[ksk-change] planned vs. emergency (was Re: [ksk-rollover] root zone KSK ...)

Paul Hoffman paul.hoffman at vpnc.org
Tue Sep 23 17:10:24 UTC 2014


On Sep 23, 2014, at 9:58 AM, David Conrad <david.conrad at icann.org> wrote:

> Actually, I’d say it is about:
> - what do we want to do in addition to rolling the key (e.g., longer key size, change algorithms, add more keys, etc)
> - the exact methodology by which we will roll the key.
> - how frequently will we roll the key
> - what’s going to break when we roll the key (and how do we mitigate/remedy that breakage)
> 
> I see the “when” bit as a relatively minor detail once we get the above ironed out.

+1. In fact, the "when" is dependent on some of the earlier bits. For example, doing a key roll after adding a second key has completely different operational properties for ICANN, and for the relying parties, than rolling the single current key.

--Paul Hoffman
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