Re: [ga] Secure DNS

[Bob Davis <bob.davis@netzero.net>]

Rick and everyone,

Rick H Wesson wrote:

> Harald,
>
> On Fri, 15 Sep 2000, Harald Alvestrand wrote:
>
> > Once the technology is ready, ICANN needs to decide on the procedures for
> > generating keys, signing the root zone and so on.
> > I *hope* these procedures are relatively uncontroversial; the biggest
> > practical question is probably who shall hold the pieces of the root key,
> > and how it should be secured against compromise and accidental loss.
>
> ICANN, the registries and registrars are going to have to work out how the
> protocols (currently only RRP 1.1.0) will be updated to manage the keys,
> if they are to be put into the root, the keys will have to be sent to the
> registry somehow. The discussions on how to do this have not even begun.

  As you I am sure know, this is not a difficult problem to solve.

>
>
> -rick
>
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