[At-Large] DOC Notice of Inquiry: DNSSEC

[Adam Peake]

>On Oct 9, 2008, at 7:09 AM, John L wrote:
>
>>>This smells bad. Why would the USG, through the Department of 
>>>Commerce, solicit and consider the input of foreign entities?
>>
>>Presumably because there will be ccTLDs in the DNSSEC signed root 
>>zone who would have some interest in the chain of custody of their 
>>own DNSSEC data from their TLD managers to the signed root.
>>
>>DOC has, after all, been careful over the years to avoid do 
>>anything at the root that would annoy other governments.
>
>I hear you, but it doesn't add up. The DOC has no foreign mandate 
>that I'm aware of, and I have no standing with them as a foreign 
>citizen. So while I see the words on the screen in front of me, I'm 
>a bit confused about whether or not me speaking to them will carry 
>any weight at all, or whether this is just window-dressing.


Did they listen during the Green/White paper discussions?

That it's mentioned during a meeting hosted by the EU Presidency 
perhaps significant. They do need countries on their side with 
whatever decisions they make.

But who knows what happens if Norm Coleman or similar pick up on this.

Adam



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