Root Zone DNSSEC Deployment Technical Status Update 2010-05-17 This is the seventh of a series of technical status updates intended to inform a technical audience on progress in signing the root zone of the DNS. CHANGE IN DEPLOYMENT SCHEDULE The date for the publication of the root zone trust anchor and the distribution of a validatable, signed root zone originally planned for 2010-07-01 has been changed. This final stage of root DNSSEC deployment is now scheduled to take place on 2010-07-15. The schedule change is intended to allow ICANN and VeriSign an additional two weeks for further analysis of the DURZ rollout, to finalise testing and best ensure the secure, stable and resilient implementation of the root DNSSEC production processes and systems. Prior to 2010-07-15 the U.S. Department of Commerce (DoC) will issue a public notice announcing the publication of the joint ICANN-VeriSign testing and evaluation report as well as the intent to proceed with the final stage of DNSSEC deployment. As part of this notice the DoC will include a public review and comment period prior to taking any action. This change has been reflected in the deployment plan and other documentation, and updated documents will be published at <http://www.root-dnssec.org/>. PLANNED DEPLOYMENT SCHEDULE Already completed: 2010-01-27: L starts to serve DURZ 2010-02-10: A starts to serve DURZ 2010-03-03: M, I start to serve DURZ 2010-03-24: D, K, E start to serve DURZ 2010-04-14: B, H, C, G, F start to serve DURZ 2010-05-05: J starts to serve DURZ To come: 2010-06-16: First Key Signing Key (KSK) Ceremony 2010-07-15: Distribution of validatable, production, signed root zone; publication of root zone trust anchor (Please note that this schedule is tentative and subject to change based on testing results or other unforeseen factors.)