Hi folks,
Section 2.4.1 says
```
The primary purpose of AliasMode is to allow aliasing at the zone apex,
where CNAME is not allowed. In AliasMode, TargetName MUST be the name of
a domain that has SVCB, AAAA, or A records.
```
and section 4.1 says
```
When replying to a SVCB query, authoritative DNS servers SHOULD return
A, AAAA, and SVCB records in the Additional Section for any in-bailiwick
TargetNames.
```
Does this mean that the processing differs from 'regular' in-zone CNAME
processing? Where I define this processing as "look for the Target name
with the type from the query and use that result's status as query result".
Considering this zone (abbreviated):
```
svcb-alias.example.net SVCB 0 alias-target.example.net
alias-target.example.net A 192.0.2.1
```
What would be the correct response to a svcb-alias.example.net|SVCB query?
```
;; QUESTION SECTION:
;svcb-alias.example.net. IN SVBC
;; ANSWER SECTION:
svcb-alias.example.net. 3600 IN SVBC 3600 0 alias-target.example.net
example.net. IN SOA 3600 [....]
;; ADDITIONAL SECTION:
alias-target.example.net. 3600 IN A 192.0.2.1
```
or
```
;; QUESTION SECTION:
;svcb-alias.example.net. IN SVBC
;; ANSWER SECTION:
svcb-alias.example.net. 3600 IN SVBC 3600 0 alias-target.example.net
;; ADDITIONAL SECTION:
alias-target.example.net. 3600 IN A 192.0.2.1
```
With the former, implementers would be be able to reuse the existing
aliasing code paths. With the latter, changes will have to be made to
the codepath as the AliasMode is not a 'true' alias as CNAME is.
In the same vein, what happens in a zone like this (with the same
incoming query for svcb-alias.example.net|SVCB):
```
svcb-alias.example.net SVCB 0 alias-target1.example.net
alias-target1.example.net SVCB 0 alias-target2.example.net
alias-target2.example.net SVCB 1 . ipv4hint=192.0.2.1
alias-target2.example.net A 192.0.2.1
```
Do *both* alias-target{1,2}.example.net|SVBC records end up in the
ADDITIONAL section. Or are they (as is the case with an in-zone CNAME)
considered an answer and should they go into the ANSWER section?
I find the alias mode semantics (on the DNS-level) unclear and
under-specified in the draft. I look forward to guidance from the authors.
Best regards,
Pieter
--
Pieter Lexis
PowerDNS.COM BV -- https://www.powerdns.com
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