commit bd47a611a2c52bcc9cb98fc4787416f64b031dbf
parent d70cb5ad8e25a9068a28d2ba63562ebc81387fef
Author: Martin Schanzenbach <schanzen@gnunet.org>
Date: Fri, 20 May 2022 21:37:40 +0200
start zone
Diffstat:
1 file changed, 12 insertions(+), 9 deletions(-)
diff --git a/draft-schanzen-gns.xml b/draft-schanzen-gns.xml
@@ -3259,20 +3259,21 @@ Value Symbol Symbol
</t>
</section>
<section>
- <name>Suffix-to-zone Configuration</name>
+ <name>Start Zone Configuration</name>
<t>
A user is expected to install a GNS implementation if it is not already
provided through other means such as the operating system
or the browser.
- It is likely that the implementation ships with a configurable
- default suffix-to-name mapping.
+ It is likely that the implementation ships with a
+ default start zone configuration.
This means that the user is able to resolve GNS names ending on a
- zTLD or ending on a configured suffix-to-name mapping.
+ zTLD or ending on any suffix-to-name mapping that is part of the
+ default start zone configuration.
At this point the user may delete or otherwise modify the
- implementation's default suffix-to-name mapping:
+ implementation's default configuration:
</t>
<t>
- Deletion of mappings may become necessary of the
+ Deletion of suffix-to-zone mappings may become necessary of the
zone owner referenced by the mapping has lost the trust of the user.
For example, this could be due to lax registration policies resulting
in phishing activities.
@@ -3287,6 +3288,8 @@ Value Symbol Symbol
GNS zone of the bank.
Other examples include scanning the QR off the device of a friend,
from a storefront, or an advertisement.
+ The information contained within such QR code is not in scope
+ of this document.
The level of trust in the respective zone is contextual and likely
varies from user to user.
Trust in a zone provided through a letter from a bank which
@@ -3296,9 +3299,9 @@ Value Symbol Symbol
be reflected in the local naming as well.
</t>
<t>
- User clients should facilitate the suffix-to-name modification
- process, for example by providing a QR code reader or other import
- mechanisms.
+ User clients should facilitate the modification of the start zone
+ configuration, for example by providing a QR code reader or other
+ import mechanisms.
Implementations are ideally implemented
according to best practices and addressing applicable points
from <xref target="security"/>.
