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<div class="">Dear folks interested in the root zone KSK roll,</div>
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<div class="">Recently ICANN published the first in what will be an occasional series of technical updates on the progress of the Root Zone KSK Rollover project. The post is entitled "<a href="https://www.icann.org/resources/pages/ksk-rollover-technical-updates-2016-09-19-en" class="">First
step of 2017 KSK Rollover External Test Plan completed</a>".</div>
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<div class="">The next milestone in the project is <a href="https://www.iana.org/dnssec/ceremonies/27" class="">KSK Ceremony 27</a> on October 27, 2016, when KSK-2017, the next KSK, will be created.</div>
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<div class="">More details on the schedule and project milestones are available on the <a href="https://www.icann.org/resources/pages/ksk-rollover" class="">project web page</a> and in the <a href="https://www.icann.org/resources/pages/ksk-rollover/#operational-plans" class="">operational
plans</a> linked to on that page.</div>
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<div class="">As always, please let us know if you have any questions.</div>
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<div class="">Matt</div>
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Matt Larson<br class="">
VP of Research, Office of the CTO, ICANN<br class="">
+1 240 459-9562 (mobile)</div>
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