Re: [dane] DANE for MX host via insecure MX RR?

Michael Ströder <michael@stroeder.com> Thu, 10 September 2015 18:28 UTC

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Subject: Re: [dane] DANE for MX host via insecure MX RR?
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Viktor Dukhovni wrote:
> On Thu, Sep 10, 2015 at 07:52:34PM +0200, Michael Ströder wrote:
>> People should be prepared that some MTAs will require signed MX RRs.
> 
> [..]  Without signed MX RRs, many sites will not take advantage of DANE
> TLSA RRs for the corresponding MX hosts even if present.

That's what I meant.

> That's different from requiring the MX
> RRset to be signed in the first place.

Yes.

Ciao, Michael.