On 8/26/2014 1:07 PM, Derek Atkins wrote: > So where does DNS come in? I think most DNS experts would define it as
The database -- all of the RRs and such -- is distributed. The system itself is a collection of centralized hierarchies with each central point being the root for each top-level domain. Any so-called expert who describes it otherwise is either not as expert as they think or being deliberately obtuse. > a "distributed" system. However there *is* a single entity that has > authority -- the root servers. Compromise of that would compromise the > whole DNS system. Precisely. > However there are watchdogs all over the world whose > role is preventing that. Yes, there are. This is one of the things that distinguishes DNS from SSL: there are no watchdogs over the root SSL authorities. By design. -- Rich P. _______________________________________________ Discuss mailing list [email protected] http://lists.blu.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss
