FYI… This is of utmost importance for those who have DNSSEC as part of their 
technical infrastructure.

 

Fahd Batayneh

ICANN

 

Sent: Saturday, July 23, 2016 12:46 AM
Subject: ICANN News Alert -- ICANN Publishes Plans for Upcoming Key Signing Key 
Rollover

 

 <http://www.icann.org/> ICANN


News Alert


https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2016-07-22-en

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ICANN Publishes Plans for Upcoming Key Signing Key Rollover


22 July 2016

ICANN today published plans outlining the operational processes required to 
change or "roll" the Root Zone Key Signing Key (KSK). The plans can be found 
here <https://www.icann.org/resources/pages/ksk-rollover#operational-plans> .

The KSK is a cryptographic public-private key pair, the public portion of which 
serves as the trusted starting point for Domain Name System Security Extensions 
(DNSSEC) validation. ICANN, in its role as the IANA Functions Operator, will 
change the current KSK which was originally created via processes defined in 
cooperation with the other Root Zone Management Partners: Verisign, who acted 
as the Root Zone Maintainer, and the U.S. Department of Commerce's National 
Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA), as the Root Zone 
Administrator.

The rollover plans detail implementation, monitoring, testing, and contingency 
processes designed to maintain operational stability and minimize end-user 
impact of the KSK rollover. The Root Zone Management Partners developed the 
plans that incorporate the Root Zone KSK Rollover Design Team recommendations 
<https://www.iana.org/reports/2016/root-ksk-rollover-design-20160307.pdf>  
[PDF, 1.01 MB].

For more information about the plans and operational processes involved in the 
KSK rollover, read this blog 
<https://www.icann.org/news/blog/dnssec-rolling-the-root-zone-key-signing-key>  
from ICANN's Chief Technology Officer or access the Root Zone KSK Rollover page 
<https://www.icann.org/resources/pages/ksk-rollover> .

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