Re: [DNSOP] I-D Action: draft-ietf-dnsop-svcb-https-09.txt

["Murray S. Kucherawy" <[e-mail]>]

On Fri, May 6, 2022 at 12:09 PM <[e-mail]> wrote:

> A New Internet-Draft is available from the on-line Internet-Drafts
> directories.
> This draft is a work item of the Domain Name System Operations WG of the
> IETF.
>
>         Title           : Service binding and parameter specification via
> the DNS (DNS SVCB and HTTPS RRs)
>         Authors         : Ben Schwartz
>                           Mike Bishop
>                           Erik Nygren
>         Filename        : draft-ietf-dnsop-svcb-https-09.txt
>         Pages           : 62
>         Date            : 2022-05-06
>
> Abstract:
>    This document specifies the "SVCB" and "HTTPS" DNS resource record
>    (RR) types to facilitate the lookup of information needed to make
>    connections to network services, such as for HTTP origins.  SVCB
>    records allow a service to be provided from multiple alternative
>    endpoints, each with associated parameters (such as transport
>    protocol configuration and keys for encrypting the TLS ClientHello).
>    They also enable aliasing of apex domains, which is not possible with
>    CNAME.  The HTTPS RR is a variation of SVCB for use with HTTP [HTTP].
>    By providing more information to the client before it attempts to
>    establish a connection, these records offer potential benefits to
>    both performance and privacy.
>

I see the change to Expert Review, which looks good.  Are we going with the
idea of allowing an I-D to be a valid format reference, even though they
expire, to enable things that are in development or experimental?

-MSK