Root KSK Ceremony 62

This ceremony has been completed.

Location Root Zone Key Management Facility West
El Segundo, California, USA
Ceremony Start 2026-08-12 20:00:00 UTC
Wednesday 12 August 2026, 1 p.m. (local time at facility)
Objectives Sign the ZSK for 2026Q4
Destroy Hardware Security Modules 5W and 6W

Rewatch the ceremony

This is an archive of the live online broadcast provided during the ceremony. Formal audit footage and other materials from the ceremony are posted separately below.

Agenda

This timeline is a rough guide only. We endeavour to adhere to the advertised start time, but the length of ceremonies varies. Note that the following day is held as a backup date in case the ceremony can not be conducted as scheduled.

Time (UTC) Time (Ceremony) Agenda
18:30 11:30 a.m. – 12:45 p.m. Check-in and lunch for in-person attendees
20:00 1 p.m. – 5 p.m. Ceremony
00:15 5:15 p.m. – 5:45 p.m. Debrief with in-person attendees

Ceremony Materials

File Description
HSM5W_HSM6W_Destruction.jpg (2.0 MB) Certificate of HSM5W & 6W Critical Component Destruction
KC62_Annotated_Script.pdf (14.8 MB) Annotated Key Signing Key Ceremony Script
KC62_CAM01.mp4 (3.8 GB) Key Ceremony Audit Camera #1 Footage
KC62_CAM02.mp4 (3.8 GB) Key Ceremony Audit Camera #2 Footage
KC62_CAM03.mp4 (3.8 GB) Key Ceremony Audit Camera #3 Footage
KC62_Script.pdf (731.8 KB) Proposed Key Signing Key Ceremony Script
coen-2.0.1-amd64.iso (613.9 MB) Signing Computer Operating System Image Release coen-2.0.1
coen-2.0.1-amd64.iso.sha256 (87 bytes) Signing Computer Operating System Image Release coen-2.0.1 SHA-256 Hash
kskm-ksrsigner-20260812-220112-1207.log (13.2 KB) Key Signing Log (KSK Rollover Forward Phase D to E)
kskm-ksrsigner-20260812-220721-1240.log (13.2 KB) Key Signing Log (KSK Rollover Back-out Phase E to D)
kskm-ksrsigner-20260812-221257-1272.log (13.2 KB) Key Signing Log (KSK Rollover Extend Phase D to D)
kskm-ksrsigner-20260812-221707-1297.log (13.0 KB) Key Signing Log (KSK Rollover Back-out Phase C to C)
script-20260812.log (101.4 KB) Signing Computer Audit Log
ttyaudit-ttyUSB0-20260812-211201.log (94.1 KB) HSM7W Audit Log