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RFC 5011: Automated Updates of DNS Security (DNSSEC) Trust Anchors

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This document describes a means for automated, authenticated, and authorized updating of DNSSEC "trust anchors". The method provides protection against N-1 key compromises of N keys in the trust point key set. Based on the trust established by the presence of a current anchor, other anchors may be added at the same place in the hierarchy, and, ultimately, supplant the existing anchor(s). This mechanism will require changes to resolver management behavior (but not resolver resolution behavior), and the addition of a single flag bit to the DNSKEY record. [STANDARDS-TRACK]

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Document ID
RFC5011
Published
September 2007
Authors
M. StJohns
Status
INTERNET STANDARD
Stream
IETF
Area
int
Pages
14
Also known as
STD74

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