rfc-8467

Padding Policies for Extension Mechanisms for DNS (EDNS(0))

A. Mayrhofer

date2018-10 streamIETF areaint wgdprive statusEXPERIMENTAL pages9 canonicalhttps://www.rfc-editor.org/rfc/rfc8467 doi10.17487/RFC8467

RFC 7830 specifies the "Padding" option for Extension Mechanisms for DNS (EDNS(0)) but does not specify the actual padding length for specific applications. This memo lists the possible options ("padding policies"), discusses the implications of each option, and provides a recommended (experimental) option.