Re: [spfbis] Last Call: <draft-ietf-spfbis-4408bis-19.txt> (Sender Policy Framework (SPF) for Authorizing Use of Domains in Email, Version 1) to Proposed Standard
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Subject: Re: [spfbis] Last Call: <draft-ietf-spfbis-4408bis-19.txt> (Sender Policy Framework (SPF) for Authorizing Use of Domains in Email, Version 1) to Proposed Standard
From: Scott Kitterman <scott@kitterman.com>
Date: Wed, 21 Aug 2013 19:12:27 -0400
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Mark Andrews <marka@isc.org> wrote: > >In message <7917527.VmCQD3a6Q3@scott-latitude-e6320>, Scott Kitterman >writes: >> On Wednesday, August 21, 2013 23:32:33 Mark Andrews wrote: >> > I object to the removal of the SPF record. >> >> This is not a shock. You were in the rough when we discussed it in >the WG >> too. >> >> > Name servers already have access controls down to the granuality >> > of TYPE. If this draft proceeds as currently described it is >forcing >> > name server vendors to access controls at the sub TYPE granuality. >> >> It's primarily an issue for applications. To the DNS, it's exactly >what it >> is, a TXT record. > >No. It isn't. By overloading TXT you prevent thing like this which >existed before SPF was even dreamed up. > > update-policy { > grant key-one subdomain example.net ANY > deny key-two domain example.net SPF > grant key-two domain example.net ANY > }; > > or > > update-policy { > grant key-one subdomain example.net ANY > grant key-two domain example.net TXT > }; > >Overloading a type is bad on so many levels which is why it was >argued that SPF needed its own type. TXT is good for prototyping >and that is about all. > > update-policy { > grant key-one subdomain example.net ANY > deny key-two domain example.net TXT/v=spf1 > grant key-two domain example.net ANY > }; > > update-policy { > grant key-one subdomain example.net ANY > deny key-two domain example.net TXT/v=spf1 > grant key-two domain example.net TXT!v=spf1 > }; This can be solved other ways. See my repky to your later message. >> > With SPF lookup first I can specify the SPF policy using SPF and >> > leave TXT free for other uses without having to worry about the >> > records being misinterpeted. >> >> Unless you have some specific reason to be concerned about >accidentally >> starting an unrelated TXT record with "v=spf1 ", I can't imagine you >don't >> have more important things to worry about. This being a "problem" is >a great >> theory, but it just doesn't happen in practice. > >It's about being able to hand someone update control and not having to >worry about them stuffing up the SPF records. > >> > SPF validators MUST NOT proceed to a TXT lookup on SERVFAIL for >SPF. >> > This is similar to not proceeding to A/AAAA lookups on MX lookup >> > failures. >> >> Except that it's quite common for a SERVFAIL on TYPESPF to occur for >a domain >> that has an actual SPF record due to various operational issues. >SERVFAIL on >> type SPF doesn't reliably tell you anything about what a type TXT >lookup would >> produce. So it's similar, but only superficially so. > >And the worst that happens is that you let some *additional* >potentially spoofed email through. This WG seems to treat this >as a catastrophic errror when it isn't. This whole debate is >because this working group treats not stopping one additional >forgery as a catastrophic errror. I prefer to design things for reliability rather than ignore interoperability problems. >Note also that it will be the publishing site to blame for having >a non RFC 1034 compliant server (it didn't respond to SPF queries) >or misconfigured zone (returns wrong SOA in the negative response >which can't happen when they have a SPF record). Or some firewall in a box in between. Blame is not so easy to determine. >> > I would also suggest that there be a sunset date published for the >> > use of TXT for SPF. >> >> Do you also suggest creation of an Internet police force to enforce >this? >> What would be be mandatory minimum sentence? > >You just code the cut off date into the code that does the verification >and stop making TXT queries. You code the date into the code that >checks for missing SPF records and change the complaint. Is there an example of this kind of approach working? Scott K
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