On Wed, Mar 11, 2015 at 10:43 AM, Bob Harold <[email protected]> wrote:
> > On Wed, Mar 11, 2015 at 12:35 AM, Shumon Huque <[email protected]> wrote: > >> ... >> >> One thing this document doesn't make clear is that the algorithm >> being presented not only minimizes the query name, but also hides >> the query type until it reaches the target zone (by using the NS >> query type rather than the actual type). A pure query name minimization >> algorithm can just strip off labels and issue normal queries with >> the requested query type. I've implemented the latter algorithm >> and it works fine (with well behaved authoritative servers). I agree >> with the goal of additionally providing privacy for the query type, >> but the document should explicitly state that, very early on. The >> term 'qname minimization' also doesn't include in it the idea of >> qtype hiding, but I don't have a suggestion for a better term. >> ... >> >> Could I suggest "query minimization" as a term to include both qname and > qtype minimization? > The term might be a little too vague, but what do others think? > > I had also thought of 'query minimization', but I think that it risks being misinterpreted as minimization of the number of queries, so it might not be better. Shumon Huque
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