[DNSOP] Re: Registration request - missing "_tls" entr y in the Underscored and Globally Scoped DNS Node Names registry (RFC 8460)

According to Paul Wouters  <[email protected]>:
>This is a bit of a weird one. Normally, we would be a bit careful with
>such generic prefixes and RFC 8460 doesn't actually say anything
>about the _tls prefix, only about the _smtp._tls prefix.
>
>Presumably, we would want everyone under _tls to use a protocol/service
>prefix but that is not something a FCFS registry can enforce. So I
>think it is best to just accept a registration request once it is filed
>and perhaps we can find someone who wants to write a short draft that
>updates 8460 to clarify how to use the _tls prefix.

It is a little odd to have a two-label prefix with only one second label,
but I'd guess they're modelling it after the prefixes for SRV.  Early drafts
of 8552 had both the _service and _proto labels, but we decided only to
include the _proto ones since that's what you need to prevent collisions.

You could ask the authors of 8460 what else they think might be under _tls
but I'd be surprised if the answer was anything other than "I dunno".

R's,
John


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