Re: {Dangerous Content?} FW: I-D ACTION:draft-timms-encrypt-naptr-01.txt

On 15 Jul 2008, at 19:58, Duane wrote:
> Eleanor McHugh wrote:
>> On 15 Jul 2008, at 03:34, Duane wrote:
>>> This is a nice idea, but the proposal will only hide the reply, it  
>>> won't
>>> prevent information from leaking.
>>>
>>> I actually used his previous draft as inspiration for a draft to  
>>> encrypt
>>> both requests and replies to prevent information leaking.
>>
>> It's a very interesting draft and I hope it gains some traction.  
>> However
>> it solves a fundamentally different problem to the X-Crypto service,
>> which is purely concerned with using a DNS NAPTR as a private data  
>> store
>> for ENUM-style services with key management infrastructure provided  
>> out
>> of band.
>
> I realise that, but my point was that it may not prevent information
> from leaking and even the authors acknowledge that in the draft, which
> is partly where the inspiration came from.

Which is why I hope it gains traction ;)


Ellie

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