DNS Nerds Don't Control the Internet (2016)

You’re reading this page because you’ve suggested that “14 people control the Internet through the DNSSEC root keys”. If you’re unlucky, you might be a journalist preparing a story about those people. Stop!

DNSSEC doesn’t do anything. Dramatic ceremonies notwithstanding, if the secret DNSSEC keys leaked on Pastebin tomorrow, it’s unlikely that anything would break.

Practically all commerce on the Internet happens without DNSSEC. Web browsers don’t support it. or DANE, the DNSSEC-based replacement for certificate authorities. Most DNS domains don’t either. If you log in to your online banking and wire money to Transnistria, no DNSSEC will happen.