RESEARCH

The Root Canary project is a joint project of seven partners: SURFnet, the University of Twente, Northeastern University, NLnet Labs, SIDN Labs, the RIPE NCC and ICANN. The goal of this project is to monitor and measure the rollover of the DNSSEC root Key Signing Key (KSK), that is due to take place in 2018.

This project has two main goals:

1. Serve as a virtual canary in the coalmine, that signals problems DNSSEC-validating DNS resolvers may have during the Root KSK rollover process.
2. Perform comprehensive measurements of the global DNS resolver population during the entire Root KSK rollover process, from the introduction of the new key until the removal of the old key. The results of these measurements can then be analysed after the process completes to draw lessons for future Root KSK rollover events.

The LIGHTest research project aims to create a global cross-domain trust infrastructure that renders it transparent and easy for verifiers to evaluate electronic transactions. By querying different trust authorities world-wide and combining trust aspects related to identity, business, reputation etc. it will become possible to conduct domain-specific trust decisions.

Funded under the EU’s Horizon 2020 programme, the project brings together fourteen partners from nine countries with a diverse background. NLnet Labs contributes its knowledge and experience of the DNS to the project.