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Revised IANA Considerations for DNSSEC
draft-ietf-dnsop-dnssec-iana-cons-00

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draft-ietf-dnsop-dnssec-iana-cons-00
Network Working Group                                         P. Hoffman
Internet-Draft                                                     ICANN
Updates: 3658, 5155, 6014, 8624 (if approved)            22 January 2021
Intended status: Standards Track                                        
Expires: 26 July 2021

                 Revised IANA Considerations for DNSSEC
                  draft-ietf-dnsop-dnssec-iana-cons-00

Abstract

   This document changes the review requirements needed to get some
   DNSSEC algorithms and resource records added to IANA registries.  It
   updates RFC 6014 to include hash algorithms for DS records and NSEC3
   parameters.  It also updates RFC 5155 and RFC 6014, which have
   requirements for DNSSEC algorithms.  It also updates RFC 8624 to say
   that algorithms that are described in RFCs that are not on standards
   track are only at the "MAY" level of implementation recommendation.

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Table of Contents

   1.  Introduction  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   2
   2.  Update to RFC 6014  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   2
   3.  Update to RFC 8624  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   3
   4.  IANA Considerations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   3
   5.  Security Considerations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   3
   6.  References  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   3
     6.1.  Normative References  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   3
     6.2.  Informative References  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   4
   Author's Address  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   4

1.  Introduction

   DNSSEC is primarily described in [RFC4033], [RFC4034], and [RFC4035].
   DNSSEC commonly uses two resource records beyond those defined in RFC
   4034: DS [RFC3658] and NSEC3 [RFC5155].

   [RFC8126] describes the requirements for listing in the myriad IANA
   registries.

   [RFC6014] updated the requirements for how DNSSEC cryptographic
   algorithm identifiers in the IANA registries are allocated, reducing
   the requirements from being "Standards Action" to "RFC Required".
   However, the IANA registry requirements for hash algorithms for DS
   records and for the hash algorithms used in NSEC3 are still
   "Standards Action".

2.  Update to RFC 6014

   This document updates RFC 6014 to bring the requirements for DS
   records and NSEC3 hash algorithms in line with the rest of the DNSSEC
   cryptographic algorithms by allowing any DS or NSEC3 hash algorithms
   that are fully described in an RFC to have identifiers allocated in
   the IANA registries.

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3.  Update to RFC 8624

   This document updates [RFC8624] for all DNSKEY and DS algorithms that
   are not on standards track.

   The second paragraph of Section 1.2 of RFC 8624 currently says:

   This document only provides recommendations with respect to
   mandatory-to-implement algorithms or algorithms so weak that they
   cannot be recommended.  Any algorithm listed in the [DNSKEY-IANA] and
   [DS-IANA] registries that are not mentioned in this document MAY be
   implemented.  For clarification and consistency, an algorithm will be
   specified as MAY in this document only when it has been downgraded
   from a MUST or a RECOMMENDED to a MAY.

   That paragraph is now replaced with the following:

   This document provides recommendations with respect to mandatory-to-
   implement algorithms, algorithms so weak that they cannot be
   recommended, and algorithms that are defined in RFCs that are not on
   standards track.  Any algorithm listed in the [DNSKEY-IANA] and [DS-
   IANA] registries that are not mentioned in this document MAY be
   implemented.  For clarification and consistency, an algorithm will be
   specified as MAY in this document only when it has been downgraded
   from a MUST or a RECOMMENDED to a MAY.

4.  IANA Considerations

   In the "Domain Name System Security (DNSSEC) NextSECure3 (NSEC3)
   Parameters" registry, the registration procedure for "DNSSEC NSEC3
   Flags", "DNSSEC NSEC3 Hash Algorithms", and "DNSSEC NSEC3PARAM Flags"
   are changed from "Standards Action" to "RFC Required".

   In the "Delegation Signer (DS) Resource Record (RR) Type Digest
   Algorithms" registry, the registration procedure for "Digest
   Algorithms" is changed from "Standards Action" to "RFC Required".

5.  Security Considerations

   Changing the requirements for getting security algorithms added to
   IANA registries as described in this document will make it easier to
   get good algorithms added to the registries, and will make it easier
   to get bad algorithms added to the registries.  It is impossible to
   weigh the security impact of those two changes.

6.  References

6.1.  Normative References

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   [RFC4033]  Arends, R., Austein, R., Larson, M., Massey, D., and S.
              Rose, "DNS Security Introduction and Requirements",
              RFC 4033, DOI 10.17487/RFC4033, March 2005,
              <https://www.rfc-editor.org/info/rfc4033>.

   [RFC4034]  Arends, R., Austein, R., Larson, M., Massey, D., and S.
              Rose, "Resource Records for the DNS Security Extensions",
              RFC 4034, DOI 10.17487/RFC4034, March 2005,
              <https://www.rfc-editor.org/info/rfc4034>.

   [RFC4035]  Arends, R., Austein, R., Larson, M., Massey, D., and S.
              Rose, "Protocol Modifications for the DNS Security
              Extensions", RFC 4035, DOI 10.17487/RFC4035, March 2005,
              <https://www.rfc-editor.org/info/rfc4035>.

   [RFC5155]  Laurie, B., Sisson, G., Arends, R., and D. Blacka, "DNS
              Security (DNSSEC) Hashed Authenticated Denial of
              Existence", RFC 5155, DOI 10.17487/RFC5155, March 2008,
              <https://www.rfc-editor.org/info/rfc5155>.

   [RFC6014]  Hoffman, P., "Cryptographic Algorithm Identifier
              Allocation for DNSSEC", RFC 6014, DOI 10.17487/RFC6014,
              November 2010, <https://www.rfc-editor.org/info/rfc6014>.

   [RFC8126]  Cotton, M., Leiba, B., and T. Narten, "Guidelines for
              Writing an IANA Considerations Section in RFCs", BCP 26,
              RFC 8126, DOI 10.17487/RFC8126, June 2017,
              <https://www.rfc-editor.org/info/rfc8126>.

   [RFC8624]  Wouters, P. and O. Sury, "Algorithm Implementation
              Requirements and Usage Guidance for DNSSEC", RFC 8624,
              DOI 10.17487/RFC8624, June 2019,
              <https://www.rfc-editor.org/info/rfc8624>.

6.2.  Informative References

   [RFC3658]  Gudmundsson, O., "Delegation Signer (DS) Resource Record
              (RR)", RFC 3658, DOI 10.17487/RFC3658, December 2003,
              <https://www.rfc-editor.org/info/rfc3658>.

Author's Address

   Paul Hoffman
   ICANN

   Email: paul.hoffman@icann.org

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