DNS and K-root Quarterly Planning

We launched this initiative in Q2 2022, and we are open to improving what we publish here and how we do that. So let us know if there are ways we can better present our plans.

We will update this page as our activities progress and continue to share updates on RIPE Labs, on the DNS Working Group (WG) mailing list, and at RIPE Meetings and other events.

Q2 2025 Plans

Last updated: 26 March 2025

Item 1: Expanding Hosted DNS Coverage for AuthDNS and K-root

We are aiming to improve our coverage for our AuthDNS hosted nodes in areas where we are not very well represented. We want to be in large eyeball networks in a country, or in networks that peer with large eyeballs. An IXP port (like we have in Bahrein) would also help. That way we can peer with multiple parties.

Status: In progress

Item 2: ISO27001 Compliance for AuthDNS

Since AuthDNS is a critical service for our members and the broader Internet community, we need to ensure we comply with the latest requirements and best practices in information security. Therefore, we will be working on achieving ISO 27001 compliance for AuthDNS, which will be our primary vehicle for NIS 2 compliance.

Status: In progress

Item 3: New Domain Registrar for ripe.net

ripe.net is critically important for all our services. To increase the resilience of the domain registration of ripe.net, we plan to transfer the domain to a domain registrar that supports the “registry lock” feature.

Status: In progress

Item 4: Hardware Refresh for DNSSEC Signers

In 2018, we outlined our plans for migrating our DNSSEC Signers to a new platform. Those servers have now reached their end of life after seven years. Since we are happy with our chosen platform, we will stay with it and perform a hardware refresh.

Status: In progress

Community Input on Planning

We want the community to contribute to our plans and suggest additional work items. Please share your comments with us or post them on the RIPE NCC Membership Discussion and DNS WG mailing lists. We'll also monitor all the other channels where people talk about these services.

We will be adding your feedback on this page as we progress with our plans.

Archived Quarterly Plans

You can find our plans from the previous quarters on this page. The Q2 2025 plans will be archived once we publish the Q3 2025 planning.