Re: [dnsext] historal root keys for upgrade path?

Tony Finch <dot@dotat.at> Wed, 02 February 2011 14:03 UTC

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Subject: Re: [dnsext] historal root keys for upgrade path?
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On Wed, 2 Feb 2011, Jakob Schlyter wrote:
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> I could not agree with you more - vanity key rollovers are not useful.

How else can you know that a necessary rollover will work, e.g. to upgrade
the key length or algorithm or because of an emergency?

Tony.
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