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VERISIGN DNSSEC PRACTICE UPDATES AND NOTICES

Version 2.0 of the Verisign DNSSEC Practice Statement for NET Zone is now in the Repository. This document is the DNSSEC Policy and Practice Statement for the NET Zone. It states the practices and provisions that are employed in providing NET Zone Signing and Zone distribution services that include, but are not limited to, issuing, managing, changing and distributing DNS keys. Verisign operates the NET zone under contract with the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers.

Date of Publication: Aug. 10, 2023
Effective Date: Aug. 10, 2023

Version 2.0 of the Verisign DNSSEC Practice Statement for EDU Zone (PDF) is now in the Repository. This document is the DNSSEC Policy and Practice Statement for the EDU Zone. It states the practices and provisions that are employed in providing EDU Zone Signing and Zone distribution services that include, but are not limited to, issuing, managing, changing and distributing DNS keys. Verisign operates the EDU zone on behalf of EDUCAUSE.

Date of Publication: Aug. 10, 2023
Effective Date: Aug. 10, 2023

Version 2.1 of the Verisign DNSSEC Practices Statement for the Root Zone ZSK Operator (PDF) is now in the Repository. This document is the DNSSEC Practice Statement (DPS) for the Root Zone Zone Signing Key (ZSK) operator. It states the practices and provisions that are used to provide Root Zone Signing and Zone distribution services. These include, but are not limited to, issuing, managing, changing and distributing DNS keys.

Date of Publication: April 10, 2020
Effective Date: Dec. 21, 2018

Version 1.9 of the Verisign DNSSEC Practice Statement for COM Zone (PDF) is now in the Repository. This document is the DNSSEC Policy and Practice Statement for the COM Zone. It states the practices and provisions that are employed in providing COM Zone Signing and Zone distribution services that include, but are not limited to, issuing, managing, changing and distributing DNS keys. Verisign operates the COM zone under contract with the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers.

Date of Publication: Aug. 10, 2023
Effective Date: Aug. 10, 2023

Version 1.9 of the Verisign DNSSEC Practice Statement for TLD/GTLD platform (PDF) is now in the Repository. This document is the DNSSEC Practice Statement for the Verisign TLD/GTLD platform. It states the practices and provisions that are employed in providing Verisign TLD/GTLD Zone Signing and Zone distribution services that include, but are not limited to, issuing, managing, changing, and distributing DNS keys.

Date of Publication: Aug. 10, 2023
Effective Date: Aug. 10, 2023

Version 1.07 of the Verisign Operated TLD/GTLD Zones (PDF) is now in the Repository. This document is the list of all TLDs/GTLDs that are managed on the Verisign TLD/GTLD platform and are subject to the controls stated in the TLD/GTLD DNSSEC Practice Statement.

Date of Publication: Feb. 14, 2024
Effective Date: Feb. 14, 2024

DNSSEC SOC 3 Attestation Report for the COM Zone, NET Zone, and EDU Zone (PDF) is now in the Repository. This document is the DNSSEC SOC 3 Attestation Report for the COM Zone, NET Zone, and EDU Zone for the period of Jan. 1, 2022 through Dec. 31, 2022.

Date of Publication: May 25, 2023
Review Period: Jan. 1, 2022 – Dec. 31, 2022

DNSSEC SOC 3 Attestation Report for the Root Zone (PDF) is now in the Repository. This document is the DNSSEC SOC 3 Attestation Report for the Root Zone for the period of Jan. 1, 2022 through Dec. 31, 2022.

Date of Publication: May 25, 2023
Review Period: Jan. 1, 2022 – Dec. 31, 2022

DNSSEC SOC 3 Attestation Report for the TLD/GTLD Platform (PDF) is now in the Repository. This document is the DNSSEC SOC 3 Attestation Report for the Verisign TLD/GTLD platform for the period of Jan. 1, 2022 through Dec. 31, 2022.

Date of Publication: May 25, 2023
Review Period: Jan. 1, 2022 – Dec. 31, 2022