Re: [dnsext] Related to section 5.1 of dnssec-bis-updates (-14)

Mark Andrews <marka@isc.org> Fri, 13 January 2012 22:50 UTC

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Subject: Re: [dnsext] Related to section 5.1 of dnssec-bis-updates (-14)
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In message <CACU5sDnPJxPqQJ455iDeyvLaABk0HUnvNh1aPeq21XQuevqKkg@mail.gmail.com>
, Mohan Parthasarathy writes:
> On Thu, Jan 12, 2012 at 8:20 PM, Samuel Weiler <weiler@watson.org> wrote:
> > I don't recall seeing much discussion of the below. =A0As doc editor, I w=
> ould
> > like to hear an extra voice or three chime in before I fix this.
> >
> > As I understand Ed's message, the (signer) name in an RRSIG does need to =
> be
> > downcased. =A0The next name in a NSEC RR does NOT need to be downcased. =
> =A0Is
> > that right?
> +1. Sometime back there was an email thread (which I can't locate now)
> where the signature verification failed if you don't downcase for
> something in .US zone.
> 
> -mohan

named downcases the RRSIG's Signer's Name
named does not downcase NSEC's Next Domain Name.

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