On Fri, Aug 24, 2018 at 10:26 AM Paul Hoffman <paul.hoff...@icann.org>
wrote:

> On Aug 24, 2018, at 6:43 AM, Vladimír Čunát <vladimir.cunat+i...@nic.cz>
> wrote:
> >
> > On 08/24/2018 02:01 AM, Paul Hoffman wrote:
> >> Thoughts?
> >
> > Well, if the OS resolver is validating, it will SERVFAIL with such a
> > query.
>
> The protocol requires special handling of those specific queries, so a
> resolver that understands the protocol will give the desired answer. A
> resolver that doesn't understand the answer will give NXDOMAIN even if it
> is validating because that RRtype is not in the root zone.
>

(Haven't read the draft yet, but a quick comment on this point ..)

Surely you mean NODATA (NOERROR + empty ANSWER section), since the root
domain name exists. If validating, it would additionally provide the signed
NSEC/NSEC3 record at the root disproving the existence of the RRtype.

Shumon
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