[governance] USG on ICANN - no movement here

[Jeffrey A. Williams]

Avri and all,

  If DNSSEC is implimented properly the answer is no.

Avri Doria wrote:

> hi,
>
> my question has to do with the root servers.  once the root is signed,
> will any other root server be able to do anything other then accept
> the entire database?  i.e. will they be able to pick and choose, as I
> understand ORSN was ready to do?
>
> my question is, will dnssec on the root, lock all roots into lockstep?
>
> a.
>
> On 10 Aug 2008, at 17:56, Carlos Afonso wrote:
>
> > No, in my view. Countries are already running DNSSEC for subdomains
> > of their ccTLDs independently of the root.
> >
> > --c.a.
> >
> > Avri Doria wrote:
> >> On 10 Aug 2008, at 14:09, Karl Auerbach wrote:
> >> thanks for the complete answer.  another question?
> >>>
> >>> And I don't really know how the very slow deployment of DNSSEC
> >>> affects this.
> >> doesn't DNSSEC, once fully in place, lock us into the ICANN
> >> approved root with no chance for variation?  would DNSEC knock the
> >> ORSN model out?
> >> a.
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