[cooperation-wg] SG20 and DONA etc

On 6 Feb 2017, at 11:43, Richard Hill wrote:

> I agree with Patrik's comments below, except that I have not found any substantiation of the rumors (which is not to say that they are not correct).  The list of inputs to the next SG20 meeting is at:
>
>   https://www.itu.int/md/T17-SG20-170313-C/en
>
> I don't see anything that looks like a proposal to do what Patrik rightly criticizes, but I may have missed something, or there may be something in the pipeline that is not yet published.

Thanks for the information!

   paf

> Best,
> Richard
>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: cooperation-wg [mailto:cooperation-wg-bounces at ripe.net] On Behalf
>> Of Patrik Fältström
>> Sent: lundi, 6. février 2017 11:29
>> To: Cooperation WG
>> Subject: [cooperation-wg] SG20 and DONA etc
>>
>> All,
>>
>> I hear rumors SG20 is moving forward with ideas on prescribing DONA etc
>> as The Directory and Naming System to use, and that it is a replacement
>> for DNS. And that there is an upcoming SG20 meeting.
>>
>> I personally find it being very important ITU-T in this case do not
>> "select" specific naming mechanisms at all. There are numerous
>> different systems that after being bootstrapped with the help of DNS
>> and routing can act on its own. And it would be a disaster if ITU-T
>> prescribe something at this time, unless the usage is very very
>> specific and that harmonization really really is needed.
>>
>> If we should spend time on new naming and lookup mechanisms, I would go
>> for some completely new architectures that do not have any kind of root
>> (neither technical, nor administrative) and instead use things like
>> opportunistic encryption and randomization to find identifiers which
>> globally get to know each other via some ad hoc routing mechanism.
>>
>>    paf
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