Operational Considerations for Use of DNS in IoT Devices
draft-ietf-opsawg-mud-iot-dns-considerations-13

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Subject: Protocol Action: 'Operational Considerations for use of DNS in IoT devices' to Best Current Practice (draft-ietf-opsawg-mud-iot-dns-considerations-12.txt)

The IESG has approved the following document:
- 'Operational Considerations for use of DNS in IoT devices'
  (draft-ietf-opsawg-mud-iot-dns-considerations-12.txt) as Best Current
  Practice

This document is the product of the Operations and Management Area Working
Group.

The IESG contact persons are Warren Kumari and Robert Wilton.

A URL of this Internet-Draft is:
https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/draft-ietf-opsawg-mud-iot-dns-considerations/

Ballot Text

Technical Summary

   This document details concerns about how Internet of Things devices
   use IP addresses and DNS names.  The issue becomes acute as network
   operators begin deploying RFC8520 Manufacturer Usage Description
   (MUD) definitions to control device access.

   This document makes recommendations on when and how to use DNS names
   in MUD files.

Working Group Summary

   Nothing particularly noteworthy.

Document Quality

   It is a BCP offering guidance for RFC 8520, which has several implementations.

Personnel

   The Document Shepherd for this document is Henk Birkholz.
   The Responsible Area Director is Robert Wilton.

RFC Editor Note