A Framework for DNSSEC Policies and DNSSEC Practice Statements
RFC 6841
Document | Type | RFC - Informational (January 2013; No errata) | |
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Authors | Fredrik Ljunggren , Anne-Marie Eklund-Lowinder , Tomofumi Okubo | ||
Last updated | 2018-12-20 | ||
Replaces | draft-ljunggren-dps-framework | ||
Stream | IETF | ||
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Stream | WG state | Submitted to IESG for Publication | |
Document shepherd | Stephen Morris | ||
IESG | IESG state | RFC 6841 (Informational) | |
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Responsible AD | Ron Bonica | ||
IESG note | Stephen Morris (sa.morris7@googlemail.com) is the document shepherd. | ||
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Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF) F. Ljunggren Request for Comments: 6841 Kirei AB Category: Informational AM. Eklund Lowinder ISSN: 2070-1721 .SE T. Okubo ICANN January 2013 A Framework for DNSSEC Policies and DNSSEC Practice Statements Abstract This document presents a framework to assist writers of DNS Security Extensions (DNSSEC) Policies and DNSSEC Practice Statements, such as domain managers and zone operators on both the top level and secondary level, who are managing and operating a DNS zone with Security Extensions implemented. In particular, the framework provides a comprehensive list of topics that should be considered for inclusion into a DNSSEC Policy definition and Practice Statement. Status of This Memo This document is not an Internet Standards Track specification; it is published for informational purposes. This document is a product of the Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF). It represents the consensus of the IETF community. It has received public review and has been approved for publication by the Internet Engineering Steering Group (IESG). Not all documents approved by the IESG are a candidate for any level of Internet Standard; see Section 2 of RFC 5741. Information about the current status of this document, any errata, and how to provide feedback on it may be obtained at http://www.rfc-editor.org/info/rfc6841. Ljunggren, et al. Informational [Page 1] RFC 6841 DPS framework January 2013 Copyright Notice Copyright (c) 2013 IETF Trust and the persons identified as the document authors. All rights reserved. This document is subject to BCP 78 and the IETF Trust's Legal Provisions Relating to IETF Documents (http://trustee.ietf.org/license-info) in effect on the date of publication of this document. Please review these documents carefully, as they describe your rights and restrictions with respect to this document. Code Components extracted from this document must include Simplified BSD License text as described in Section 4.e of the Trust Legal Provisions and are provided without warranty as described in the Simplified BSD License. Table of Contents 1. Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 1.1. Background . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 1.2. Purpose . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 1.3. Scope . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 2. Definitions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 3. Concepts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 3.1. DNSSEC Policy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 3.2. DNSSEC Practice Statement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 3.3. Relationship between DNSSEC Policy and Practice Statement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 3.4. Set of Provisions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 4. Contents of a Set of Provisions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 4.1. Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 4.2. Publication and Repositories . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 4.3. Operational Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 4.4. Facility, Management, and Operational Controls . . . . . . 13 4.5. Technical Security Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 4.6. Zone Signing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 4.7. Compliance Audit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 4.8. Legal Matters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 5. Outline of a Set of Provisions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 6. Security Considerations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 7. Acknowledgements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 8. References . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 8.1. Normative References . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 8.2. Informative References . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 Ljunggren, et al. Informational [Page 2] RFC 6841 DPS framework January 2013 1. Introduction 1.1. Background The Domain Name System (DNS) was not originally designed with strong security mechanisms to provide integrity and authenticity of its data. Over the years, a number of vulnerabilities have been discovered that threaten the reliability and trustworthiness of theShow full document text