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Why isn't this data simply available as a custom DNS record type? Seems far simpler than a whole custom protocol.
by londons_explore 2y ago
Why isn't this data simply available as a custom DNS record type?
Seems far simpler than a whole custom protocol.
- stavros 2y agoHow would that work? Would your DNS server delegate that one field out to your registrar?
- Aachen 2y agoWhy does your registrar need to proxy this? How it could work is that you simply create owner IN TXT Max Mustermann email IN TXT mustermax@example.org Or some other class, so that keys can't clash (already exist), similar to how version.bind is partitioned into the chaos class
- stavros 2y agoBecause you can just lie much more easily than your registrar can.
- account42 2y agoThe domain owner already provides this information to the registrar and is responsible for keeping it up to date.
- stavros 2y agoI don't understand how this relates to how easy it is to lie to your DNS server.
- Aachen 2y agoIf they need legally valid information, they can subpoena the registrar. My phone number and home IP address also don't have a name, address, and email address attached; if someone wants to find who's behind a number, you need to have a reason which a judge will check (or perhaps a public prosecutor depending on if the operator is buddies with the police and it's a criminal offence). Would be kind of crazy if every website you visit gets your full details and can start sending advertisements or harass you for posting something they didn't like. Same for a domain name And that's besides the point that the registrar doesn't check this information. If you wanted to lie, they're not stopping you from getting false info into whois (or any alternative) If it needs to be authentic, then DNS does have signatures nowadays, or a delegation as iirc you mentioned already. I just don't know why it should be more authentic than the unverified information that's currently in whois
- account42 2y agoAn E-Mail address is already in the SOA record.