Domain Name System Operations (dnsop)
| WG | Name | Domain Name System Operations | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Acronym | dnsop | ||
| Area | Operations and Management Area (ops) | ||
| State | Active | ||
| Charter | charter-ietf-dnsop-05 Approved | ||
| Document dependencies | |||
| Additional resources |
GitHub Organization Legacy Jabber Logs Wiki Zulip stream bsky github mastodon |
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| Personnel | Chairs | Benno Overeinder, Ondřej Surý | |
| Area Director | Mohamed Boucadair | ||
| Tech Advisor | Jim Reid | ||
| Secretaries | Peter Thomassen, Shumon Huque | ||
| Mailing list | Address | dnsop@ietf.org | |
| To subscribe | http://www.ietf.org/mailman/listinfo/dnsop | ||
| Archive | https://mailarchive.ietf.org/arch/browse/dnsop/ | ||
| Chat | Room address | https://zulip.ietf.org/#narrow/stream/dnsop |
Charter for Working Group
The Domain Name System Operations (DNSOP) WG defines and documents the deployment and operational considerations for the DNS protocol. The WG also provides guidance and elaborates best current practices for DNS deployment. DNS topics which are being developed in other IETF WGs are out of scope for the DNSOP WG. These will be published as BCP or Informational RFCs.
DNSOP provides a venue for DNS operators and other interested parties to engage in discussions around the operational requirements of DNS and publish documents. Specifically, the WG welcomes insights from those who wish to share operational experience and challenges as well as discuss other DNS-related matters that are within scope of the WG.
The DNSOP WG is also responsible for maintenance, updates and extensions to the DNS protocol. These will be published as Standard Track or Experimental RFCs.
DNS-related I-Ds that don't have an obvious WG which could adopt them can be submitted to the DNSOP WG for consideration. The DNSOP WG will advise on the appropriate way to progress these I-Ds, for instance by suggesting the most suitable WG or recommending the chartering of a new WG.
The WG will engage with relevant WGs and other appropriate organizations whenever collaboration is needed, especially for WG adoption and Last Calls. DNSOP will liaise with IANA on the management of IANA's DNS-related registries.
Whether the DNS protocol maintenance is better handled by a new WG or be kept in DNSOP will be open for community discussion in 2 years. The WG will recharter in 2 years to take into account the outcome of that discussion.
Milestones
| Date | Milestone | Associated documents |
|---|---|---|
| Mar 2026 | Submit DNS IPv6 Transport Operational Guidelines to the IESG for Publication as BCP |
draft-ietf-dnsop-3901bis
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| Dec 2025 | Submit Structured Error Data for Filtered DNS to the IESG for Publication as Proposed Standard |
draft-ietf-dnsop-structured-dns-error
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| Nov 2025 | Submit Domain Control Validation using DNS to the IESG for Publication as BCP |
draft-ietf-dnsop-domain-verification-techniques
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| Oct 2025 | Submit Clarifications on CDS/CDNSKEY and CSYNC Consistency to the IESG for Publication as Proposed Standard |
draft-ietf-dnsop-cds-consistency
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| Oct 2025 | Submit Delegation Revalidation by DNS Resolvers to the IESG for Publication as Proposed Standard |
draft-ietf-dnsop-ns-revalidation
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