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> From: Peter Thomassen <[email protected]>
> Sent: Thursday, August 7, 2025 1:25 PM
> To: Q Misell <[email protected]>; dnsop <[email protected]>
> Subject: [EXTERNAL] [DNSOP] Re: serverUpdateProhibited and draft-shetho-
> dnsop-ds-automation
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> Hi Q,
> 
> On 7/25/25 12:05, Q Misell wrote:
> > Dearest fellow DNS sufferers,
> 
> :-)
> 
> > My issue with the draft is on its recommendations for registry lock,
> particularly:
> >
> > "Automated DS maintenance SHOULD be suspended when a registry lock is
> set (in particular, EPP lock serverUpdateProhibited)"
> >
> > I don't like this. serverUpdateProhibited is normally utilised to prevent
> changing the registrant of a domain, or changing (non-DNSSEC) nameservers -
> primarily in the case of a malitious party getting access to a registar's EPP
> connection. However, in the case of a CDS key rollover we know the key 
> rollover
> is intentional, as it is cryptographically signed.
> 
> This may be an option, if the automation is performed by the registry. 
> However,
> do you think DS automation done by the registrar is compatible with a registry
> lock à la serverUpdateProhibited?

[SAH] It may help to review what RFC 5731 says about the status:

"Requests to update the object (other than to remove this status) MUST be 
rejected."

The intention is to ensure that no one but the EPP server operator is able to 
update the domain object. This can happen for protection reasons (such as 
described above), but it can also happen for other reasons, like non-payment of 
fees. If the EPP server operator says "no updates", the best approach is to 
honor that. Work with the server operator to remove the status if it's an issue 
for a CDS key rollover.

Scott
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