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Re: (short version) Re: Last Call: <draft-faltstrom-uri-10.txt> (The Uniform Resource Identifier (URI) DNS Resource Record) to Proposed Standard

Paul Hoffman <paul.hoffman@vpnc.org> Tue, 24 February 2015 16:49 UTC

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Subject: Re: (short version) Re: Last Call: <draft-faltstrom-uri-10.txt> (The Uniform Resource Identifier (URI) DNS Resource Record) to Proposed Standard
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On Feb 23, 2015, at 8:33 AM, Sam Hartman <hartmans-ietf@mit.edu> wrote:
> Yes, I see significant security problems with this URI.

It sounds like you have issues with URIs in general, not in a DNS RTYPE that carries a URI. That is, any URI that has a domain name that can lead to redirection (though CNAME, DNAME, or SRV) would have the properties that worry you. It that a fair summary?

--Paul Hoffman

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