[AusNOG] [Fwd: [dns-operations] dotless domains]

[Lloyd Wood]

No, my point is that if software using dns insisted on the trailing dot for root domains, 
a class of security holes would be avoided and spoofing behaviours would be prevented.

Getting
 a security certificate from a top-level domain where the trailing 
period is not used seems to be missing the point somewhat.
 
My point is unrelated to ICANN's rampant commercialism and its general 'stewardship' behaviour.


Lloyd Wood
lloyd.wood at yahoo.co.uk
http://sat-net.com/L.Wood



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 From: Glen Turner <gdt at gdt.id.au>
To: Lloyd Wood <lloyd.wood at yahoo.co.uk> 
Cc: hannah commodore <hannah at tinfoilhat.net>; "ausnog at ausnog.net" <ausnog at ausnog.net> 
Sent: Friday, 21 September 2012, 11:23
Subject: Re: [AusNOG] [Fwd: [dns-operations] dotless domains]
 

On 21/09/2012, at 9:46 AM, Lloyd Wood <lloyd.wood at yahoo.co.uk> wrote:

> If the trailing dot indicating 'root server' after the top level-domain was universally enforced and used, distinguishing between local servers in your domain and global domains would be a non-problem.

So your recommendation is that millions of people should change their behaviour so that a few hundred wealthy corporations can advertise more effectively. Hmmm.

- Glen
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