diff --git a/draft-dkg-dprive-demux-dns-http.md b/draft-dkg-dprive-demux-dns-http.md index 4081efabf404a68cd35bfa40a8ec96628a51ad88..aa7e7098840435c945a08c5b190ec725d8824d1f 100644 --- a/draft-dkg-dprive-demux-dns-http.md +++ b/draft-dkg-dprive-demux-dns-http.md @@ -165,6 +165,17 @@ other approaches is not advisable. Doing so safely would require explicit and detailed review of all three (or more) protocols involved. +Heavily-restricted network environments +--------------------------------------- + +Some network environments are so tightly constrained that outbound +connections on standard TCP ports are not accessible. In some of +these environments, an explicit HTTP proxy is available, and clients +must use the HTTP CONNECT pseudo-method to make https connections. +While this multiplexing approach can be used in such a restrictive +environment, it would be necessary to teach the DNS client how to talk +to the HTTP proxy. These details are out of scope for this document. + Why not ALPN? -------------