[DNSOP] The conservative approach and the liberal approach for DNSSEC algorithm rollover

Cathy Zhang <scooct@163.com> Tue, 12 May 2026 09:27 UTC

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Hi all,RFC 6781 defines two modes for algorithm rollover: the conservative approach and the liberal approach.And the relevant description is given on page 29 of RFC 6781 as follows:   However, there are implementations of validators known to follow the   more conservative approach.  Performing a Double-Signature KSK   algorithm rollover will temporarily make your zone appear as Bogus by   such validators during the rollover.  Therefore, the rollover   described in this section will explain the stages of deployment and   will assume that the conservative approach is used.Is this distinction still necessary today, or is it possible to adopt the same approach as for ZSK/KSK rollover?BR,Cathy