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DNS Security Key Change Set for Oct. 12, and Missing the New Key Could Disrupt Internet Access

From Chosun Ilbo · () Korean

Translated from Korean and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.

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News Official statement New plan
  • ICANN will replace the root zone’s DNSSEC key-signing key at 1 a.m. on Oct. 12.
  • South Korea’s KISA urged operators of domestic caching DNS servers to conduct advance checks.
  • Systems that do not receive the new key could experience internet access disruptions.

South Korea’s internet authorities are warning DNS server operators to prepare for a security key change that could disrupt access for users whose systems do not receive the replacement key.

The Korea Internet and Security Agency said ICANN will replace the root zone’s DNSSEC key-signing key at 1 a.m. on Oct. 12. KISA urged organizations operating domestic caching DNS servers to conduct checks in advance.

Caching DNS servers find the actual IP address associated with a domain name when an internet user enters a web address. The agency warned that operators without the new key could face service problems.

Operators of domestic caching DNS servers should conduct advance checks.

· Korea Internet and Security AgencyKISA issued the warning ahead of ICANN’s scheduled root-zone key replacement.
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Originally published by Chosun Ilbo in Korean. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.

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