Re: [dnsoverhttp] Survey of DNS over HTTP

Martin Thomson <martin.thomson@gmail.com> Fri, 16 September 2016 16:02 UTC

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On 16 September 2016 at 03:05, Shane Kerr <shane@time-travellers.org> wrote:
>> BTW, the reason these are related is that if folks are using
>> IP addresses for the requests, then our current inability to
>> get WebPKI certs for IP addresses may be a functional motivation
>> for preserving the ability to do DNS/HTTP in clear.
>
> I'm not sure about this. (No, really, I am ignorant!)

As a practical matter, I don't see IP subjectAltName ever being used.
Better to retain the notion of a name, even if you don't use that name
in the process of establishing a connection to the server.