Re: [DNSOP] Localhost - more reliable options?

Brian Dickson <brian.peter.dickson@gmail.com> Fri, 18 August 2017 03:19 UTC

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> On Aug 17, 2017, at 7:20 PM, Ted Lemon <mellon@fugue.com> wrote:
> 
> El 17 ag 2017, a les 21:54, Brian Dickson <brian.peter.dickson@gmail.com> va escriure:
>> If you're trying to use "localhost", that means you're using some kind of name resolution, whether it be DNS, /etc/hosts, NIS+, or anything else.
>> I'm suggesting that by using DNS, you can take advantage of what DNS has to offer, which includes potentially DNSSEC.
> 
> DNSSEC can't work, or even be used, if you are spoofing localhost.   If you used DNSSEC, the answer would fail validation.
> 

Correct, so to clarify:
Use DNSSEC, and use something other than "localhost."

Does the host know its own name(s)?

Brian