Rolling the root key: What happened?
The DNS root key was rolled on 11 October 2026. Was the key roll a success?
Tag: measurement
Being connected is not enough: Territorial inequalities in fixed-Internet access and performance
Guest Post: High aggregate Internet penetration can mask significant territorial inequalities. Using the Dominican Republic as a case study, this analysis shows that access and network performance vary widely across provinces, highlighting why the digital divide is about more than simply being connected.
Timor-Leste’s Internet ecosystem enters a new phase of development
As Timor-Leste deepens its integration with ASEAN and the global digital economy, continued progress in technical capability, resilience, and Internet governance will be critical to ensuring connectivity delivers broader economic and social benefits.
[Podcast] The October 2026 root KSK roll
In this episode of PING, Verisign’s Duane Wessels discusses the transition to the third DNS root KSK key pair, which is scheduled to begin signing the root zone on 11 October 2026.
Thou shall not pass: Gatekeeping outbound TLS connections
Guest Post: To quantify how closely guideline recommendations align with real-world TLS deployments, we collected over 50 million TLS handshakes during two weeks from our research institution.
[Podcast] ‘Just say no’ isn’t as simple as you think
A continuation of the discussion on surplus DNS queries seen at APNIC Labs, the implications of how you say ‘no’, and the transport used for the DNS.
One or two nameservers?
Do multiple dual-stack nameservers increase or decrease repeat DNS queries? The results of this experiment were a complete surprise.
[Podcast] Measuring the impact of locally served root zone
An analysis of the traffic impacts of locally served root zones, by Ilyas Rahimi at UvA.
India’s Internet ecosystem in 2026: Growth, resilience, and the road ahead
India has built one of the world’s largest Internet ecosystems through affordable mobile broadband, digital infrastructure investment, and IPv6 leadership. As it prepares to host APNIC 62, the challenge is ensuring connectivity remains resilient, secure, and inclusive.
[Podcast] DNS query duplication
Why does APNIC Labs experimental systems see almost all DNS queries twice or more?