commit c7b45d4eef77fb512c9b1c92750ba1f978e84644
parent dd59394e48964be38a1bd8a1c07c021faddfd12f
Author: Martin Schanzenbach <schanzen@gnunet.org>
Date: Sat, 5 Feb 2022 23:52:17 +0100
add fixme on client resolver
Diffstat:
1 file changed, 14 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-)
diff --git a/draft-schanzen-gns.xml b/draft-schanzen-gns.xml
@@ -266,6 +266,13 @@
A GNS resource record contains information as defined by its
resource record type.
</dd>
+ <dt>Client (Resolver)</dt>
+ <dd>
+ FIXME: We are using the word "client" often and it is not clearly
+ defined what a client is. Sometimes it is a "client resolver".
+ Is there another part of the resolver? What is it called?
+ This is mostly an issue in the name resolution section.
+ </dd>
</dl>
</section>
<section anchor="overview" numbered="true" toc="default">
@@ -1840,7 +1847,8 @@ q := SHA-512 (ZKDF-Public(zk, label))
provided by the client to guide processing.
<!-- FIXME: Is this still necessary? Clarify the purpose of the
provided record type and normatively define that resolver MUST NOT
- filter? -->
+ filter? THe normative statement for the CLIENT does not make sense.
+ We need a normative statement for the implementer of GNS. -->
However, filtering of record sets according to the required record
types MUST still be done by the client after the resource record set
is retrieved.
@@ -1849,13 +1857,14 @@ q := SHA-512 (ZKDF-Public(zk, label))
<name>Start Zones</name>
<t>
<!-- FIXME: This is a mess -->
- The resolution of a GNS name must start in a given start zone
- indicated to the resolution algorithm using a (public) zone key.
- The local resolver may have one or more local start zones configured/hard-coded
- which point to local or remote zone public keys.
+ The resolution of a GNS name starts in an initial start zone.
+ The local resolver may have one or more local start zones configured
+ which point to local or remote zone keys.
A resolver may also determine the start zone from the
suffix of the name given for resolution, or using information
retrieved out of band.
+ </t>
+ <t>
The governance model of any zone is at the sole discretion
of the zone owner.
However, the choice of start zone(s) is at the sole
