Hi: NZRS recently sent a note to our registrars, informing them the progress of the DNSSEC for .nz project. We'd like to share the news with the rest of the technical community in New Zealand as well. ------------------------------------------------------- During recent weeks, NZRS has achieved several milestones towards the implementation of DNSSEC in the .nz zone: DNSSEC High Level Architecture ============================== We have published the "DNSSEC High Level Architecture" document which describes the technical architecture to be used to sign .nz and the second level zones. This document is available on our website http://nzrs.net.nz/dns/dnssec/dnssec-high-level-architecture DNSSEC Practice Statement ========================= We have published the "DNSSEC Practice Statement" document, detailing the practices and operational procedures to be used in the implementation of DNSSEC for the .nz and second level zones under .nz. This document is available on our website http://nzrs.net.nz/dns/dnssec/dps SRS Accepts DS Records ====================== Following the SRS release 5.11 on Monday 23 May, the SRS will start to accept DS records for any domain name, but they will not be included as zone data until the corresponding parent zone is signed. A timetable for the signing of the .nz zones is planned for release by August of this year. ------------------------------------------------------------ More details about the SRS changes are provided in the Release Notes on our website. If you have any comments, or suggestions, don't hesitate in contacting us. Cheers, -- Sebastian Castro DNS Specialist .nz Registry Services (New Zealand Domain Name Registry Limited) desk: +64 4 495 2337 mobile: +64 21 400535