>On Sun, Nov 30, 2014 at 06:48:41PM -0700, Peter Saint-Andre - &yet wrote:
>General comment:
>
>    The draft frequently talks about "hostnames", where what is
>    really meant is a transport endpoint (port, transport protocol,
>    host).  With PKIX-EE or DANE-EE certificate usages, TLSA records
>    are more precise than the Web PKI and can associate different,
>    non-interchangeable key material with distinct services on a
>    single host.  So in many places I will be suggesting replacing
>    statements about "hostnames" with statements about "transport
>    endpoints".

>From a DNS point of view, this may be more confusing. DNS does not distinguish 
>between different types of record owners. If you put it in there, it just 
>became a domain name, which most people will refer to as a host name if it is 
>not at the apex.

I will agree that from a DANE point of view, it is a transport endpoint. But 
from a pure DNS point of view, it is domain/host name, regardless of intent.

Not saying it's not a good distinction, it is, but I would tread lightly where 
you are talking about the actual TLSA record owner name.

Michael Sheldon
Dev-DNS Services
GoDaddy.com

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