Re: [dns-privacy] Datatracker State Update Notice: <draft-ietf-dprive-rfc7626-bis-04.txt>
Eric Rescorla <ekr@rtfm.com> Thu, 09 April 2020 13:25 UTC
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From: Eric Rescorla <ekr@rtfm.com>
Date: Thu, 09 Apr 2020 06:24:21 -0700
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To: Sara Dickinson <sara@sinodun.com>
Cc: Eric Orth <ericorth@google.com>, "dns-privacy@ietf.org" <dns-privacy@ietf.org>, Vittorio Bertola <vittorio.bertola@open-xchange.com>, "dprive-chairs@ietf.org" <dprive-chairs@ietf.org>, "Eric Vyncke (evyncke)" <evyncke@cisco.com>, "draft-ietf-dprive-rfc7626-bis@ietf.org" <draft-ietf-dprive-rfc7626-bis@ietf.org>
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Subject: Re: [dns-privacy] Datatracker State Update Notice: <draft-ietf-dprive-rfc7626-bis-04.txt>
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On Thu, Apr 9, 2020 at 4:00 AM Sara Dickinson <sara@sinodun.com> wrote: > > > On 7 Apr 2020, at 17:22, Eric Orth <ericorth@google.com> wrote: > > "consistent application-level controls across the device" > > Right there is where followers of the misunderstanding will read this text > incorrectly. Browsers and other non-malicious applications allowing > control does not guarantee consistent application control. > > On Tue, Apr 7, 2020 at 12:13 PM Sara Dickinson <sara@sinodun.com> wrote: > >> >> >> On 7 Apr 2020, at 16:47, Eric Rescorla <ekr@rtfm.com> wrote: >> >> >> >> On Tue, Apr 7, 2020 at 8:40 AM Vittorio Bertola < >> vittorio.bertola@open-xchange.com> wrote: >> >>> >>> Il 07/04/2020 17:23 Eric Rescorla <ekr@rtfm.com> ha scritto: >>> >>> >>> >>> On Tue, Apr 7, 2020 at 7:38 AM Sara Dickinson < sara@sinodun.com> >>> wrote: >>> >>> The goal of this text is to enumerate for the end user the privacy >>> considerations of using such an application so I propose this text: >>> >>> "For users to have the ability to manage the application-specific DNS >>> settings in a similar fashion to the OS DNS settings, each application also >>> needs to expose the default settings to the user, provide a configuration >>> interface to change them, and support configuration of user specified >>> resolvers. >>> >>> If all of the applications used on a given device also provide a setting >>> to use the system resolver, then the device can be reverted to a single >>> point of control for all DNS queries. If not, then (depending on the >>> application and transport used for DNS queries) users should take note that >>> they may not be able to inspect all their DNS queries or manage them to set >>> device wide controls e.g. domain based query re-direction or filtering. “ >>> >>> >>> I don't think this addresses my concern, because "revert" implies that >>> this is somehow the default situation, which, as I said, is not clearly the >>> case because applications have been doing their own resolution for some >>> time. >>> >>> In the interest of moving forward, i suggest you change the term >>> "reverted" to "configured" and add at the end "Note that this does not >>> guarantee controlling malware name resolution as it can simply ignore >>> whatever the system resolver and any user configuration settings.." >>> >>> I don't understand where in the proposed text there was a reference to >>> malware that prompted further discussion of the effectiveness of using DNS >>> to counter it. In any case, if we think that we need to discuss this topic >>> at that point in the draft, one should also note that there also are ways >>> to prevent malware from reaching a different resolver, though they are less >>> likely to work once connections are encrypted, etc. But I think that this >>> would make reaching consensus even harder, so perhaps we could avoid doing >>> so and just focus on suggestions related to application configuration. >>> >> >> Well, I would be happy to strike this text entirely. However, the text >> speaks of "control" and if we're going to say that, we should acknowledge >> that the system DNS is not going to let you control malicious applications >> because malware can just do its own resolution. As it is, I think the text >> gives a false impression >> >> >> How about making the last sentence a little more specific instead: >> >> If not, then (depending on the application and transport used for DNS >> queries) users should take note that they may not be able to inspect the >> DNS queries generated by such applications, or manage them to set >> consistent application-level controls across the device for e.g. domain >> based query re-direction or filtering. “ >> > > If the feeling is that it is really needed then I would suggest text that > is consistent with that used in section 3.5.2.1, for example: > > “ In addition, if a client device is compromised by a malicious > application, the attacker can > use application-specific DNS resolvers, transport and settings of its > own choosing.” > Sort of. This seems like it still buries the lede. "Note that if a client device is compromised by a malicious application, the attacker can use application-specific DNS resolvers, transport and settings of its own choosing and thus will not be affected by these controls." > Sara. > > > >> Sara. >> >> >> -Ekr >> >> -- >>> >>> Vittorio Bertola | Head of Policy & Innovation, Open-Xchange >>> vittorio.bertola@open-xchange.com >>> Office @ Via Treviso 12, 10144 Torino, Italy >>> >>> >> _______________________________________________ >> dns-privacy mailing list >> dns-privacy@ietf.org >> https://www.ietf.org/mailman/listinfo/dns-privacy >> > >
- [dns-privacy] Datatracker State Update Notice: <d… IETF Secretariat
- Re: [dns-privacy] Datatracker State Update Notice… Eric Vyncke (evyncke)
- Re: [dns-privacy] Datatracker State Update Notice… Eric Rescorla
- Re: [dns-privacy] Datatracker State Update Notice… Eric Rescorla
- Re: [dns-privacy] Datatracker State Update Notice… Vittorio Bertola
- Re: [dns-privacy] Datatracker State Update Notice… Eric Rescorla
- Re: [dns-privacy] Datatracker State Update Notice… Sara Dickinson
- Re: [dns-privacy] Datatracker State Update Notice… Sara Dickinson
- Re: [dns-privacy] Datatracker State Update Notice… Vittorio Bertola
- Re: [dns-privacy] Datatracker State Update Notice… Eric Rescorla
- Re: [dns-privacy] Datatracker State Update Notice… Sara Dickinson
- Re: [dns-privacy] Datatracker State Update Notice… Sara Dickinson
- Re: [dns-privacy] Datatracker State Update Notice… Eric Rescorla
- Re: [dns-privacy] Datatracker State Update Notice… Brian Dickson
- Re: [dns-privacy] Datatracker State Update Notice… Eric Rescorla
- Re: [dns-privacy] Datatracker State Update Notice… Stephen Farrell
- Re: [dns-privacy] Datatracker State Update Notice… Sara Dickinson
- Re: [dns-privacy] Datatracker State Update Notice… Vittorio Bertola
- Re: [dns-privacy] Datatracker State Update Notice… Sara Dickinson
- Re: [dns-privacy] Datatracker State Update Notice… Eric Rescorla
- Re: [dns-privacy] Datatracker State Update Notice… Sara Dickinson
- Re: [dns-privacy] Datatracker State Update Notice… Eric Rescorla
- Re: [dns-privacy] Datatracker State Update Notice… Brian Dickson
- Re: [dns-privacy] Datatracker State Update Notice… Eric Rescorla
- Re: [dns-privacy] Datatracker State Update Notice… Brian Dickson
- Re: [dns-privacy] Datatracker State Update Notice… Jim Reid
- Re: [dns-privacy] Datatracker State Update Notice… Brian Dickson
- Re: [dns-privacy] Datatracker State Update Notice… Eric Rescorla
- Re: [dns-privacy] Datatracker State Update Notice… Tony Finch
- Re: [dns-privacy] Datatracker State Update Notice… Sara Dickinson
- Re: [dns-privacy] Datatracker State Update Notice… Eric Rescorla
- Re: [dns-privacy] Datatracker State Update Notice… Vittorio Bertola
- Re: [dns-privacy] Datatracker State Update Notice… Eric Rescorla
- Re: [dns-privacy] Datatracker State Update Notice… Eric Orth
- Re: [dns-privacy] Datatracker State Update Notice… Sara Dickinson
- Re: [dns-privacy] Datatracker State Update Notice… Eric Orth
- Re: [dns-privacy] Datatracker State Update Notice… Sara Dickinson
- Re: [dns-privacy] [EXT] Re: Datatracker State Upd… Vittorio Bertola
- Re: [dns-privacy] Datatracker State Update Notice… Eric Rescorla
- Re: [dns-privacy] Datatracker State Update Notice… Sara Dickinson
- Re: [dns-privacy] Datatracker State Update Notice… Eric Rescorla
- Re: [dns-privacy] Datatracker State Update Notice… Sara Dickinson
- Re: [dns-privacy] Datatracker State Update Notice… Sara Dickinson
- Re: [dns-privacy] Datatracker State Update Notice… Eric Vyncke (evyncke)
- Re: [dns-privacy] Datatracker State Update Notice… Eric Rescorla
- Re: [dns-privacy] Datatracker State Update Notice… Sara Dickinson
- Re: [dns-privacy] Datatracker State Update Notice… Eric Rescorla
- Re: [dns-privacy] Datatracker State Update Notice… Sara Dickinson
- Re: [dns-privacy] Datatracker State Update Notice… Christian Huitema
- Re: [dns-privacy] Datatracker State Update Notice… Vittorio Bertola
- Re: [dns-privacy] Datatracker State Update Notice… Stephane Bortzmeyer
- Re: [dns-privacy] Datatracker State Update Notice… Stephane Bortzmeyer
- Re: [dns-privacy] Datatracker State Update Notice… Ben Schwartz
- Re: [dns-privacy] Datatracker State Update Notice… Vittorio Bertola
- Re: [dns-privacy] Datatracker State Update Notice… Vittorio Bertola
- Re: [dns-privacy] Datatracker State Update Notice… S Moonesamy
- Re: [dns-privacy] Datatracker State Update Notice… Andrew Campling
- Re: [dns-privacy] Datatracker State Update Notice… Andrew Campling
- Re: [dns-privacy] Datatracker State Update Notice… Christian Huitema
- Re: [dns-privacy] Datatracker State Update Notice… Brian Dickson
- Re: [dns-privacy] Datatracker State Update Notice… Rob Sayre