DNS Extensions (dnsext)

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Group
Name:	DNS Extensions
Acronym:	dnsext
Area:	Internet Area (int)
State:	Active
Charter:	charter-ietf-dnsext-08 (Approved)
Personnel
Chairs:	Olafur Gudmundsson <ogud@ogud.com> Andrew Sullivan <ajs@anvilwalrusden.com>
Area Director:	Ted Lemon <ted.lemon@nominum.com>
Mailing List
Address:	dnsext@ietf.org
To Subscribe:	https://www.ietf.org/mailman/listinfo/dnsext
Archive:	http://www.ietf.org/mail-archive/web/dnsext/
Jabber Chat
Room Address:	xmpp:dnsext@jabber.ietf.org
Logs:	http://jabber.ietf.org/logs/dnsext/

Charter for 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.

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
Done	DNSKEY Registry fixes and allocation procedure advanced to IESG
Done	EDNS0-bis update advanced to IESG
Done	DNAME-bis to IESG
Done	Decision about new protocol elements, if any
Done	If new protocol elements, recharter
Done	DNSSEC Errata document to IESG
Done	DNSKEY registry updates to IESG
Done	RFC6195bis IANA instructions to IESG
Done	Algorithm signaling document to IESG
May 2013	Shut down working group