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

Brian Dickson <brian.peter.dickson@gmail.com> Tue, 17 November 2020 01:46 UTC

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Date: Mon, 16 Nov 2020 17:45:58 -0800
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Subject: Re: [dns-privacy] Amortization techniques for less popular name server names
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On Mon, Nov 16, 2020 at 5:28 PM Tony Finch <dot@dotat.at> wrote:

> 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?
>

Yes, exactly. (When I was writing it up, that thought even crossed my mind.)
The irony is not lost on me, either. :-)

Brian