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@@ -54,9 +54,17 @@ TO DO:
APNIC is now proposing a CMS-signed ASN.1 blob containing a
version number and an RPKI certificate. Kent and Housley have
- not bought into this yet. Need to do analysis to make sure
- this is adequate for our needs, if so just use it. This would
- involve minor changes to rcynic.
+ not bought into this yet.
+
+ RIPE is proposing that trust anchors just be a URL and a
+ public key, which one would use by fetching a self-signed RPKI
+ cert from the URL and comparing the public key.
+
+ If everybody homes under IANA, none of this is necessary and
+ what rcynic already does should suffice.
+
+ Need to pick something and go with it. All but "home under
+ IANA" would require minor changes to rcynic.
PRIORITY: Required for pilot (usability issue for relying parties)