Thursday Speaker: Rolling the DNS Root Key Based on Input from Many ICANN Communities
The DNS root key rollover is an excellent example of how ICANN takes input from a variety of different communities when it makes policies and even operational plans.
Thursday Speaker Series: Rolling the DNS Root Key Based on Input from Many ICANN Communities
12:30-13:15 UTC on 22 March 2018
The decision to roll the Domain Name System (DNS) root key five years after the first key was installed was based on a very rough consensus in the technical community, with some participants strongly arguing for different policies. The method for performing the rollover was similarly contentious. ICANN, by its nature, has many different communities who have a say in every major initiative that ICANN takes. These communities include Internet standards bodies, operators, and users, as well as governments, business, and various companies who are particularly interested in the domain name market.
David Conrad, ICANN Chief Technology Officer
As the Chief Technology Officer of the Internet Corporation of Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN), David Conrad is at the heart the organization's mission to help maintain the security, resiliency and stability of the Internet%s system of unique identifiers that ICANN helps coordinate. Prior to being named CTO, Conrad held several different positions at ICANN, including Vice President of Infrastructure & Technology and General Manager of the Internet Assigned Numbers Authority.