Re: [DNSOP] Fwd: I-D Action: draft-toorop-dnsop-ranking-dns-data-00.txt

[Dave Lawrence <[e-mail]>]

Ray Bellis writes:
> I get the impression with DELEG on the horizon that there's a shift 
> towards the parent side data being considered more "authoritative" even 
> though in protocol terms it explicitly isn't.

Yes and no; there's a bit of nuance to ferret out here.  This is part
of the original sin of parent/child NS.  There is no child-side DELEG
for parent-side DELEG to be considered more authoritative about.  It
is just authoritative in the parent in the same way that DS is, which
incidentally is also more authoritative than if you put a DS in the apex.

Your general observation is, of course, correct that yes, this shift
takes a clearer parent-centric view of the perennial parent-centric /
child-centric debate.  In practical terms, operations have largely
been parent-centric anyway.