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128 particular X.509 for the Web. 128 particular X.509 for the Web.
129 </t> 129 </t>
130 <t> 130 <t>
131 The design of GNS incorporates the capability to interoperate with the 131 In DNS terminology, GNS roughly follows the idea of a local
132 DNS protocol. 132 root zone deployment (see <xref target="RFC8806"/>), with the difference
133 It is based on the principle of a petname system where users can assign 133 that the protocol does not mandate that all deployments use the same
134 names to zones. 134 or any specific root zone.
135 Users can autonomously and freely delegate control of names to
136 zones through their local configurations.
137 </t>
138 <t>
139 Name resolution and zone dissemination is based on the principle of a
140 petname system where users can assign local names to zones.
135 It builds on ideas from the Simple Distributed Security 141 It builds on ideas from the Simple Distributed Security
136 Infrastructure <xref target="SDSI" />, enabling the decentralized 142 Infrastructure <xref target="SDSI" />, enabling the decentralized
137 mapping of secure identifiers to memorable names. 143 mapping of secure identifiers to memorable names.
138 </t> 144 </t>
139 <t> 145 <t>
140 In DNS terminology, GNS roughly follows the idea of a local
141 root zone deployment (see <xref target="RFC8806"/>), with the difference
142 that the protocol defined here does not mandate that all deployments use
143 the same root zone.
144 Users can easily delegate control of arbitrary domain names to
145 arbitrary zones through their local configurations.
146 </t>
147 <t>
148 This document defines the normative wire format of resource records, resolution processes, 146 This document defines the normative wire format of resource records, resolution processes,
149 cryptographic routines and security considerations for use by implementers. 147 cryptographic routines and security considerations for use by implementers.
150 </t> 148 </t>