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RSSAC Statement

on Client Side Reliability of Root DNS Data

Concerning The Impact of the Unavailability of a Single Root Server (R1)


Date IssuedDocumentReference IDCurrent Phase

28 Jun  

RSSAC Statement on Client Side Reliability of Root DNS DataConcerning The Impact of the Unavailability of a Single Root Server (R1)RSSAC020RSSAC021

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Description:

RSSAC confirms that the operators of the root servers are committed to serving the IANA global root DNS namespace The RSSAC fully supports the IAB's viewpoints expressed in RFC 2826. The RSSAC reiterates its support for integrity protecting protocols such as DNSSECThe RSSAC's answer of whether or not the loss of any single root server will impact the resiliency, stability or reliability of the root server system. Based on information available as of the statement, loss of a single root server would not cause immediate stability issues for the root server system and the Internet that depends upon it.


STATUS UPDATES

DatePhaseTypeStatus Updates