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Re: More haste, less speed.

2017-03-06 15:40:37
Yo Viktor!

On Mon, 6 Mar 2017 16:30:30 -0500
Viktor Dukhovni <ietf-dane(_at_)dukhovni(_dot_)org> wrote:

Security Policy can benefit from DNSSEC but it absolutely does not
require DNSSEC to provide value.  

This is not true for SMTP, which is vulnerable to downgrade attacks
if the security policy is not made tamper-resistant.

Please do not make the best the enemy of the merely better.  Often a
little better is good enough for now.

RGDS
GARY
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