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PUBLICATIONS

Updating the Keys for DNS Security

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Author(s)

Scott W. Rose, Larry Feldman, Gregory A. Witte

Abstract

To help maintain the reliability and integrity of the Internet’s Domain Name System (DNS), NIST is working with specialists from around the world to update the keys used by the DNS Security Extensions (DNSSEC) protocol to authenticate DNS data and avoid integrity issues such as domain name hijacking.
Citation
ITL Bulletin -
NIST Pub Series
ITL Bulletin
Pub Type
NIST Pubs

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Keywords

Domain Name System (DNS), DNS Security Extensions (DNSSEC), key signing key (KSK), rollover, internet, security
Information technology and Cybersecurity and privacy

Citation

Rose, S. , Feldman, L. and Witte, G. (2017), Updating the Keys for DNS Security, ITL Bulletin, National Institute of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, MD, [online], https://tsapps.nist.gov/publication/get_pdf.cfm?pub_id=924334 (Accessed October 20, 2025)

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Created September 27, 2017
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