RFC 7958 · INFORMATIONAL · 2016

DNSSEC Trust Anchor Publication for the Root Zone

Overview

RFC 7958, “DNSSEC Trust Anchor Publication for the Root Zone”, is an Informational document published in August 2016 by J. Abley, J. Schlyter, G. Bailey, P. Hoffman. It has been obsoleted by RFC 9718 — refer to the newer document for the authoritative version. The canonical text is published by the RFC Editor.

Abstract

The root zone of the Domain Name System (DNS) has been cryptographically signed using DNS Security Extensions (DNSSEC).

In order to obtain secure answers from the root zone of the DNS using DNSSEC, a client must configure a suitable trust anchor. This document describes the format and publication mechanisms IANA has used to distribute the DNSSEC trust anchors.

Abstract as published in the RFC, via rfc-editor.org.

What “Informational” means

Published for the general information of the community. It does not define an IETF standard and carries no standards-track status.

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Relationships to other RFCs
Obsoleted by
RFC 9718
Other RFCs from 2016

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