On May 4, 2014, at 6:39 PM, Jeffrey Goldberg <[email protected]> wrote:

> On 2014-05-03, at 3:22 AM, <[email protected]> <[email protected]> wrote:
> 
>> Frankly, if we could "trust" in DNS, we would not need to "trust" in
>> web-PKIX [2] - since the one is just the bandaid for the other.
> 
> Have you forgotten that routing can be subverted?
> 
> Just because you are talking to the right IP address doesn’t mean
> you are talking the right host.

That is why signatures exist. With DNSChain and DNSCrypt, for example, you will 
know whether you're talking to the right host, and no IP-based routing or 
filtering can affect that.

Cheers,
Greg

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