Re: [DNSOP] DNSSEC Strict Mode

"libor.peltan" <libor.peltan@nic.cz> Tue, 23 February 2021 15:17 UTC

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Subject: Re: [DNSOP] DNSSEC Strict Mode
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Hi Ben,

could you please briefly summarize how this relates to last paragraph of 
https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc4035#section-2.2 ?

The way how I understand it, each DNSKEY already must be treated as the 
proposed "strict" mode, thus this proposal is completely useless.

Thanks,

Libor

Dne 23. 02. 21 v 16:08 Ben Schwartz napsal(a):
> Inspired by some recent discussions here (and at DNS-OARC), and 
> hastened by the draft cut-off, I present for your consideration 
> "DNSSEC Strict Mode": 
> https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/html/draft-schwartz-dnsop-dnssec-strict-mode-00 
> <https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/html/draft-schwartz-dnsop-dnssec-strict-mode-00> 
>
>
> Abstract:
> Currently, the DNSSEC security of a zone is limited by the strength of 
> its weakest signature algorithm.  DNSSEC Strict Mode makes zones as 
> secure as their strongest algorithm instead.
>
> The draft has a long discussion about why and how, but the core 
> normative text is just three sentences:
>
> The DNSSEC Strict Mode flag appears in bit $N of the DNSKEY flags 
> field.  If this flag is set, all records in the zone MUST be 
> signed correctly under this key's specified Algorithm.  A validator 
> that receives a Strict Mode DNSKEY with a supported Algorithm 
> SHOULD reject as Bogus any RRSet that lacks a valid RRSIG with 
> this Algorithm.
>
> --Ben Schwartz
>
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