Re: TMM (too many mnemonics)

["Scott Rose" <scottr@nist.gov>]

I do not seem to recall any discussion on the list about dropping the
mnemonic option in the presentation format.  Someone please correct me if I
am wrong.  Is there an objection to allowing the algorithm mnemonic in the
presentation formats of the DS/RRSIG and DNSKEY RRs?

Since there is only one protocol value now (3), I feel the mnemonics for
that field could be safely dropped.

Scott

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Samuel Weiler" <weiler@tislabs.com>
To: "namedroppers" <namedroppers@ops.ietf.org>
Sent: Friday, January 23, 2004 6:15 AM
Subject: TMM (too many mnemonics)


> RFC2535 allows numbers or mnemonics for the flags and protocol fields
> in the KEY RR presentation format, but -records drops that for DNSKEY
> and requires numbers.  Was that intentional?
>
> -records also allows algorithm mnemonics in the DS presentation
> format, but RFC3658 only allows numbers (for both the algorithm and
> digest type fields).  Again, was that intentional?
>
> To summarize:
>
> Field               Allowed presentation formats   Different?
>                     -records   RFC2535  RFC3658
> (DNS)KEY algorithm   either    either
> (DNS)KEY flags       number    either                X
> (DNS)KEY protocol    number    either                X
> DS algorithm         either             number       X
> DS digest            number             number
> SIG algorithm        either    either
>
> -- Sam
>
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