On Fri, 2022-07-29 at 13:50 +0000, Paul Hoffman wrote:
> On Jul 29, 2022, at 8:58 AM, Peter van Dijk <[email protected]> 
> wrote:
> > The mention of 5011 talks about the root, but 5011 does not mention the
> > root at all. 5011 is not limited to the root.
> 
> It is limited to "trust anchors", and essentially all DNSSEC trust anchors 
> are for the DNS root. Still, the wording can be improved.

On the Internet, this is true, and I think it would be unwise (and
unnecessary) to use 5011 for anything. But I've been told 5011 sees non-
root usage inside some private networks.

> Current:
> - [RFC5011] explains how recursive resolvers and the DNS root can work 
> together to automate 
> the rollover of the root's key signing key (KSK).
> 
> Proposed:
> - [RFC5011] describes a method to help resolvers update their DNSSEC trust 
> anchors in an
> automated fashion. This method was used in 2018 to update the DNS root trust 
> anchor.

Wonderful.

> 
Kind regards,
-- 
Peter van Dijk
PowerDNS.COM BV - https://www.powerdns.com/

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