[ksk-rollover] RFC 5011 will not be implemented in Dnsmasq

Rene 'Renne' Bartsch, B.Sc. Informatics ml at bartschnet.de
Mon Jan 7 18:33:40 UTC 2019



Am 07.01.19 um 19:18 schrieb Matthew Pounsett:
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> On Mon, 7 Jan 2019 at 13:15, Rene 'Renne' Bartsch, B.Sc. Informatics via ksk-rollover <ksk-rollover at icann.org <mailto:ksk-rollover at icann.org>> wrote:
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>     The only SoHo routers in Germany doing automatic firmware updates (5 years) are the AVM Fritz!Boxes. All other routers need manual firmware updates. Cheap 20,- € routers get one manual firmware update at best.
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>     Which KSK update mechanism should that sale-and-forget vendors use?
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> That is a broken business model which, if they are doing DNSSEC validation, will result in broken routers (on top of the security vulnerabilities they open their customers to).  I suspect that's going to affect their bottom line.

I agree with the broken business model. That business model outbrakes DNSSEC. Sale-and-forget vendors tend to ignore DNSSEC. Even the expensive AVM Fritz!Boxes don't do DNSSEC validation.

Regards,

Renne


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