Integrating BIND 8.2
baccala@FreeSoft.org
baccala@FreeSoft.org
Wed Mar 31 09:32:00 GMT 1999
On 31 Mar, Zack Weinberg wrote:
>
> I've looked at the code more closely, and it does not implement
> cryptographic verification of ordinary DNS lookups (res_query). This
> means we could get away with leaving out the crypto, if we really
> needed to.
>
> zw
An argument could be made that the client doesn't need crypto. If you
want crypto verification, you point the resolver library at a nameserver
(probably on localhost) that does the crypto for you.
That could be your "plugin".
--
-bwb
Brent Baccala
baccala@freesoft.org
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