[Twisted-Python] Announcing txdnspython

[Glyph Lefkowitz]

On Sep 6, 2011, at 2:56 AM, Phil Mayers wrote:

> On 06/09/11 09:29, Glyph Lefkowitz wrote:
> 
>>> FYI I wrote patches for twisted.names that implement both tsig/tkey
>>> I.e. secure dynamic update and dnssec. They're languishing in trac
>>> because uqds saps my will to live :o(
>> 
>> Link?  Always good to paste a link to revive a dead ticket :)
> 
> TSIG/TKEY:
> 
> http://twistedmatrix.com/trac/ticket/4602 -
> 
> I designed this one to support various TSIG/TKEY methods, and in fact I 
> have some local code that uses a GSSAPI wrapper to do 
> Kerberos-authenticated TSIG updates (as per Windows 2000). I even wrote 
> a DNS server proxy that would take Kerberos-authenticated requests, 
> re-sign them as plain HMAC TSIG and forward them to another DNS server; 
> then bind 9.8 came out and obsoleted my need for the code, hence the 
> drop off in interest.
> 
> DNSSEC:
> 
> http://twistedmatrix.com/trac/ticket/4610
> 
> Also:
> 
> http://twistedmatrix.com/trac/ticket/4603 - round-trip unknown RR types
> 
> There isn't really much that needs doing AFAICT. I just find the whole
> thing a bit dis-spiriting (which is my problem! ;o)

Is there anyone willing to step up and finish the review process, so that Phil doesn't have to weather the psychic torment involved in waiting for someone to push buttons on Trac? :)

-glyph