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Re: [DNSOP] [Ext] nsec3-parameters opinions gathered

Paul Vixie <paul@redbarn.org> Mon, 08 November 2021 16:43 UTC

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Subject: Re: [DNSOP] [Ext] nsec3-parameters opinions gathered
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Paul Hoffman wrote on 2021-11-08 08:13:
> On Nov 8, 2021, at 5:45 AM, Wes Hardaker <wjhns1@hardakers.net> wrote:
>> ... How do you think we should specifically change that text?
> 
> Instead of "low iterations count", maybe "low iterations count (preferably 0)"?

+1.

i suggest we also add text stating that an iteration count higher than 
three (or so) is likely to be treated by some validators as a resource 
starvation attack and also an invitation to waste energy, leading to a 
validation outcome of "bogus".

vixie

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