Re: [TLS] Fwd: SVCB and HTTPSSVC records: draft-nygren-dnsop-svcb-httpssvc-00

[Stephen Farrell <[e-mail]>]

Hi Erik,

FWIW, if browsers preferred this to an ESNI RR and
we could forget the ESNI RR then I'd be ok with that.
I'm not clear if they do or not though. In the meantime,
assuming this went ahead instead of or in addition
to an ESNI RR, I've a few questions below...

On 24/09/2019 14:21, Erik Nygren wrote:
> Following the discussions in Montreal (as well as with some of the ESNI
> authors),
> we refactored the HTTPSSVC draft to make it more general.  The hope is that
> it could be an alternative (or replace the need) for a distinct ESNI record.

So I think the basic ESNI case where there's no
name changes nor alt-svc etc would be as below in
presentation syntax, am I reading that right?

   example.com. 7200  IN HTTPSSVC 0 . ( esnikeys="/wHrAh..." )

I'm also not clear if that's the exact same as:

   example.com. 7200  IN SVCB 0 . ( esnikeys="/wHrAh..." )

...is it? If so, which'd be preferred or would
clients be expected to be able to handle both?
And I don't get why two ways to say the same thing
are useful.

Secondly, ESNIKeys currently supports versions,
multiple keys, cipher_suites, extensions and even
dns_extensions. And we could have >1 rrdata for
ESNI or for SCVB/HTTPSSVC.

Would you envisage adoption of SVCB/HTTPSSVC meaning
that we could drop some of the generality that's
present in ESNIKeys? If so, what?

I'd like if ESNIKeys were made simpler FWIW, so if
this had that effect, then I'd be more for it. If,
OTOH, this just added complexity (for a library
implementing ESNI), which currently seems to be the
case, then it'd be less attractive, to me at least.
(I guess I'm agreeing with Rich there:-)

Thanks,
S.


> The draft generalizes to a protocol-agnostic SVCB record, but also specifies
> an HTTPSSVC record for the HTTP(S) use-case.
> 
> Based on discussions with various chairs, the plan is to call for adoption
> in the DNSOP WG.
> 
> Comments/feedback are most welcome.
> 
>       Erik
> 
> 
> ---------- Forwarded message ---------
> From: Erik Nygren <[e-mail]>
> Date: Tue, Sep 24, 2019 at 9:17 AM
> Subject: SVCB and HTTPSSVC records: draft-nygren-dnsop-svcb-httpssvc-00
> To: dnsop WG <[e-mail]>, Ben Schwartz <[e-mail]>, Mike
> Bishop <[e-mail]>
> 
> 
> Following discussions around the "HTTPSSVC" record proposal in Montreal
> with the DNSOP, HTTP and TLS WGs, we've updated what was previously
> "draft-nygren-httpbis-httpssvc-03".  The new version is
> "draft-nygren-dnsop-svcb-httpssvc-00".   This incorporates much of the
> feedback from the WG discussions, as well as feedback from discussions with
> the TLS WG (as we'd like to see this replace the need for a separate ESNI
> record).
> 
> In particular, it generalizes the record into a new "SVCB" record which
> doesn't have any protocol-specific semantics.  It also defines an
> "HTTPSSVC" record that is compatible with SVCB (sharing a wire-format and
> parameter registry) and which defines the HTTP(S)-specific semantics such
> as bindings to Alt-Svc.  Other protocols can either define bindings
> directly to SVCB or can define their own RR Type (which should only ever be
> needed if there is a need to use the record at a zone apex).
> 
> We'd like to see this adopted by the DNSOP WG.  Until then, issues and PRs
> can go against:  https://github.com/MikeBishop/dns-alt-svc
> 
> Major changes from "draft-nygren-httpbis-httpssvc-03" include:
> 
> * Separation into the SVCB and HTTPSSVC RR Types  (and separated all of the
> HTTPS-specific functionality and text to its own portion of the document).
> * Elimination of the SvcRecordType field (and making the SvcRecordType
> implicit)
> * Changing the wire format of parameters from being in Alt-Svc text format
> to a more general binary key/value pair format (with a mapping to Alt-Svc
> for HTTPSSVC).
> * Adding optional "ipv4hint" and "ipv6hint" parameters.
> * Quite a few cleanups and clarifications based on input (and we
> undoubtedly have more left to go)
> 
> This retains support for all of the use-cases that the previous HTTPSSVC
> record had (such as for covering the ANAME / CNAME-at-the-zone-apex
> use-case).
> 
> Feedback is most welcome.  If the TLS WG is going to use this instead of a
> separate ESNI record, there is a desire to make progress on this fairy
> quickly.
> 
>        Erik
> 
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> Date: Mon, Sep 23, 2019 at 7:01 PM
> Subject: New Version Notification for
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> To: Mike Bishop <[e-mail]>, Erik Nygren <[e-mail]>,
> Benjamin Schwartz <[e-mail]>
> 
> 
> 
> A new version of I-D, draft-nygren-dnsop-svcb-httpssvc-00.txt
> has been successfully submitted by Benjamin Schwartz and posted to the
> IETF repository.
> 
> Name:           draft-nygren-dnsop-svcb-httpssvc
> Revision:       00
> Title:          Service binding and parameter specification via the DNS
> (DNS SVCB and HTTPSSVC)
> Document date:  2019-09-22
> Group:          Individual Submission
> Pages:          33
> URL:
> https://www.ietf.org/internet-drafts/draft-nygren-dnsop-svcb-httpssvc-00.txt
> Status:
> https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/draft-nygren-dnsop-svcb-httpssvc/
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> Htmlized:
> https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/html/draft-nygren-dnsop-svcb-httpssvc
> 
> 
> Abstract:
>    This document specifies the "SVCB" and "HTTPSSVC" DNS resource record
>    types to facilitate the lookup of information needed to make
>    connections for origin resources, such as for HTTPS URLs.  SVCB
>    records allow an origin to be served from multiple network locations,
>    each with associated parameters (such as transport protocol
>    configuration and keying material for encrypting TLS SNI).  They also
>    enable aliasing of apex domains, which is not possible with CNAME.
>    The HTTPSSVC DNS RR is a variation of SVCB for HTTPS and HTTP
>    origins.  By providing more information to the client before it
>    attempts to establish a connection, these records offer potential
>    benefits to both performance and privacy.
> 
>    TO BE REMOVED: This proposal is inspired by and based on recent DNS
>    usage proposals such as ALTSVC, ANAME, and ESNIKEYS (as well as long
>    standing desires to have SRV or a functional equivalent implemented
>    for HTTP).  These proposals each provide an important function but
>    are potentially incompatible with each other, such as when an origin
>    is load-balanced across multiple hosting providers (multi-CDN).
>    Furthermore, these each add potential cases for adding additional
>    record lookups in-addition to AAAA/A lookups.  This design attempts
>    to provide a unified framework that encompasses the key functionality
>    of these proposals, as well as providing some extensibility for
>    addressing similar future challenges.
> 
>    TO BE REMOVED: The specific name for this RR type is an open topic
>    for discussion.  "SVCB" and "HTTPSSVC" are meant as placeholders as
>    they are easy to replace.  Other names might include "B", "SRV2",
>    "SVCHTTPS", "HTTPS", and "ALTSVC".
> 
> 
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