Re: [DNSOP] Last Call: <draft-ietf-dnsop-onion-tld-00.txt> (The .onion Special-Use Domain Name) to Proposed Standard

[Bob Harold <[e-mail]>]

On Tue, Jul 14, 2015 at 3:24 PM, The IESG <[e-mail]> wrote:

>
> The IESG has received a request from the Domain Name System Operations WG
> (dnsop) to consider the following document:
> - 'The .onion Special-Use Domain Name'
>   <draft-ietf-dnsop-onion-tld-00.txt> as Proposed Standard
>
> The IESG plans to make a decision in the next few weeks, and solicits
> final comments on this action. Please send substantive comments to the
> [e-mail] mailing lists by 2015-08-11. Exceptionally, comments may be
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>
> Abstract
>
> This document uses the Special-Use Domain Names registry to register the
> '.onion' Top Level Domain (TLD) for the Tor Network. This is deemed
> necessary
> for hosts on the ToR network to apply for and receive legitimate SSL
> Certificates.
>
> The file can be obtained via
> https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/draft-ietf-dnsop-onion-tld/
>
> IESG discussion can be tracked via
> https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/draft-ietf-dnsop-onion-tld/ballot/
>
>
(Speaking for myself)

I support this document.  This seems to be one of the cases that the
special use registry should be used for.

I would note that the SSL cert is incorrect for the
https://www.onion-router.net/Publications/tor-design.pdf link, so it would
be good if either the cert or the URL could be corrected.  (Cert is for the
name torproject.org and *.torproject.org)