BULK DNS Resource Records
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DNSOP Working Group                                         J. Woodworth
Internet-Draft                                                 D. Ballew
Updates: 2308, 4033, 4034, 4035 (if                    CenturyLink, Inc.
         approved)                            S. Bindinganaveli Raghavan
Intended status: Informational                    Hughes Network Systems
Expires: January 3, 2019                                     D. Lawrence
                                                     Akamai Technologies
                                                            July 2, 2018

                       BULK DNS Resource Records
                       draft-woodworth-bulk-rr-08

Abstract

   The BULK DNS resource record type defines a method of pattern-based
   creation of DNS resource records based on numeric substrings of query
   names.  The intent of BULK is to simplify generic assignments in a
   memory-efficient way that can be easily shared between the primary
   and secondary nameservers for a zone.

Ed note

   Text inside square brackets ([]) is additional background
   information, answers to frequently asked questions, general musings,
   etc.  They will be removed before publication.  This document is
   being collaborated on in GitHub at <https://github.com/vttale/bulk-
   rr>.  The most recent version of the document, open issues, etc
   should all be available here.  The authors gratefully accept pull
   requests.

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Table of Contents

   1.  Introduction  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   3
     1.1.  Background and Terminology  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   4
   2.  The BULK Resource Record  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   4
     2.1.  BULK RDATA Wire Format  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   4
     2.2.  The BULK RR Presentation Format . . . . . . . . . . . . .   6
   3.  BULK Replacement  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   7
     3.1.  Matching the Domain Name Pattern  . . . . . . . . . . . .   7
     3.2.  Record Generation using Replacement Pattern . . . . . . .   7
       3.2.1.  Delimiters  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   8
       3.2.2.  Delimiter intervals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   8
       3.2.3.  Padding length  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   8
       3.2.4.  Final processing  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   9
   4.  Known Limitations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   9
     4.1.  Unsupported Nameservers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   9
   5.  Security Considerations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  10
     5.1.  DNSSEC Signature Strategies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  10
       5.1.1.  On-the-fly Signatures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  10
       5.1.2.  Alternative Signature Scheme  . . . . . . . . . . . .  10
       5.1.3.  Non-DNSSEC Zone Support Only  . . . . . . . . . . . .  11
     5.2.  DDOS Attack Vectors and Mitigation  . . . . . . . . . . .  11
     5.3.  Implications of Large-Scale DNS Records . . . . . . . . .  11
   6.  Privacy Considerations  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  12
   7.  IANA Considerations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  12
   8.  Acknowledgments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  12
   9.  References  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  12
     9.1.  Normative References  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  12
     9.2.  Informative References  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  13