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Wireshark-dev: Re: [Wireshark-dev] Wireshark decoding error- protocol DNS - section Flags for A

From: Jaap Keuter <jaap.keuter@xxxxxxxxx>
Date: Fri, 11 Apr 2008 21:26:44 +0200
Hi,

Thank you for the report. Since bugzilla is down for maintenance I'll answer here.

> RFC2535 - 6.1 The AD and CD Header Bits
>
>
>    Two previously unused bits are allocated out of the DNS
>    query/response format header. The AD (authentic data) bit indicates
>    in a response that all the data included in the answer and authority
>    portion of the response has been authenticated by the server
>    according to the policies of that server. The CD (checking disabled)
>    bit indicates in a query that Pending (non-authenticated) data is
>    acceptable to the resolver sending the query.

I fail to see the problem here. CD is relevant only in query, AD is relevant only in reply. That is what is decoded.

Thanx,
Jaap