At the opening ceremony, Denmarks Minister of Culture, Mette Bock, commented on the IANA Stewardship Transition and ICANNs multistakeholder model, stating The IANA Stewardship Transition only happened because the whole ICANN community, and that is you, was able to work together and to develop proposals that received a very broad support. It was, indeed, a masterpiece and showcase for how the multistakeholder model can function and deliver sustainable results.
Chairman of DIFO and DK-Hostmaster, Professor Henrik Udsen, also commented on the importance of this model. Like ICANN, DIFO is based on a multistakeholder model, ensuring that all interest of the Danish Internet society is represented in the continuing efforts to make the .dk zone attractive and security, said Udsen. We believe that this multistakeholder model both at a national and international level is a vital component in creating robust solutions to the many challenges we face.
ICANNs President and CEO, Gran Marby, stressed the importance of diversity with respect to the future Internet users, saying To be able to support the next generation of Internet users, we need to be diverse enough to understand the nodes going forward.
ICANN Board Chair, Dr. Stephen Crocker, remarked on the importance of working together globally to maintain the Internet. We’re all different parts of one entity united by a common purpose to help maintain an amazing global network of networks, said Crocker. If we do our mission well, we will facilitate communication and the flow of information around the globe, but the only way that we can do that is if we work together and the work that we do together is framed by compassion and respect.
At the ceremony, ICANNs Chief Technology Officer David Conrad announced the launch of a test bed for the upcoming Key Signing Key (KSK) Rollover. On 11 October 2017, relatively soon, we are going to be changing the root key signing key. Before that time, DNS operators, who have enabled DNSSEC validation, must update their configurations. So what we’re announcing today is a test bed for DNS operators to determine the readiness to support automatic updates..
ICANN is in the process of performing a Root Zone DNS Security Extensions (DNSSEC) Key Signing Key (KSK) rollover. The KSK is used to cryptographically sign the Zone Signing Key (ZSK), which is used by the Root Zone Maintainer to DNSSEC-sign the root zone of the Internet’s DNS. Maintaining an up-to-date KSK is essential to ensuring DNSSEC-signed domain names continue to validate following the rollover. Internet service providers, enterprise network operators and others who operate DNSSEC validation must update their systems with the public part of the new key signing key.