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<p>I've voiced my opinion elsewhere but i'll add it here too.</p>
<p>The Key should just be rolled, we've been given months of warnings, so when it fails and said networks CSR lines become jammed because 3/4 of the internet is gone, it will soon get things fixed, and, the many pissed off CEO's (who likely will also be personally affected) will be calling into question the competence of certain lazy staff and have them explain why they've done nothing and why they should keep their jobs.</p>
<p>Too many in this game think their in a safe haven and are just flat out lazy.</p>
<p>On 28/09/2017 14:46, Save Vocea wrote:</p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">Dear AusNOG Community,<!-- o ignored --></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">A couple of weeks ago I posted ICANNs' KSK rollover timelines in here.<!-- o ignored --></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">It was announced today that the <a href="https://www.icann.org/resources/pages/ksk-rollover/#overview">plan to change the cryptographic key</a> that helps protect the Domain Name System (DNS) is being postponed.<!-- o ignored --></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">The changing or "rolling" of the KSK Key was originally scheduled to occur on 11 October, but it is being delayed because some recently obtained data shows that a significant number of resolvers used by Internet Service Providers (ISPs) and Network Operators are not yet ready for the Key Rollover. The availability of this new data is due to a very recent DNS protocol feature that adds the ability for a resolver to report back to the root servers which keys it has configured.<!-- o ignored --></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">Full announcement is here: <a href="https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2017-09-27-en">https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2017-09-27-en</a><!-- o ignored --></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">Regards,<!-- o ignored --></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">Save Vocea<!-- o ignored --></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="color: black;">From: </span></strong><span style="color: black;">Save Vocea <save.vocea@icann.org><br /><strong>Date: </strong>Tuesday, September 12, 2017 at 4:53 PM<br /><strong>To: </strong>"ausnog@ausnog.net" <ausnog@lists.ausnog.net><br /><strong>Subject: </strong>KSK rollover timeline and how to check if your systems are ready<!-- o ignored --></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">Dear AusNOG list members,</span><!-- o ignored --></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">I'd appreciate if this is shared through your network /organizations and to check if your systems won't be affected by the following change.</span><!-- o ignored --></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) is planning to roll, or change, the "top" pair of cryptographic keys used in the Domain Name System Security Extensions (DNSSEC) protocol, commonly known as the Root Zone KSK. This will be the first time the KSK has been changed since it was initially generated in 2010, and is considered an important security step, in much the same way that regularly changing passwords is considered a prudent practice by any Internet user. </span><!-- o ignored --></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">What does that mean?</span></strong><!-- o ignored --></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">Rolling the KSK means generating a new cryptographic public and private key pair and distributing the new public component to parties who operate validating resolvers, including: Internet Service Providers; enterprise network administrators and other Domain Name System (DNS) resolver operators; DNS resolver software developers; system integrators; and hardware and software distributors who install or ship the root's "trust anchor." The KSK is used to cryptographically sign the Zone Signing Key (ZSK), which is used by the Root Zone Maintainer to DNSSEC-sign the root zone of the Internet's DNS.</span><!-- o ignored --></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">Why do you need to prepare?</span></strong><!-- o ignored --></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">Currently, 25% of global Internet users, or 750 million people, use DNSSEC-validating resolvers that could be affected by the KSK rollover. If these validating resolvers do not have the new key when the KSK is rolled, end users relying on those resolvers will encounter errors and be unable to access the Internet. </span><!-- o ignored --></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">How to know if your systems are up-to-date?</span></strong><!-- o ignored --></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">ICANN is offering a test bed for operators or any interested parties to confirm that their systems handle the automated update process correctly. Check to make sure your systems are ready by visiting: <a href="http://go.icann.org/KSKtest">http://go.icann.org/KSKtest</a>.</span><!-- o ignored --></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">What is the timeline for this process?</span></strong><!-- o ignored --></p>
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<li class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0in; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo3;"><strong><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">October 27, 2016:</span></strong><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> KSK rollover process begins as the new KSK is generated.</span><!-- o ignored --></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0in; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo3;"><strong><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">July 11, 2017:</span></strong><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> Publication of new KSK in DNS.</span><!-- o ignored --></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0in; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo3;"><strong><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">September 19, 2017:</span></strong><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> Size increase for DNSKEY response from root name servers.</span><!-- o ignored --></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0in; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo3;"><strong><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">October 11, 2017:</span></strong><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> New KSK begins to sign the root zone key set (the actual rollover event).</span><!-- o ignored --></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0in; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo3;"><strong><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">January 11, 2018:</span></strong><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> Revocation of old KSK.</span><!-- o ignored --></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0in; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo3;"><strong><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">March 22, 2018:</span></strong><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> Last day the old KSK appears in the root zone.</span><!-- o ignored --></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0in; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo3;"><strong><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">August 2018:</span></strong><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> Old key is deleted from equipment in both ICANN Key Management Facilities.</span><!-- o ignored --></li>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">More information about the root zone KSK rollover is available here: <a href="https://www.icann.org/resources/pages/ksk-rollover">https://www.icann.org/resources/pages/ksk-rollover</a>. </span><!-- o ignored --></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">Thank you,</span><!-- o ignored --></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">Save vocea</span></strong><!-- o ignored --></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">VP, Global Stakeholder Engagement, Oceania</span><!-- o ignored --></p>
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<p>Kind Regards,</p>
<p>Noel Butler</p>
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