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Domain Name System KEY (DNSKEY) Resource Record (RR) Secure Entry Point (SEP) Flag

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Network Working Group                                         O. Kolkman
Request for Comments: 3757                                      RIPE NCC
Updates: 3755, 2535                                          J. Schlyter
Category: Standards Track                                         NIC-SE
                                                                E. Lewis
                                                                    ARIN
                                                              April 2004


         Domain Name System KEY (DNSKEY) Resource Record (RR)
                     Secure Entry Point (SEP) Flag

Status of this Memo

   This document specifies an Internet standards track protocol for the
   Internet community, and requests discussion and suggestions for
   improvements.  Please refer to the current edition of the "Internet
   Official Protocol Standards" (STD 1) for the standardization state
   and status of this protocol.  Distribution of this memo is unlimited.

Copyright Notice

   Copyright (C) The Internet Society (2004).  All Rights Reserved.

Abstract

   With the Delegation Signer (DS) resource record (RR), the concept of
   a public key acting as a secure entry point (SEP) has been
   introduced.  During exchanges of public keys with the parent there is
   a need to differentiate SEP keys from other public keys in the Domain
   Name System KEY (DNSKEY) resource record set.  A flag bit in the
   DNSKEY RR is defined to indicate that DNSKEY is to be used as a SEP.
   The flag bit is intended to assist in operational procedures to
   correctly generate DS resource records, or to indicate what DNSKEYs
   are intended for static configuration.  The flag bit is not to be
   used in the DNS verification protocol.  This document updates RFC
   2535 and RFC 3755.














Kolkman, et al.              Standard Track
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