guidance, a default retry interval
|
|
of one (1) minute is RECOMMENDED.
|
|
|
|
4. Conflict resolution
|
|
|
|
The sender MUST anticipate receiving multiple replies to the same
|
|
LLMNR query, in the event that several LLMNR enabled computers
|
|
receive the query and respond with valid answers. When this occurs,
|
|
the responses may first be concatenated, and then treated in the same
|
|
manner that multiple RRs received from the same DNS server would; the
|
|
sender perceives no inherent conflict in the receipt of multiple
|
|
responses.
|
|
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|
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There are some scenarios when multiple responders MAY respond to the
|
|
same query. There are other scenarios when only one responder MAY
|
|
respond to a query. Resource records for which the latter queries
|
|
are submitted are referred as UNIQUE throughout this document. The
|
|
uniqueness of a resource record depends on a nature of the name in
|
|
the query and type of the query. For example it is expected that:
|
|
|
|
- multiple hosts may respond to a query for an SRV type record
|
|
- multiple hosts may respond to a query for an A or AAAA type
|
|
record for a cluster name (assigned to multiple hosts in
|
|
the cluster)
|
|
- only a single host may respond to a query for an A or AAAA
|
|
type record for a name.
|
|
|
|
Every responder that responds to an LLMNR query AND includes a UNIQUE
|
|
record in the response:
|
|
|
|
[1] MUST verify that there is no other host within the
|
|
scope of the LLMNR query propagation that can return
|
|
a resource record for the same name, type and class.
|
|
|
|
[2] MUST NOT include a UNIQUE resource record in the
|
|
response without having verified its uniqueness.
|
|
|
|
Where a host is configured to issue LLMNR queries on more than one
|
|
interface, each interface should have its own independent LLMNR
|
|
cache. For each UNIQUE resource record in a given interface's
|
|
configuration, the host MUST verify resource record uniqueness on
|
|
that interface. To accomplish this, the host MUST send an LLMNR
|
|
query for each UNIQUE resource record.
|
|
|
|
By default, a host SHOULD be configured to behave as though all RRs
|
|
are UNIQUE. Uniqueness verification is carried out when the host:
|
|
|
|
- starts up or is rebooted
|
|
- wakes from sleep (if the network interface was inactive during sleep)
|
|
- is configured to respond to the LLMNR queries on an interface
|
|
enabled for transmission and reception of IP traffic
|
|
- is configured to respond to the LLMNR queries using additional
|
|
UNIQUE resource records
|
|
- detects that an interface is connected and is usable
|
|
(e.g. an IEEE 802 hardware link-state change indicating
|
|
that a cable was attached or completion of authentication
|
|
(and if needed, association) with a wireless base station
|
|
or adhoc network
|
|
|
|
When a host that has a UNIQUE record receives an LLMNR query for that
|
|
record, the host MUST respond. After the client receives a response,
|
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it MUST check whether the response arrived on an interface different
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from the one on which the query was sent. If the response arrives on
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a different interface, the client can use the UNIQUE resource record
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in response to LLMNR queries. If not, then it MUST NOT use the
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UNIQUE resource record in response to LLMNR queries.
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The name conflict detection mechanism doesn't prevent name conflicts
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when previously partitioned segments are connected by a bridge. In
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order to minimize the chance of conflicts in such a situation, it is
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recommended that steps be taken to ensure name uniqueness. For
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example, the name could be chosen randomly from a large pool of
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potential names, or the name could be assigned via a process designed
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to guarantee uniqueness.
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When name conflicts are detected, they SHOULD be logged. To detect
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duplicate use of a name, an administrator can use a name resolution
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utility which employs LLMNR and lists both responses and responders.
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This would allow an administrator to diagnose behavior and
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potentially to intervene and reconfigure LLMNR responders who should
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not be configured to respond to the same name.
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4.1. Considerations for Multiple Interfaces
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A multi-homed host may elect to configure LLMNR on only one of its
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active interfaces. In many situations this will be adequate.
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However, should a host need to configure LLMNR on more than one of
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its active interfaces, there are some additional precautions it MUST
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take. Implementers who are not planning to support LLMNR on multiple
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interfaces simultaneously may skip this section.
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A multi-homed host checks the uniqueness of UNIQUE records as
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described in Section 4. The situation is illustrated in figure 1.
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Figure 1. Link-scope name conflict
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In this situation, the multi-homed myhost will probe for, and defend,
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its host name on both interfaces. A conflict will be detected on one
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interface, but not the other. The multi-homed myhost will not be
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able to respond with a host RR for "myhost" on the interface on the
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right (see Figure 1). The multi-homed host may, however, be
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configured to use the "myhost" name on the interface on the left.
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be using the same name. If an LLMNR client sends requests over
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multiple interfaces, and receives replies from more than one, the
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result returned to the client is defined by the implementation. The
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situation is illustrated in figure 2.
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Figure 2. Off-segment name conflict
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If host myhost is configured to use LLMNR on both interfaces, it will
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send LLMNR queries on both interfaces. When host myhost sends a
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query for the host RR for name "A" it will receive a response from
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hosts on both interfaces.
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Host myhost cannot distinguish between the situation shown in Figure
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2, and that shown in Figure 3 where no conflict exists.
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Figure 3. Multiple paths to same host
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This illustrates that the proposed name conflict resolution mechanism
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does not support detection or resolution of conflicts between hosts
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on different links. This problem can also occur with unicast DNS
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when a multi-homed host is connected to two different networks with
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separated name spaces. It is not the intent of this document to
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address the issue of uniqueness of names within DNS.
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4.2. API issues
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[RFC2553] provides an API which can partially solve the name
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ambiguity problem for applications written to use this API, since the
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sockaddr_in6 structure exposes the scope within which each scoped
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address exists, and this structure can be used for both IPv4 (using
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v4-mapped IPv6 addresses) and IPv6 addresses.
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Following the example in Figure 2, an application on 'myhost' issues
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the request getaddrinfo("A", ...) with ai_family=AF_INET6 and
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ai_flags=AI_ALL|AI_V4MAPPED. LLMNR requests will be sent from both
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interfaces and the resolver library will return a list containing
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multiple addrinfo structures, each with an associated sockaddr_in6
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structure. This list will thus contain the IPv4 and IPv6 addresses
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of both hosts responding to the name 'A'. Link-local addresses will
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have a sin6_scope_id value that disambiguates which interface is used
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to reach the address. Of course, to the application, Figures 2 and 3
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are still indistinguishable, but this API allows the application to
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communicate successfully with any address in the list.
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5. Security Considerations
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LLMNR is by nature a peer-to-peer name resolution protocol. It is
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therefore inherently more vulnerable than DNS, since existing DNS
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security mechanisms are difficult to apply to LLMNR. While tools
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exist to alllow an attacker to spoof a response to a DNS query,
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spoofing a response to an LLMNR query is easier since the query is
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sent to a link-scope multicast address, where every host on the
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logical link will be made aware of it.
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In order to address the security vulnerabilities, the following
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mechanisms are contemplated:
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[1] Scope restrictions.
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[2] Usage restrictions.
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[3] Cache and port separation.
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[4] Authentication.
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These techniques are described in the following sections.
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5.1. Scope restriction
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With LLMNR it is possible that hosts will allocate conflicting names
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for a period of time, or that attackers will attempt to deny service
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to other hosts by allocating the same name. Such attacks also allow
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hosts to receive packets destined for other hosts.
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Since LLMNR is typically deployed in situations where no trust model
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can be assumed, it is likely that LLMNR queries and responses will be
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unauthenticated. In the absence of authentication, LLMNR reduces the
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exposure to such threats by utilizing UDP queries sent to a link-
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scope multicast address, as well as setting the TTL (IPv4) or Hop
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Limit (IPv6) fields to one (1) on TCP queries and responses.
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Using a TTL of one (1) to set up a TCP connection in order to send a
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unicast LLMNR query reduces the likelihood of both denial of service
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attacks and spoofed responses. Checking that an LLMNR query is sent
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to a link-scope multicast address should prevent spoofing of
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multicast queries by off-link attackers.
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While this limits the ability of off-link attackers to spoof LLMNR
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queries and responses, it does not eliminate it. For example, it is
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possible for an attacker to spoof a response to a frequent query
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(such as an A or AAAA query for a popular Internet host), and by
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using a TTL or Hop Limit field larger than one (1), for the forged
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response to reach the LLMNR sender.
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When LLMNR queries are sent to a link-scope multicast address, it is
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possible that some routers may not properly implement link-scope
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multicast, or that link-scope multicast addresses may leak into the
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multicast routing system.
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Setting the IPv6 Hop Limit or IPv4 TTL field to a value larger than
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one in an LLMNR UDP response may enable denial of service attacks
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across the Internet. However, since LLMNR responders only respond to
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queries for which they are authoritative, and LLMNR does not provide
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wildcard query support, it is believed that this threat is minimal.
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There also are scenarios such as public "hotspots" where attackers
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can be present on the same link. These threats are most serious in
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wireless networks such as 802.11, since attackers on a wired network
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will require physical access to the home network, while wireless
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attackers may reside outside the home. Link-layer security can be of
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assistance against these threats if it is available.
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5.2. Usage restriction
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As noted in Sections 2 and 3, LLMNR is intended for usage in a
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limited set of scenarios.
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If an LLMNR query is sent whenever a DNS server does not respond in a
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timely way, then an attacker can poison the LLMNR cache by responding
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to the query with incorrect information. To some extent, these
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vulnerabilities exist today, since DNS response spoofing tools are
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available that can allow an attacker to respond to a query more
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quickly than a distant DNS server.
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Since LLMNR queries are sent and responded to on the local-link, an
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attacker will need to respond more quickly to provide its own
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response prior to arrival of the response from a legitimate
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responder. If an LLMNR query is sent for an off-link host, spoofing a
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response in a timely way is not difficult, since a legitimate
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response will never be received.
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The vulnerability is more serious if LLMNR is given higher priority
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than DNS among the enabled name resolution mechanisms. In such a
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configuration, a denial of service attack on the DNS server would not
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be necessary in order to poison the LLMNR cache, since LLMNR queries
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would be sent even when the DNS server is available. In addition, the
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LLMNR cache, once poisoned, would take precedence over the DNS cache,
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eliminating the benefits of cache separation. As a result, LLMNR is
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only used as a name resolution mechanism of last resort.
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5.3. Cache and port separation
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In order to prevent responses to LLMNR queries from polluting the DNS
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cache, LLMNR implementations MUST use a distinct, isolated cache for
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LLMNR on each interface. The use of separate caches is most effective
|
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when LLMNR is used as a name resolution mechanism of last resort,
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since this minimizes the opportunities for poisoning the LLMNR cache,
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and decreases reliance on it.
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LLMNR operates on a separate port from DNS, reducing the likelihood
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that a DNS server will unintentionally respond to an LLMNR query.
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5.4. Authentication
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LLMNR implementations may not support DNSSEC or TSIG, and as a
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result, responses to LLMNR queries may be unauthenticated. If
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authentication is desired, and a pre-arranged security configuration
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is possible, then IPsec ESP with a null-transform MAY be used to
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authenticate LLMNR responses. In a small network without a
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certificate authority, this can be most easily accomplished through
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configuration of a group pre-shared key for trusted hosts.
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6. IANA Considerations
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This specification creates one new name space: the reserved bits in
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the LLMNR header. These are allocated by IETF Consensus, in
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accordance with BCP 26 [RFC2434].
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LLMNR requires allocation of port 5355 for both TCP and UDP.
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LLMNR requires allocation of link-scope multicast IPv4 address
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224.0.0.252, as well as link-scope multicast IPv6 address
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FF02:0:0:0:0:0:1:3.
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7. References
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7.1. Normative References
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[RFC1035] Mockapetris, P., "Domain Names - Implementation and
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Specification", RFC 1035, November 1987.
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[RFC1321] Rivest, R., "The MD5 Message-Digest Algorithm", RFC 1321,
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April 1992.
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[RFC2119] Bradner, S., "Key words for use in RFCs to Indicate
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Requirement Levels", BCP 14, RFC 2119, March 1997.
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[RFC2181] Elz, R. and R. Bush, "Clarifications to the DNS
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Specification", RFC 2181, July 1997.
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[RFC2308] Andrews, M., "Negative Caching of DNS Queries (DNS NCACHE)",
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RFC 2308, March 1998.
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[RFC2365] Meyer, D., "Administratively Scoped IP Multicast", BCP 23, RFC
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2365, July 1998.
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[RFC2373] Hinden, R. and S. Deering, "IP Version 6 Addressing
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Architecture", RFC 2373, July 1998.
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[RFC2434] Alvestrand, H. and T. Narten, "Guidelines for Writing an IANA
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Considerations Section in RFCs", BCP 26, RFC 2434, October
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1998.
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[RFC2460] Deering, S. and R. Hinden, "Internet Protocol, Version 6
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(IPv6) Specification", RFC 2460, December 1998.
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[RFC2535] Eastlake, D., "Domain Name System Security Extensions", RFC
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2535, March 1999.
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[RFC2671] Vixie, P., "Extension Mechanisms for DNS (EDNS0)", RFC 2671,
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August 1999.
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[RFC2988] Paxson, V. and M. Allman, "Computing TCP's Retransmission
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Timer", RFC 2988, November 2000.
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7.2. Informative References
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[RFC1536] Kumar, A., et. al., "DNS Implementation Errors and Suggested
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Fixes", RFC 1536, October 1993.
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[RFC2131] Droms, R., "Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol", RFC 2131,
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March 1997.
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[RFC2136] Vixie, P., Thomson, S., Rekhter, Y. and J. Bound, "Dynamic
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Updates in the Domain Name System (DNS UPDATE)", RFC 2136,
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April 1997.
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[RFC2292] Stevens, W. and M. Thomas, "Advanced Sockets API for IPv6",
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RFC 2292, February 1998.
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[RFC2553] Gilligan, R., Thomson, S., Bound, J. and W. Stevens, "Basic
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Socket Interface Extensions for IPv6", RFC 2553, March 1999.
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[RFC2937] Smith, C., "The Name Service Search Option for DHCP", RFC
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2937, September 2000.
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[RFC3315] Droms, R., et al., "Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol for
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IPv6 (DHCPv6)", RFC 3315, July 2003.
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[DNSPerf] Jung, J., et al., "DNS Performance and the Effectiveness of
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Caching", IEEE/ACM Transactions on Networking, Volume 10,
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Number 5, pp. 589, October 2002.
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[DNSDisc] Durand, A., Hagino, I. and D. Thaler, "Well known site local
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unicast addresses to communicate with recursive DNS servers",
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Internet draft (work in progress), draft-ietf-ipv6-dns-
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discovery-07.txt, October 2002.
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[IPV4Link]
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Cheshire, S., Aboba, B. and E. Guttman, "Dynamic Configuration
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of IPv4 Link-Local Addresses", Internet draft (work in
|
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progress), draft-ietf-zeroconf-ipv4-linklocal-15.txt, May
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2004.
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[POSIX] IEEE Std. 1003.1-2001 Standard for Information Technology --
|
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Portable Operating System Interface (POSIX). Open Group
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Technical Standard: Base Specifications, Issue 6, December
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2001. ISO/IEC 9945:2002. http://www.opengroup.org/austin
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[LLMNREnable]
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Guttman, E., "DHCP LLMNR Enable Option", Internet draft (work
|
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in progress), draft-guttman-mdns-enable-02.txt, April 2002.
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[NodeInfo]
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Crawford, M., "IPv6 Node Information Queries", Internet draft
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(work in progress), draft-ietf-ipn-gwg-icmp-name-
|
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lookups-09.txt, May 2002.
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Acknowledgments
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This work builds upon original work done on multicast DNS by Bill
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Manning and Bill Woodcock. Bill Manning's work was funded under DARPA
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grant #F30602-99-1-0523. The authors gratefully acknowledge their
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contribution to the current specification. Constructive input has
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also been received from Mark Andrews, Stuart Cheshire, Randy Bush,
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Robert Elz, Rob Austein, James Gilroy, Olafur Gudmundsson, Erik
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Guttman, Myron Hattig, Thomas Narten, Christian Huitema, Erik
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Nordmark, Sander Van-Valkenburg, Tomohide Nagashima, Brian Zill,
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Keith Moore and Markku Savela.
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Authors' Addresses
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Levon Esibov
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Microsoft Corporation
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One Microsoft Way
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Redmond, WA 98052
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EMail: levone@microsoft.com
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Bernard Aboba
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Microsoft Corporation
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One Microsoft Way
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Redmond, WA 98052
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Phone: +1 425 706 6605
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EMail: bernarda@microsoft.com
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Dave Thaler
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Microsoft Corporation
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One Microsoft Way
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Redmond, WA 98052
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Phone: +1 425 703 8835
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EMail: dthaler@microsoft.com
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