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DNS Extensions Working Group R. Arends
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Internet-Draft Telematica Instituut
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Expires: August 25, 2005 P. Koch
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DENIC eG
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J. Schlyter
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NIC-SE
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February 21, 2005
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Evaluating DNSSEC Transition Mechanisms
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draft-ietf-dnsext-dnssec-trans-02.txt
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Status of this Memo
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This document is an Internet-Draft and is subject to all provisions
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of Section 3 of RFC 3667. By submitting this Internet-Draft, each
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author represents that any applicable patent or other IPR claims of
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which he or she is aware have been or will be disclosed, and any of
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which he or she 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
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Internet-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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The list of Internet-Draft Shadow Directories can be accessed at
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http://www.ietf.org/shadow.html.
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This Internet-Draft will expire on August 25, 2005.
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Copyright Notice
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Copyright (C) The Internet Society (2005).
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Abstract
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This document collects and summarizes different proposals for
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alternative and additional strategies for authenticated denial in DNS
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responses, evaluates these proposals and gives a recommendation for a
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way forward.
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Table of Contents
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1. Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
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2. Transition Mechanisms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
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2.1 Mechanisms With Need of Updating DNSSEC-bis . . . . . . . 4
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2.1.1 Dynamic NSEC Synthesis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
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2.1.2 Add Versioning/Subtyping to Current NSEC . . . . . . . 5
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2.1.3 Type Bit Map NSEC Indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
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2.1.4 New Apex Type . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
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2.1.5 NSEC White Lies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
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2.1.6 NSEC Optional via DNSSKEY Flag . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
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2.1.7 New Answer Pseudo RR Type . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
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2.1.8 SIG(0) Based Authenticated Denial . . . . . . . . . . 9
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2.2 Mechanisms Without Need of Updating DNSSEC-bis . . . . . . 10
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2.2.1 Partial Type-code and Signal Rollover . . . . . . . . 10
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2.2.2 A Complete Type-code and Signal Rollover . . . . . . . 11
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2.2.3 Unknown Algorithm in RRSIG . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
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3. Recommendation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
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4. Acknowledgements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
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5. References . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
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5.1 Normative References . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
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5.2 Informative References . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
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Authors' Addresses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
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Intellectual Property and Copyright Statements . . . . . . . . 15
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1. Introduction
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This report shall document the process of dealing with the NSEC
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walking problem late in the Last Call for
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[I-D.ietf-dnsext-dnssec-intro, I-D.ietf-dnsext-dnssec-protocol,
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I-D.ietf-dnsext-dnssec-records]. It preserves some of the discussion
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that took place in the DNSEXT WG during the first half of June 2004
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as well as some additional ideas that came up subsequently.
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This is an edited excerpt of the chairs' mail to the WG:
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The working group consents on not including NSEC-alt in the
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DNSSEC-bis documents. The working group considers to take up
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"prevention of zone enumeration" as a work item.
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There may be multiple mechanisms to allow for co-existence with
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DNSSEC-bis. The chairs allow the working group a little over a
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week (up to June 12, 2004) to come to consensus on a possible
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modification to the document to enable gentle rollover. If that
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consensus cannot be reached the DNSSEC-bis documents will go out
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as-is.
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To ease the process of getting consensus, a summary of the proposed
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solutions and analysis of the pros and cons were written during the
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weekend.
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This summary includes:
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An inventory of the proposed mechanisms to make a transition to
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future work on authenticated denial of existence.
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List the known Pros and Cons, possibly provide new arguments, and
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possible security considerations of these mechanisms.
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Provide a recommendation on a way forward that is least disruptive
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to the DNSSEC-bis specifications as they stand and keep an open
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path to other methods for authenticated denial of existence.
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The descriptions of the proposals in this document are coarse and do
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not cover every detail necessary for implementation. In any case,
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documentation and further study is needed before implementaion and/or
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deployment, including those which seem to be solely operational in
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nature.
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2. Transition Mechanisms
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In the light of recent discussions and past proposals, we have found
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several ways to allow for transition to future expansion of
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authenticated denial. We tried to illuminate the paths and pitfalls
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in these ways forward. Some proposals lead to a versioning of
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DNSSEC, where DNSSEC-bis may co-exist with DNSSEC-ter, other
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proposals are 'clean' but may cause delay, while again others may be
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plain hacks.
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Some paths do not introduce versioning, and might require the current
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DNSSEC-bis documents to be fully updated to allow for extensions to
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authenticated denial mechanisms. Other paths introduce versioning
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and do not (or minimally) require DNSSEC-bis documents to be updated,
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allowing DNSSEC-bis to be deployed, while future versions can be
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drafted independent from or partially depending on DNSSEC-bis.
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2.1 Mechanisms With Need of Updating DNSSEC-bis
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Mechanisms in this category demand updates to the DNSSEC-bis document
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set.
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2.1.1 Dynamic NSEC Synthesis
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This proposal assumes that NSEC RRs and the authenticating RRSIG will
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be generated dynamically to just cover the (non existent) query name.
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The owner name is (the) one preceding the name queried for, the Next
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Owner Name Field has the value of the Query Name Field + 1 (first
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successor in canonical ordering). A separate key (the normal ZSK or
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a separate ZSK per authoritative server) would be used for RRSIGs on
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NSEC RRs. This is a defense against enumeration, though it has the
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presumption of online signing.
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2.1.1.1 Coexistence and Migration
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There is no change in interpretation other then that the next owner
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name might or might not exist.
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2.1.1.2 Limitations
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This introduces an unbalanced cost between query and response
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generation due to dynamic generation of signatures.
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2.1.1.3 Amendments to DNSSEC-bis
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The current DNSSEC-bis documents might need to be updated to indicate
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that the next owner name might not be an existing name in the zone.
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This is not a real change to the spec since implementers have been
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warned not to synthesize with previously cached NSEC records. A
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specific bit to identify the dynamic signature generating key might
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be useful as well, to prevent it from being used to fake positive
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data.
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2.1.1.4 Cons
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Unbalanced cost is a ground for DDoS. Though this protects against
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enumeration, it is not really a path for versioning.
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2.1.1.5 Pros
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Hardly any amendments to DNSSEC-bis.
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2.1.2 Add Versioning/Subtyping to Current NSEC
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This proposal introduces versioning for the NSEC RR type (a.k.a.
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subtyping) by adding a (one octet) version field to the NSEC RDATA.
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Version number 0 is assigned to the current (DNSSEC-bis) meaning,
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making this an 'Must Be Zero' (MBZ) for the to be published docset.
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2.1.2.1 Coexistence and Migration
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Since the versioning is done inside the NSEC RR, different versions
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may coexist. However, depending on future methods, that may or may
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not be useful inside a single zone. Resolvers cannot ask for
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specific NSEC versions but may be able to indicate version support by
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means of a to be defined EDNS option bit.
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2.1.2.2 Limitations
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There are no technical limitations, though it will cause delay to
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allow testing of the (currently unknown) new NSEC interpretation.
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Since the versioning and signaling is done inside the NSEC RR, future
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methods will likely be restricted to a single RR type authenticated
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denial (as opposed to e.g. NSEC-alt, which currently proposes three
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RR types).
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2.1.2.3 Amendments to DNSSEC-bis
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Full Update of the current DNSSEC-bis documents to provide for new
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fields in NSEC, while specifying behavior in case of unknown field
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values.
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2.1.2.4 Cons
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Though this is a clean and clear path without versioning DNSSEC, it
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takes some time to design, gain consensus, update the current
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dnssec-bis document, test and implement a new authenticated denial
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record.
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2.1.2.5 Pros
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Does not introduce an iteration to DNSSEC while providing a clear and
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clean migration strategy.
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2.1.3 Type Bit Map NSEC Indicator
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Bits in the type-bit-map are reused or allocated to signify the
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interpretation of NSEC.
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This proposal assumes that future extensions make use of the existing
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NSEC RDATA syntax, while it may need to change the interpretation of
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the RDATA or introduce an alternative denial mechanism, invoked by
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the specific type-bit-map-bits.
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2.1.3.1 Coexistence and migration
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Old and new NSEC meaning could coexist, depending how the signaling
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would be defined. The bits for NXT, NSEC, RRSIG or other outdated RR
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types are available as well as those covering meta/query types or
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types to be specifically allocated.
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2.1.3.2 Limitations
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This mechanism uses an NSEC field that was not designed for that
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purpose. Similar methods were discussed during the Opt-In discussion
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and the Silly-State discussion.
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2.1.3.3 Amendments to DNSSEC-bis
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The specific type-bit-map-bits must be allocated and they need to be
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specified as 'Must Be Zero' (MBZ) when used for standard (dnssec-bis)
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interpretation. Also, behaviour of the resolver and validator must
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be documented in case unknown values are encountered for the MBZ
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field. Currently the protocol document specifies that the validator
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MUST ignore the setting of the NSEC and the RRSIG bits, while other
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bits are only used for the specific purpose of the type-bit-map field
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2.1.3.4 Cons
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The type-bit-map was not designed for this purpose. It is a
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straightforward hack. Text in protocol section 5.4 was put in
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specially to defend against this usage.
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2.1.3.5 Pros
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No change needed to the on-the-wire protocol as specified in the
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current docset.
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2.1.4 New Apex Type
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This introduces a new Apex type (parallel to the zone's SOA)
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indicating the DNSSEC version (or authenticated denial) used in or
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for this zone.
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2.1.4.1 Coexistence and Migration
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Depending on the design of this new RR type multiple denial
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mechanisms may coexist in a zone. Old validators will not understand
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and thus ignore the new type, so interpretation of the new NSEC
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scheme may fail, negative responses may appear 'bogus'.
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2.1.4.2 Limitations
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A record of this kind is likely to carry additional
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feature/versioning indications unrelated to the current question of
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authenticated denial.
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2.1.4.3 Amendments to DNSSEC-bis
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The current DNSSEC-bis documents need to be updated to indicate that
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the absence of this type indicates dnssec-bis, and that the (mere)
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presence of this type indicated unknown versions.
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2.1.4.4 Cons
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The only other 'zone' or 'apex' record is the SOA record. Though
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this proposal is not new, it is yet unknown how it might fulfill
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authenticated denial extensions. This new RR type would only provide
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for a generalized signaling mechanism, not the new authenticated
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denial scheme. Since it is likely to be general in nature, due to
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this generality consensus is not to be reached soon.
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2.1.4.5 Pros
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This approach would allow for a lot of other per zone information to
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be transported or signaled to both (slave) servers and resolvers.
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2.1.5 NSEC White Lies
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This proposal disables one part of NSEC (the pointer part) by means
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of a special target (root, apex, owner, ...), leaving intact only the
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ability to authenticate denial of existence of RR sets, not denial of
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existence of domain names (NXDOMAIN). It may be necessary to have
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one working NSEC to prove the absence of a wildcard.
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2.1.5.1 Coexistence and Migration
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The NSEC target can be specified per RR, so standard NSEC and 'white
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lie' NSEC can coexist in a zone. There is no need for migration
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because no versioning is introduced or intended.
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2.1.5.2 Limitations
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This proposal breaks the protocol and is applicable to certain types
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of zones only (no wildcard, no deep names, delegation only). Most of
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the burden is put on the resolver side and operational consequences
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are yet to be studied.
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2.1.5.3 Amendments to DNSSEC-bis
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The current DNSSEC-bis documents need to be updated to indicate that
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the NXDOMAIN responses may be insecure.
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2.1.5.4 Cons
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Strictly speaking this breaks the protocol and doesn't fully fulfill
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the requirements for authenticated denial of existence. Security
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implications need to be carefully documented: search path problems
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(forged denial of existence may lead to wrong expansion of non-FQDNs
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[RFC1535]) and replay attacks to deny existence of records.
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2.1.5.5 Pros
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Hardly any amendments to DNSSEC-bis. Operational "trick" that is
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available anyway.
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2.1.6 NSEC Optional via DNSSKEY Flag
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A new DNSKEY may be defined to declare NSEC optional per zone.
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2.1.6.1 Coexistence and Migration
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Current resolvers/validators will not understand the Flag bit and
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will have to treat negative responses as bogus. Otherwise, no
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migration path is needed since NSEC is simply turned off.
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2.1.6.2 Limitations
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NSEC can only be made completely optional at the cost of being unable
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to prove unsecure delegations (absence of a DS RR [RFC3658]). A next
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to this approach would just disable authenticated denial for
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non-existence of nodes.
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2.1.6.3 Amendments to DNSSEC-bis
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New DNSKEY Flag to be defined. Resolver/Validator behaviour needs to
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be specified in the light of absence of authenticated denial.
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2.1.6.4 Cons
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Doesn't fully meet requirements. Operational consequences to be
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studied.
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2.1.6.5 Pros
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Official version of the "trick" presented in (8). Operational
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problems can be addressed during future work on validators.
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2.1.7 New Answer Pseudo RR Type
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A new pseudo RR type may be defined that will be dynamically created
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(and signed) by the responding authoritative server. The RR in the
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response will cover the QNAME, QCLASS and QTYPE and will authenticate
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both denial of existence of name (NXDOMAIN) or RRset.
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2.1.7.1 Coexistence and Migration
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Current resolvers/validators will not understand the pseudo RR and
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will thus not be able to process negative responses so testified. A
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signaling or solicitation method would have to be specified.
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2.1.7.2 Limitations
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This method can only be used with online keys and online signing
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capacity.
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2.1.7.3 Amendments to DNSSEC-bis
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Signaling method needs to be defined.
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2.1.7.4 Cons
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Keys have to be held and processed online with all security
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implications. An additional flag for those keys identifying them as
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online or negative answer only keys should be considered.
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2.1.7.5 Pros
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Expands DNSSEC authentication to the RCODE.
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2.1.8 SIG(0) Based Authenticated Denial
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2.1.8.1 Coexistence and Migration
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2.1.8.2 Limitations
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2.1.8.3 Amendments to DNSSEC-bis
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2.1.8.4 Cons
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2.1.8.5 Pros
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2.2 Mechanisms Without Need of Updating DNSSEC-bis
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2.2.1 Partial Type-code and Signal Rollover
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Carefully crafted type code/signal rollover to define a new
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authenticated denial space that extends/replaces DNSSEC-bis
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authenticated denial space. This particular path is illuminated by
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Paul Vixie in a Message-Id <20040602070859.0F50913951@sa.vix.com>
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posted to <namedroppers@ops.ietf.org> 2004-06-02.
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2.2.1.1 Coexistence and Migration
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To protect the current resolver for future versions, a new DNSSEC-OK
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bit must be allocated to make clear it does or does not understand
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the future version. Also, a new DS type needs to be allocated to
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allow differentiation between a current signed delegation and a
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'future' signed delegation. Also, current NSEC needs to be rolled
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into a new authenticated denial type.
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2.2.1.2 Limitations
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None.
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2.2.1.3 Amendments to DNSSEC-bis
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None.
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2.2.1.4 Cons
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It is cumbersome to carefully craft an TCR that 'just fits'. The
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DNSSEC-bis protocol has many 'borderline' cases that needs special
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consideration. It might be easier to do a full TCR, since a few of
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the types and signals need upgrading anyway.
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2.2.1.5 Pros
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Graceful adoption of future versions of NSEC, while there are no
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amendments to DNSSEC-bis.
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2.2.2 A Complete Type-code and Signal Rollover
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A new DNSSEC space is defined which can exist independent of current
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DNSSEC-bis space.
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This proposal assumes that all current DNSSEC type-codes
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(RRSIG/DNSKEY/NSEC/DS) and signals (DNSSEC-OK) are not used in any
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future versions of DNSSEC. Any future version of DNSSEC has its own
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||
types to allow for keys, signatures, authenticated denial, etcetera.
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2.2.2.1 Coexistence and Migration
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Both spaces can co-exist. They can be made completely orthogonal.
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2.2.2.2 Limitations
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||
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||
None.
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||
2.2.2.3 Amendments to DNSSEC-bis
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||
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||
None.
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||
|
||
2.2.2.4 Cons
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||
|
||
With this path we abandon the current DNSSEC-bis. Though it is easy
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||
to role specific well-known and well-tested parts into the re-write,
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||
once deployment has started this path is very expensive for
|
||
implementers, registries, registrars and registrants as well as
|
||
resolvers/users. A TCR is not to be expected to occur frequently, so
|
||
while a next generation authenticated denial may be enabled by a TCR,
|
||
it is likely that that TCR will only be agreed upon if it serves a
|
||
whole basket of changes or additions. A quick introduction of
|
||
NSEC-ng should not be expected from this path.
|
||
|
||
2.2.2.5 Pros
|
||
|
||
No amendments/changes to current DNSSEC-bis docset needed. It is
|
||
always there as last resort.
|
||
|
||
2.2.3 Unknown Algorithm in RRSIG
|
||
|
||
This proposal assumes that future extensions make use of the existing
|
||
NSEC RDATA syntax, while it may need to change the interpretation of
|
||
|
||
|
||
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||
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||
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||
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||
the RDATA or introduce an alternative denial mechanism, invoked by
|
||
the specific unknown signing algorithm. The different interpretation
|
||
would be signaled by use of different signature algorithms in the
|
||
RRSIG records covering the NSEC RRs.
|
||
|
||
When an entire zone is signed with a single unknown algorithm, it
|
||
will cause implementations that follow current dnssec-bis documents
|
||
to treat individual RRsets as unsigned.
|
||
|
||
2.2.3.1 Coexistence and migration
|
||
|
||
Old and new NSEC RDATA interpretation or known and unknown Signatures
|
||
can NOT coexist in a zone since signatures cover complete (NSEC)
|
||
RRSets.
|
||
|
||
2.2.3.2 Limitations
|
||
|
||
Validating resolvers agnostic of new interpretation will treat the
|
||
NSEC RRset as "not signed". This affects wildcard and non-existence
|
||
proof, as well as proof for (un)secured delegations. Also, all
|
||
positive signatures (RRSIGs on RRSets other than DS, NSEC) appear
|
||
insecure/bogus to an old validator.
|
||
|
||
The algorithm version space is split for each future version of
|
||
DNSSEC. Violation of the 'modular components' concept. We use the
|
||
'validator' to protect the 'resolver' from unknown interpretations.
|
||
|
||
2.2.3.3 Amendments to DNSSEC-bis
|
||
|
||
None.
|
||
|
||
2.2.3.4 Cons
|
||
|
||
The algorithm field was not designed for this purpose. This is a
|
||
straightforward hack.
|
||
|
||
2.2.3.5 Pros
|
||
|
||
No amendments/changes to current DNSSEC-bis docset needed.
|
||
|
||
3. Recommendation
|
||
|
||
The authors recommend that the working group commits to and starts
|
||
work on a partial TCR, allowing graceful transition towards a future
|
||
version of NSEC. Meanwhile, to accomodate the need for an
|
||
immediately, temporary, solution against zone-traversal, we recommend
|
||
On-Demand NSEC synthesis.
|
||
|
||
|
||
|
||
|
||
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||
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||
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||
|
||
|
||
This approach does not require any mandatory changes to DNSSEC-bis,
|
||
does not violate the protocol and fulfills the requirements. As a
|
||
side effect, it moves the cost of implementation and deployment to
|
||
the users (zone owners) of this mechanism.
|
||
|
||
4. Acknowledgements
|
||
|
||
The authors would like to thank Sam Weiler and Mark Andrews for their
|
||
input and constructive comments.
|
||
|
||
5. References
|
||
|
||
5.1 Normative References
|
||
|
||
[I-D.ietf-dnsext-dnssec-intro]
|
||
Arends, R., Austein, R., Massey, D., Larson, M. and S.
|
||
Rose, "DNS Security Introduction and Requirements",
|
||
Internet-Draft draft-ietf-dnsext-dnssec-intro-13, October
|
||
2004.
|
||
|
||
[I-D.ietf-dnsext-dnssec-protocol]
|
||
Arends, R., "Protocol Modifications for the DNS Security
|
||
Extensions",
|
||
Internet-Draft draft-ietf-dnsext-dnssec-protocol-09,
|
||
October 2004.
|
||
|
||
[I-D.ietf-dnsext-dnssec-records]
|
||
Arends, R., "Resource Records for the DNS Security
|
||
Extensions",
|
||
Internet-Draft draft-ietf-dnsext-dnssec-records-11,
|
||
October 2004.
|
||
|
||
[RFC1034] Mockapetris, P., "Domain names - concepts and facilities",
|
||
STD 13, RFC 1034, November 1987.
|
||
|
||
[RFC1035] Mockapetris, P., "Domain names - implementation and
|
||
specification", STD 13, RFC 1035, November 1987.
|
||
|
||
[RFC2931] Eastlake, D., "DNS Request and Transaction Signatures (
|
||
SIG(0)s)", RFC 2931, September 2000.
|
||
|
||
5.2 Informative References
|
||
|
||
[RFC1535] Gavron, E., "A Security Problem and Proposed Correction
|
||
With Widely Deployed DNS Software", RFC 1535, October
|
||
1993.
|
||
|
||
[RFC2535] Eastlake, D., "Domain Name System Security Extensions",
|
||
|
||
|
||
|
||
Arends, et al. Expires August 25, 2005 [Page 13]
|
||
|
||
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|
||
|
||
|
||
RFC 2535, March 1999.
|
||
|
||
[RFC2629] Rose, M., "Writing I-Ds and RFCs using XML", RFC 2629,
|
||
June 1999.
|
||
|
||
[RFC3658] Gudmundsson, O., "Delegation Signer (DS) Resource Record
|
||
(RR)", RFC 3658, December 2003.
|
||
|
||
|
||
Authors' Addresses
|
||
|
||
Roy Arends
|
||
Telematica Instituut
|
||
Brouwerijstraat 1
|
||
Enschede 7523 XC
|
||
The Netherlands
|
||
|
||
Phone: +31 53 4850485
|
||
Email: roy.arends@telin.nl
|
||
|
||
|
||
Peter Koch
|
||
DENIC eG
|
||
Wiesenh"uttenplatz 26
|
||
Frankfurt 60329
|
||
Germany
|
||
|
||
Phone: +49 69 27235 0
|
||
Email: pk@DENIC.DE
|
||
|
||
|
||
Jakob Schlyter
|
||
NIC-SE
|
||
Box 5774
|
||
Stockholm SE-114 87
|
||
Sweden
|
||
|
||
Email: jakob@nic.se
|
||
URI: http://www.nic.se/
|
||
|
||
|
||
|
||
|
||
|
||
|
||
|
||
|
||
|
||
|
||
|
||
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||
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||
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||
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||
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