Technical Summary
This document describes a technique that can improve the privacy of DNS
queries by a technique called "QNAME minimalisation" where the DNS
resolver no longer sends the full and original query name to the upstream
server.
Working Group Summary
The document initially came up during some early discussions around DNS
Privacy, which later spawned the DPRIVE working group. The behavior of
minimizing query names (or QNAMES) was not a full solution, but the Working
Group felt that the amount of work to make QNAME minimization work was
small, that it should be done.
Document Quality
This document was extensively commented on, discussed and approved by a
wide breath of the working group. There was broad consensus, and their was
very little controversy.
There are no implementations, but several have been discussed.
There have been 2 IPR disclosures related to this document, both from the same
company. The Working Group discussed the disclosures, and since the patent
owners give a royalty-free, reasonable and non-discriminatory license to all
implementors; and this is an experimental RFC so there is still questions on
deployment; the document could move forward.
Personnel
Document Shepherd: Tim Wicinski
Area Director: Joel Jaggeli