Use of GOST Signature Algorithms in DNSKEY and RRSIG Resource Records for DNSSEC
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Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF)                  V. Dolmatov, Ed.
Request for Comments: 5933                                   A. Chuprina
Category: Standards Track                                     I. Ustinov
ISSN: 2070-1721                                           Cryptocom Ltd.
                                                               July 2010

               Use of GOST Signature Algorithms in DNSKEY
                 and RRSIG Resource Records for DNSSEC

Abstract

   This document describes how to produce digital signatures and hash
   functions using the GOST R 34.10-2001 and GOST R 34.11-94 algorithms
   for DNSKEY, RRSIG, and DS resource records, for use in the Domain
   Name System Security Extensions (DNSSEC).

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Table of Contents

   1.  Introduction  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
     1.1.  Terminology . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
   2.  DNSKEY Resource Records . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
     2.1.  Using a Public Key with Existing Cryptographic
           Libraries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
     2.2.  GOST DNSKEY RR Example  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
   3.  RRSIG Resource Records  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
     3.1.  RRSIG RR Example  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
   4.  DS Resource Records . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
     4.1.  DS RR Example . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
   5.  Deployment Considerations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
     5.1.  Key Sizes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
     5.2.  Signature Sizes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
     5.3.  Digest Sizes  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
   6.  Implementation Considerations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
     6.1.  Support for GOST Signatures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
     6.2.  Support for NSEC3 Denial of Existence . . . . . . . . . . . 6
   7.  Security Considerations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
   8.  IANA Considerations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
   9.  Acknowledgments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
   10. References  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
     10.1. Normative References  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
     10.2. Informative References  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

1.  Introduction

   The Domain Name System (DNS) is the global hierarchical distributed
   database for Internet Naming.  The DNS has been extended to use
   cryptographic keys and digital signatures for the verification of the
   authenticity and integrity of its data.  RFC 4033 [RFC4033], RFC 4034
   [RFC4034], and RFC 4035 [RFC4035] describe these DNS Security
   Extensions, called DNSSEC.

   RFC 4034 describes how to store DNSKEY and RRSIG resource records,
   and specifies a list of cryptographic algorithms to use.  This
   document extends that list with the signature and hash algorithms
   GOST R 34.10-2001 ([GOST3410], [RFC5832]) and GOST R 34.11-94
   ([GOST3411], [RFC5831]), and specifies how to store DNSKEY data and
   how to produce RRSIG resource records with these algorithms.

   Familiarity with DNSSEC and with GOST signature and hash algorithms
   is assumed in this document.

   The term "GOST" is not officially defined, but is usually used to
   refer to the collection of the Russian cryptographic algorithms
   GOST R 34.10-2001 [RFC5832], GOST R 34.11-94 [RFC5831], and

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