# as initializing keys; thereafter, the keys in the managed key database
# will be trusted and maintained automatically.
#
-# These keys are current as of Mar 2019. If any key fails to initialize
-# correctly, it may have expired. In that event you should replace this
-# file with a current version. The latest version of bind.keys can always
-# be obtained from ISC at https://www.isc.org/bind-keys.
+# These keys are current as of November 2024. If any key fails to
+# initialize correctly, it may have expired. This should not occur if
+# BIND is kept up to date.
#
# See https://data.iana.org/root-anchors/root-anchors.xml for current trust
# anchor information for the root zone.
trust-anchors {
- # This key (20326) was published in the root zone in 2017.
+ # This key (20326) was published in the root zone in 2017, and
+ # is scheduled to be phased out starting in 2025. It will remain
+ # in the root zone until some time after its successor key has
+ # been activated. It will remain this file until it is removed
+ # from the root zone.
+
. initial-key 257 3 8 "AwEAAaz/tAm8yTn4Mfeh5eyI96WSVexTBAvkMgJzkKTOiW1vkIbzxeF3
+/4RgWOq7HrxRixHlFlExOLAJr5emLvN7SWXgnLh4+B5xQlNVz8Og8kv
ArMtNROxVQuCaSnIDdD5LKyWbRd2n9WGe2R8PzgCmr3EgVLrjyBxWezF
oZG+SrDK6nWeL3c6H5Apxz7LjVc1uTIdsIXxuOLYA4/ilBmSVIzuDWfd
RUfhHdY6+cn8HFRm+2hM8AnXGXws9555KrUB5qihylGa8subX2Nn6UwN
R1AkUTV74bU=";
+ # This key (38696) will be pre-published in the root zone in 2025
+ # and is scheduled to begin signing in late 2026. At that time,
+ # servers which were already using the old key (20326) should roll
+ # seamlessly to this new one via RFC 5011 rollover.
+ . initial-ds 38696 8 2 "683D2D0ACB8C9B712A1948B27F741219298D0A450D612C483AF444A
+ 4C0FB2B16";
};