Re: WebID-ISSUE-32 (nodns_webid): URIs with IP addresses and security [WebID Spec]

IPSec / IPSECKEY [RFC4025] ?

WebID Incubator Group Issue Tracker wrote:
> WebID-ISSUE-32 (nodns_webid): URIs with IP addresses and security [WebID Spec]
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> http://www.w3.org/2005/Incubator/webid/track/issues/32
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> Raised by: Henry Story
> On product: WebID Spec
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> A URL need not contain a domain name, and so need not be tied to DNS. For example:
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>    http://29.45.62.12/peter#me
> or
>     https://29.45.62.12/peter#me
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> What are the advantages?
>   - Does it really bypass DNS?  Does anyone ever get an IP address without a domain name? 
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> But how would security for such URLs work? 
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> If we think of pure https URLs the following questions arise
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>   - Do CAs certify IP addresses?
>   - The advantage of placing public keys in DNSSEC with DANE would be lost
> 
> So would this require a completely new way of securing the IP address?
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Received on Tuesday, 15 February 2011 13:33:32 UTC