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authorChristian Grothoff <christian@grothoff.org>2022-02-01 20:51:41 +0100
committerChristian Grothoff <christian@grothoff.org>2022-02-01 20:51:41 +0100
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@@ -1425,9 +1425,15 @@ NONCE := HKDF-Expand (PRK_n, label, 128 / 8)
1425 <name>BOX</name> 1425 <name>BOX</name>
1426 <t> 1426 <t>
1427 In GNS, with the notable exception of zTLDs, every "." in a name 1427 In GNS, with the notable exception of zTLDs, every "." in a name
1428 delegates to another zone, and 1428 delegates to another zone. Furthermore,
1429 GNS lookups are expected to return all of the required useful 1429 GNS lookups are expected to return all of the required useful
1430 information in one record set. This is incompatible with the 1430 information in one record set. This avoids unnecessary additional
1431 lookups and cryptographically ties together information that belongs
1432 together, making it impossible for an adversarial storage to provide
1433 partial answers that might omit information critical for security.
1434 </t>
1435 <t>
1436 However, this general strategy of is incompatible with the
1431 special labels used by DNS for SRV and TLSA records. Thus, GNS 1437 special labels used by DNS for SRV and TLSA records. Thus, GNS
1432 defines the BOX record format to box up SRV and TLSA records and 1438 defines the BOX record format to box up SRV and TLSA records and
1433 include them in the record set of the label they are associated 1439 include them in the record set of the label they are associated