[dns-operations] signing a zone with NSEC3 records.

[Florian Weimer]

* bert hubert:

> Also, NSEC3 significantly increases the size of NXDOMAIN responses
> (which need 3 NSEC3 records, plus associated signatures).This increase
> will often push the datagram carrying a response beyond the point
> where it needs to be fragmented over several packets.

On the other hand, NSEC3 *decreases* the size of QTYPE=ANY responses
from resolvers for unsigned delegations.  This may be beneficial to
certain legacy MTAs.  (But I guess the days to pay respect to those
poor MTAs are finally over.)

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