Re: [dns-privacy] Amortization techniques for less popular name server names

Tony Finch <dot@dotat.at> Tue, 17 November 2020 01:28 UTC

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From: Tony Finch <dot@dotat.at>
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Subject: Re: [dns-privacy] Amortization techniques for less popular name server names
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Brian Dickson <brian.peter.dickson@gmail.com> wrote:

> Attempting to do XFR for many name servers which are infrequently used
> would have scalability issues from any resolver, if the server names are
> in a large number of zones. One approach to reducing this issue is
> aggregating server names inside many fewer zones. Doing this aggregation
> creates trust issues, however.

Summarizing brutally :-) this sounds a bit like a combination between DLV
and hyperlocal root zones?

Tony.
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