How the DNS key change will affect South Africans

[Jamie McKane]

How the DNS key change will affect South Africans

The Internet Corporation of Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) recently approved plans to change the cryptographic key which protects the Domain Name System (DNS).

This will be the first time the key signing key (KSK) for the DNS will be changed following its implementation in 2010, and will take place on 11 October 2018.

 

[Swa]

Ok correct me if I am wrong here but this is only a signing key and not encryption. So technically anyone who isn't ready will just ignore the signing altogether and go on with business as usual.

 

[Pixies]

This is being postponed
https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2017-09-27-en

 

[Pixies]

Ok correct me if I am wrong here but this is only a signing key and not encryption. So technically anyone who isn't ready will just ignore the signing altogether and go on with business as usual.

This is DNSSEC - effectively for DNS authenticity, not for privacy.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Domain_Name_System_Security_Extensions