Possibly questionable security decisions in DNS root management

[Stephan Neuhaus]

On Oct 22, 2009, at 16:12, Perry E. Metzger wrote:

> I don't think anyone is smart enough to understand all the  
> implications of this across all the systems that depend on the DNS,  
> especially as we start to trust the DNS because of the authentication.

"We" trust the DNS already. As far as I can follow the discussion,  
that's part of the problem.

Fun,

Stephan

PS: If your point is that DNSSEC will not solve the problem, I agree.

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