[DNSOP] Re: Mahesh Jethanandani's No Objection on draft-ie tf-dnsop-ds-automation-08: (with COMMENT)

Hi Peter,

I look forward to the updated draft. Thanks.

> On May 21, 2026, at 9:54 AM, Peter Thomassen <[email protected]> wrote:
> 
> Hi Mahesh,
> 
> Just a small heads-up:
> 
> On 5/21/26 14:19, Peter Thomassen wrote:
>>> - Authentication compromise:  If an attacker gains control of child
>>>    zone signing keys or nameservers, automated DS updates become an
>>>    attack vector. The checks in Section 4.1 partially mitigate this,
>>>    but the residual risk is not articulated.
>> Also a good point. Same as above, I will post proposed text in Deb's review thread.
> 
> I had missed the word "zone" in "child zone signing keys". The concern only applies to SEP keys (that is, KSK or CSK), as this is the key that needs to sign CDS/CDNSKEY RRsets (see RFC 7344 Section 4.1). I'll phrase the security consideration accordingly.
> 
> Best,
> Peter


Mahesh Jethanandani
[email protected]

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