Re: Self-service tooling requires fine-grained authz -- it's NOT about the application protocol (was Re: (internal) DNS dysfunction is enterprise settings)

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On Tue, Mar 12, 2019 at 10:34:22AM +1100, Mark Andrews wrote:
> The DNS has had that for ~2 decades now.  KEY records provide that.  You need a
> administrator to add a KEY record.  They authorise future changes by signing
> them with the private part of the key record using SIG(0).  This exists in products
> TODAY.  The same can also be done with TSIG but requires different key management.

The difficult part there is key management.

You can absolutely get fine-grained authz using cryptography like that.
But it won't be terribly user friendly.

Nico
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