Internet Engineering Task Force

DNS Extensions (dnsext)

Last Modified: 2011-08-18

Additional information is available at tools.ietf.org/wg/dnsext

Chair(s):

Internet Area Director(s):

Internet Area Advisor:

Ralph Droms <rdroms.ietf@gmail.com>

Mailing Lists:

General Discussion: dnsext@ietf.org
To Subscribe: https://www.ietf.org/mailman/listinfo/dnsext
Archive: http://www.ietf.org/mail-archive/web/dnsext/

Description of Working Group:

The DNS has a large installed base and repertoire of protocol
specifications. The DNSEXT working group will actively advance DNS
protocol-related RFCs on the standards track while thoroughly
reviewing further proposed extensions. The scope of the DNSEXT WG is
confined to the DNS protocol, particularly changes that affect DNS
protocols "on the wire" or the internal processing of DNS data. DNS
operations are out of scope for the WG.

The WG will consider work in the following areas:

* DNSSEC and TSIG/TKEY algorithm maintenance
* Mechanisms that complement, or are alternatives to, TSIG and SIG(0)
* Hardening DNS protocol and providing guidance to implementers
* Advancing existing DNS-related Proposed Standard RFCs to Draft/Full
Standard
* Obsoleting DNS-related RFCs
* Improving DNS zone synchronization mechanisms
* Examining transport protocols, possibly adding new ones
* Mechanisms to alias DNS trees or parts thereof

Before formal adoption of any work item at least 5 working group
participants must publicly state that the item is within charter and
is a worthwhile item for further study.

The DNSEXT WG will conduct the specified RFC5395 review of RR
templates as they are posted, and EDNS0 Option templates if EDNS0-bis
updates registration requirements.

The WG will review DNS protocol related work which may originate
elsewhere in the IETF, including AD-sponsored submissions or drafts
in other working group.

Goals and Milestones:

Done		Forward NSEC rdata to IESG for Proposed Standard
Done		Forward RFC2535-bis to IESG for proposed standard
Done		Forward Case Insensitive to IESG for Proposed Standard
Done		Forward LLMNR to IESG for Proposed Standard
Done		Update boilerplate text on OPT-IN
Done		Forward Wildcard clarification to IESG for proposed standard
Done		Finalize Zone Enumeration Requirements
Done		RFC2538 (CERT RR) to Draft Standard
Done		Forgery Resilience advanced to IESG
Done		GOST DNSKEY and DS support advanced to IESG
Done		AXFR Clarify to IESG
Done		DNS existing transport protocol recommendations/clarifications to IESG
Apr 2011		RFC3597-bis Unknown RR advanced to IESG for PS
Jun 2011		DNSKEY Registry fixes and allocation procedure advanced to IESG
Jun 2011		EDNS0-bis update advanced to IESG
Jun 2011		DNAME-bis to IESG
Aug 2011		Algorithm signaling document to IESG
Oct 2011		DNSSEC Errata document to IESG
Nov 2011		Decision about new protocol elements, if any
Nov 2011		Requirements and current state survey document to IESG for publication
Dec 2011		IXFR-only to IESG
Dec 2011		If new protocol elements, recharter

Internet-Drafts:

Clarifications and Implementation Notes for DNSSECbis (35948 bytes)
DNAME Redirection in the DNS (43276 bytes)
Applicability Statement: DNS Security (DNSSEC) DNSKEY Algorithm IANA Registry (14561 bytes)
Signaling Cryptographic Algorithm Understanding in DNSSEC (15848 bytes)
Elliptic Curve DSA for DNSSEC (14732 bytes)
Problem Statement: DNS Resolution of Aliased Names (54910 bytes)

Request For Comments: