[dns-wg] getting DNSSEC deployed

On 14Feb 2007, at 9:11 PM, Lutz Donnerhacke wrote:

> * David Conrad wrote:
>> On Feb 14, 2007, at 9:37 AM, Lutz Donnerhacke wrote:
>>> I do trust my DLV data. I offer it to others.
>>
>> And how do I trust the DLV registry you use?
>
> You can't without knowing me.

So, there you go.. remember what Randy just said:
> if the root is not signed, dnssec is an unstabele
> and unscalable mess,

I am not a firm believer in DLV but I think it will allow the early  
deployers to familiarize themselves with the DNSSEC operational space.

But, life for the masses, as opposed to early deployers, will only be  
good once:
- The root is signed
- Automated trust anchor rollover works (work on that finished in  
DNSEXT and is now at IESG level)
- A fair amount of TLDs is signed

Until then we will have to live with kludges like DLV.

Now I appreciate Lutz' offer but I think that the more DLV registries  
will pop up the more confusion and troubleshooting hell will be  
created simply because users of different DLVs will have a different  
view on the namespace.

Note however that now, for folk who configure their nameservers to  
use a DLV registry things will not be radically different  
operationally than in the case of a signed root; they configure one  
trust anchor, and off they fly.

So as long as the root is not signed I hope that people will converge  
to using[*] one DLV registry and I also hope that the layer 9 stuff  
surrounding a signed root is being dealt in an appropriate time  
window. (Neill just suggested one :-) ) .

--Olaf

[*] where using in this case means: take a leap of faith and put your  
trust in a particular DLV registry.

PS I appreciate the announcement about a validating recursive  
nameserver being turned on in some big IESP but I hope that will not  
become a trend ;-)


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Olaf M. Kolkman
NLnet Labs
http://www.nlnetlabs.nl/



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