Re: [DNSOP] I-D Action:draft-ietf-dnsop-reflectors-are-evil-06.txt

2008-09-12 Thread Mans Nilsson
Subject: Re: [DNSOP] I-D Action:draft-ietf-dnsop-reflectors-are-evil-06.txt Date: Thu, Sep 11, 2008 at 03:39:09PM -0400 Quoting Ron Bonica ([EMAIL PROTECTED]): Folks, This is a reminder that only two questions are on the table. These are: - is BCP38 enough to mitigate the attack vectors

Re: [DNSOP] I-D Action:draft-ietf-dnsop-reflectors-are-evil-06.txt

2008-09-12 Thread Roy Arends
On Sep 10, 2008, at 9:17 PM, Ron Bonica wrote: Folks, Based on the response that we have seen from the WG so far, I don't see any reason to amend the draft. BCP 38 is already published. In defense of publishing draft-ietf-dnsop-reflectors-are-evil I'd like to put forward the following

Re: [DNSOP] I-D Action:draft-ietf-dnsop-reflectors-are-evil-06.txt

2008-09-12 Thread Kurt Erik Lindqvist
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 On 11 sep 2008, at 21.49, Dean Anderson wrote: On Thu, 11 Sep 2008, Kurt Erik Lindqvist wrote: -BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 (CC trimmed) Having worked for a tier-1 provider and started two ISPs in the past, I am certain

Re: [DNSOP] I-D Action:draft-ietf-dnsop-reflectors-are-evil-06.txt

2008-09-12 Thread Dean Anderson
On Fri, 12 Sep 2008, Kurt Erik Lindqvist wrote: I don't dispute there have been open recursor attacks. However the attacks appear to be contrived and solicited, lacking in number, lacking in intensity, and lacking in actual damage. People working in the field seems to think otherwise.

Re: [DNSOP] I-D Action:draft-ietf-dnsop-reflectors-are-evil-06.txt

2008-09-11 Thread Stephane Bortzmeyer
On Wed, Sep 10, 2008 at 03:17:51PM -0400, Ron Bonica [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote a message of 39 lines which said: Based on the response that we have seen from the WG so far, I don't see any reason to amend the draft. BCP 38 is already published. It is certain that any message by unnamed troll

Re: [DNSOP] I-D Action:draft-ietf-dnsop-reflectors-are-evil-06.txt

2008-09-11 Thread Olaf Kolkman
Dear Dean, [Removing Jorge from the CC-list, this reply is supposed to be technical in nature. Also removing the IESG since this appears to be a WG issue, they can go back to the archives if and when relevant] The answer to both the questions is yes. There is still no evidence for no,

Re: [DNSOP] I-D Action:draft-ietf-dnsop-reflectors-are-evil-06.txt

2008-09-11 Thread Ondřej Surý
2008/9/10 Ron Bonica [EMAIL PROTECTED]: First layer of defense: BCP 38 Second layer of defense (because there are those who cannot or will not implement the first layer): Restrict recursive service by default If you mean 'restrict software configuration defaults', I'm OK with that. If

Re: [DNSOP] I-D Action:draft-ietf-dnsop-reflectors-are-evil-06.txt

2008-09-11 Thread Dean Anderson
Please tell about the experiences you personally had with open recursor attacks at Afilias. Afilias doesn't seem to run open recursors--is that correct? Was Afilias a target of an attack? If so, what did Afilias do to mitigate the attack? Why couldn't the attack be mitigated using ordinary

Re: [DNSOP] I-D Action:draft-ietf-dnsop-reflectors-are-evil-06.txt

2008-09-11 Thread Ron Bonica
Folks, This is a reminder that only two questions are on the table. These are: - is BCP38 enough to mitigate the attack vectors described in draft-ietf-dnsop-reflectors-are-evil-06 - is filtering after the attack has begun good enough Discussions of how many times this attack has been observed

Re: [DNSOP] I-D Action:draft-ietf-dnsop-reflectors-are-evil-06.txt

2008-09-11 Thread Andrew Sullivan
On Thu, Sep 11, 2008 at 03:34:36PM -0400, Dean Anderson wrote: Please tell about the experiences you personally had with open recursor attacks at Afilias. I guess I wasn't clear enough in my message: I am not in a position to tell you about that. I am constrained by the non-disclosure terms of

Re: [DNSOP] I-D Action:draft-ietf-dnsop-reflectors-are-evil-06.txt

2008-09-11 Thread Dean Anderson
On Thu, 11 Sep 2008, [UTF-8] Ondřej Surý wrote: No. And I don't understand why the burden of open resolvers should be put on shoulders of attacked DNS operators. DNS operators aren't generally being attacked, and aren't generally complaining of the burden. Almost no one is complaining of

Re: [DNSOP] I-D Action:draft-ietf-dnsop-reflectors-are-evil-06.txt

2008-09-10 Thread Dean Anderson
On Tue, 9 Sep 2008, Kevin Darcy wrote: First layer of defense: BCP 38 Second layer of defense (because there are those who cannot or will not implement the first layer): Restrict recursive service by default If you mean 'restrict software configuration defaults', I'm OK with that. If the

Re: [DNSOP] I-D Action:draft-ietf-dnsop-reflectors-are-evil-06.txt

2008-09-10 Thread Ron Bonica
First layer of defense: BCP 38 Second layer of defense (because there are those who cannot or will not implement the first layer): Restrict recursive service by default If you mean 'restrict software configuration defaults', I'm OK with that. If the draft is amended to only

Re: [DNSOP] I-D Action:draft-ietf-dnsop-reflectors-are-evil-06.txt

2008-09-10 Thread Dean Anderson
Hmm. just about 23 hours. So much for sitting quietly while the working group discusses matters. The answer to both the questions is yes. There is still no evidence for no, and _still_ no one has come forward with personal knowledge of any attacks: -Sullivan appears to have no personal

Re: [DNSOP] I-D Action:draft-ietf-dnsop-reflectors-are-evil-06.txt

2008-09-10 Thread Joe Abley
On 10 Sep 2008, at 15:17, Ron Bonica wrote: - is BCP38 enough to mitigate the attack vectors described in draft-ietf-dnsop-reflectors-are-evil-06 This question needs clarification. I say this because this is an operations group, not a protocol group; what is dealt with here is practice,

Re: [DNSOP] I-D Action:draft-ietf-dnsop-reflectors-are-evil-06.txt

2008-09-09 Thread Dean Anderson
On Mon, 8 Sep 2008, Ron Bonica wrote: Do you deny that the vulnerabilities described in this document *could* be exploited? If this is your claim, and you can substantiate it, the WG will entertain your objection. I'm asserting that whatever vulnerabilities that do exist can be mitigated in

Re: [DNSOP] I-D Action:draft-ietf-dnsop-reflectors-are-evil-06.txt

2008-09-09 Thread Ron Bonica
Folks, Someone on DNSOPS points out that I am calendar challenged. September 5 has already past. I meant to say Friday, September 12. Ron Ron Bonica wrote: Dean, On the surface, I deem your objection to be without merit. Unless you can convince me

Re: [DNSOP] I-D Action:draft-ietf-dnsop-reflectors-are-evil-06.txt

2008-09-09 Thread Ron Bonica
Dean Anderson wrote: On Mon, 8 Sep 2008, Ron Bonica wrote: Do you deny that the vulnerabilities described in this document *could* be exploited? If this is your claim, and you can substantiate it, the WG will entertain your objection. I'm asserting that whatever vulnerabilities that do

Re: [DNSOP] I-D Action:draft-ietf-dnsop-reflectors-are-evil-06.txt

2008-09-09 Thread Ron Bonica
Bill, That why in the next paragraph I said: If you think that you have an alternative plan for mitigating this attack, you might be able to resurrect open resolvers with a new draft that describes this mitigation. Also, if Dean feels that the alternative mitigation is so compelling that he

Re: [DNSOP] I-D Action:draft-ietf-dnsop-reflectors-are-evil-06.txt

2008-09-09 Thread Dean Anderson
On Tue, 9 Sep 2008, Ron Bonica wrote: Your assertion that false statements, contrived attacks, discredited sources, and lack of evidence of harm, are somehow not legitimate reasons to dispute a document is also without basis, and indeed is refuted by IESG actions in TLS-AUTHZ. I stand

Re: [DNSOP] I-D Action:draft-ietf-dnsop-reflectors-are-evil-06.txt

2008-09-09 Thread David Conrad
[cc's cleaned up] Hi, At his point, I will sit quietly for a while and let the WG comment on whether they think that your proposed alternative mitigation is adequate. On Friday, the WG chairs will gauge consensus and I will take appropriate action. Given the stunningly successful

Re: [DNSOP] I-D Action:draft-ietf-dnsop-reflectors-are-evil-06.txt

2008-09-09 Thread Mark Andrews
In message [EMAIL PROTECTED], David Conrad writes: [cc's cleaned up] Hi, At his point, I will sit quietly for a while and let the WG comment on whether they think that your proposed alternative mitigation is adequate. On Friday, the WG chairs will gauge consensus and I will

Re: [DNSOP] I-D Action:draft-ietf-dnsop-reflectors-are-evil-06.txt

2008-09-09 Thread William F. Maton Sotomayor
On Wed, 10 Sep 2008, Mark Andrews wrote: In message [EMAIL PROTECTED], David Conrad writes: At his point, I will sit quietly for a while and let the WG comment on whether they think that your proposed alternative mitigation is adequate. On Friday, the WG chairs will gauge consensus and I

Re: [DNSOP] I-D Action:draft-ietf-dnsop-reflectors-are-evil-06.txt

2008-09-09 Thread Kevin Darcy
William F. Maton Sotomayor wrote: On Wed, 10 Sep 2008, Mark Andrews wrote: In message [EMAIL PROTECTED], David Conrad writes: At his point, I will sit quietly for a while and let the WG comment on whether they think that your proposed alternative mitigation is adequate. On Friday,

Re: [DNSOP] I-D Action:draft-ietf-dnsop-reflectors-are-evil-06.txt

2008-09-08 Thread Ron Bonica
Dean, On the surface, I deem your objection to be without merit. Unless you can convince me otherwise, I will send draft-ietf-dnsop-reflectors-are-evil to the RFC editor for publication on Friday, September 5. See below for point by point responses. Dean Anderson wrote: Anytime you discover

[DNSOP] I-D Action:draft-ietf-dnsop-reflectors-are-evil-06.txt

2008-09-01 Thread Internet-Drafts
A New Internet-Draft is available from the on-line Internet-Drafts directories. This draft is a work item of the Domain Name System Operations Working Group of the IETF. Title : Preventing Use of Recursive Nameservers in Reflector Attacks Author(s) : J. Damas,