FYI… First Root KSK Rollover Successfully Completed.

Fahd Batayneh
ICANN

Date: Tuesday, October 16, 2018 at 2:00 AM
Subject: First Root KSK Rollover Successfully Completed

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First Root KSK Rollover Successfully Completed

15 October 2018

LOS ANGELES – 15 October 2018 – The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and 
Numbers (ICANN) has determined that the first-ever changing of the 
cryptographic key that helps protect the Domain Name System (DNS) has been 
completed with minimal disruption of the global Internet. It was the first time 
the key has been changed since it was first put in use in 2010.

After evaluation of the available data, there does not appear to be a 
significant number of Internet end-users who have been persistently and 
negatively impacted by the changing of the key.

The few issues that have arisen appear to have been quickly mitigated and none 
suggested a systemic failure that would approach the threshold (as defined by 
the ICANN community) to initiate a reversal of the roll. In that context, it 
appears the rollover to the new Key Signing Key, known as KSK 2017, has been a 
success.

At this point, there are no indications it is necessary to back out of the 
rollover and ICANN will now proceed to the next step in the rollover process: 
revoking the old KSK, known as KSK 2010 during the next key ceremony in the 
first quarter of 2019.

"This successful exercise of the infrastructure necessary to roll the root 
zone's key has demonstrated it is possible to update the key globally," said 
David Conrad, ICANN's Chief Technology Officer. "It also provided important 
insights that will help us with future key rolls,"

The final decision to roll the root zone Key Signing Key (KSK) was made by 
ICANN President and CEO Göran Marby after reviewing the outcomes of the efforts 
of ICANN and others, particularly in the Domain Name System (DNS) technical 
community. These outcomes were the result of significant global outreach 
efforts, in consultation with the ICANN community, and after extensive analysis 
of available data.

With the final approvals in place, ICANN implemented the 16 September 2018 
resolution of ICANN's Board. The resolution stated that the organization should 
proceed with its revised plans to change or "roll" the key for the DNS root on 
11 October 2018.

To learn more about the Root KSK Rollover, visit its dedicated webpage and 
primary source of information: 
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