Date: Thu, 07 Nov 2002 22:03:52 -0600 From: Len Conrad <LConrad@Go2France.com> To: freebsd-isp@freebsd.org Subject: RE: New root zone hint file published Message-ID: <5.1.1.6.2.20021107215857.0261fc98@mail.go2france.com> In-Reply-To: <007b01c286a2$5479af40$490fa8c0@MJOHNSTON> References: <20021107210252.GA46812@users.munk.nu>
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>If you want that warm, fuzzy, secure feeling, you can also verify the >signature on the (perfectly valid) file Jez posted. dig @198.41.0.4 . ns > /path/to/db.cache ... is sufficient. If you can't trust authoritative answers from the delegated NS, esp for the root zone, then you can't trust anything in the namespace. No need to futz around with downloading files and authenticating them. Len To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-isp" in the body of the message
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