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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>Everyone - thanks for your input on this. Here’s the proposed ballot based on the discussion:<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div style='mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 1.0pt 0in'><p class=MsoNormal style='border:none;padding:0in'>Motion Begins:<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='border:none;padding:0in'><o:p> </o:p></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Add the following definition: <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Validation Sub Domain: A Domain Name created directly under an FQDN by appending a Random Value or Request Token as the left-most label of the FQDN.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>DNS Validation Name: A Domain Name created directly under a FQDN by appending “_pki” as the left-most label of the FQDN.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Add the following as Section 3.2.2.4.11:<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Confirming the Applicant’s control over the requested FQDN by:<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoListParagraph style='text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><![if !supportLists]><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>(1)<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span><![endif]>Creating a Validation Sub Domain of the requested FQDN;<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoListParagraph style='text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><![if !supportLists]><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>(2)<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span><![endif]>Verifying creation of a CNAME record for the created Validation Sub Domain that points the Validation Sub Domain to a FQDN verified by the CA using one of methods permitted under Section 3.2.2.4; <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoListParagraph style='text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><![if !supportLists]><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>(3)<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span><![endif]>Creating a second Validation Sub Domain of the Requested FQDN using a Request Token or Random Value that was not used in the first Validation Sub Domain; and<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoListParagraph style='text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><![if !supportLists]><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>(4)<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span><![endif]>Verifying that the second Validation Sub Domain does not resolve to the FQDN verified by the CA under step 2.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Add the following as Section 3.2.2.4.12:<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Confirming the Applicant’s control over the requested FQDN by:<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoListParagraph style='text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo2'><![if !supportLists]><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>(1)<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span><![endif]>Creating a DNS Validation Name of the requested FQDN; <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoListParagraph style='text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo2'><![if !supportLists]><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>(2)<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span><![endif]>Creating a Validation Sub Domain of a Domain Name verified using one of the methods permitted under Section 3.2.2.4;<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoListParagraph style='text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo2'><![if !supportLists]><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>(3)<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span><![endif]>Verifying creation of a CNAME record for the DNS Validation Name that points the DNS Validation Name to the Validation Sub Domain.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Looking for comments/endorsers. Thanks!<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Jeremy<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><a name="_MailEndCompose"><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></a></p><span style='mso-bookmark:_MailEndCompose'></span><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'> sleevi@google.com [mailto:sleevi@google.com] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Ryan Sleevi<br><b>Sent:</b> Thursday, September 8, 2016 4:48 PM<br><b>To:</b> Jeremy Rowley <jeremy.rowley@digicert.com><br><b>Cc:</b> rsleevi@chromium.org; Peter Bowen <pzb@amzn.com>; public@cabforum.org<br><b>Subject:</b> [MmmSPAM] Re: [cabfpub] CNAME-based validation<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal>On Thu, Sep 8, 2016 at 3:25 PM, Jeremy Rowley <<a href="mailto:jeremy.rowley@digicert.com" target="_blank">jeremy.rowley@digicert.com</a>> wrote:<o:p></o:p></p><blockquote style='border:none;border-left:solid #CCCCCC 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 6.0pt;margin-left:4.8pt;margin-right:0in'><div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>The one short-coming of this approach over using multiple random values to detect wildcard domains is that the process makes obtaining multiple certificates from different CAs difficult. If a customer wants to use both DigiCert and another CA, the customer would have to order each one in separate intervals as _<a href="http://pki.domain.com" target="_blank">pki.domain.com</a> can only have a single CNAME record. Using two random values, the customer can have multiple CAs simultaneously issue certificates. </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>CA1:</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'><rnd_CA1>.<a href="http://domain.com" target="_blank">domain.com</a> CNAME <rnd2_CA1>.<a href="http://validation.com" target="_blank">validation.com</a></span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>CA2:</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'><rnd_CA2>.<a href="http://domain.com" target="_blank">domain.com</a> CNAME <rnd2_CA2>.<a href="http://validation.com" target="_blank">validation.com</a></span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><o:p> </o:p></p></div></div></blockquote><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>I think this proposal is different than what I understood your previous proposal to be, and I think it probably resolves the heart of my objection - that the randomness shouldn't be "trusted" if it's in the "name to be resolved", but can be if it's in the "contents of the record" (in this case, the CNAME-pointed to domain).<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>My understanding is your proposal was<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><rnd_CA1>.<a href="http://example.net">example.net</a> CNAME <a href="http://shop.example.com">shop.example.com</a> (Notice how I keep using RFC 6761 special-use domains? :P)<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Would be seen as authorization to issue for "<a href="http://example.net">example.net</a>" if the CA previously issued for "<a href="http://shop.example.com">shop.example.com</a>". I don't think that's good, because the <rnd_CA1> can't be taken as positive consent/configuration/control in the presence of Wildcard DNS.<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>If the proposal is that<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><rnd_CA1>.<a href="http://example.net">example.net</a> CNAME <rnd2_CA1>.<a href="http://shop.example.com">shop.example.com</a><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Be taken as authorization to issue for <a href="http://example.net">example.net</a> if the CA has validated <a href="http://shop.example.com">shop.example.com</a>, then I think that'd be OK, and would be curious if anyone spots any risk I'm missing. That's because the <rnd_CA1> is not a "Random Token/Value", but just a "Don't disrupt the service" variation, and the real random value/token is in the contents of the CNAME - specifically, <rnd2_CA1>.<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>In the case of non-Wildcard DNS, this demonstrates practical control over <a href="http://example.net">example.net</a> (by creating rnd_CA1)<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>In the case of Wildcard DNS, this demonstrates practical control at least to the level of the Wildcard DNS rule, because it's statistically unlikely that they would have just 'happened' to chose <rnd2_CA1> as a subdomain, provided that it has sufficient randomness.<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>To double check my math, a given DNS label (that is, the value of <rnd_CA1 / rnd2_CA2>) is limited to 64 characters, which should be plenty sufficient for a modified Base32-encoding of a minimum 112-bit random value, which would be 24 characters (using perhaps 0/1 as the padding character, since = can't appear due to the LDH rule)<o:p></o:p></p></div></div></div></div></div></body></html>