[dns-operations] nhc.noaa.gov expired signatures

[Ken A]

On 6/25/2010 9:43 AM, Rose, Scott W. wrote:
> Apparently the group that does the DNSSEC signing and operates the
> servers doesn't produce the zone file.   There was a recent change
> that was incorrect so the signing process fails.  So they are
> reaching out to the real owners of the zone to get them to fix the
> zone, then it can be resigned.
>
> You may call it a bureaucracy, We like to think of it as "separation
> of powers".
>
> Scott

Yep, separation of something anyway.. ;-)
We just worry that your boss wants the iBRB (Internet Big Red Button).
Thanks for what you do,
Ken

>
> On Jun 25, 2010, at 8:09 AM, Edward Lewis wrote:
>
>> At 1:45 +0000 6/25/10,<bmanning at vacation.karoshi.com>  wrote:
>>
>>> call NOAA and ask for the helpdesk?
>>
>> One of the people who is still quite active in the IETF was
>> present the day I started a new job a few decades ago.  Here's a
>> relevant conversation:
>>
>> Me (staring at an empty desk): How do I get a phone? Him:  Send an
>> email to IT. Me: How do I get a computer? Him: Call IT. About 5
>> seconds of silence Me: How do I get a phone? Him: Send an em...oh,
>> never mind.
>>
>> As far as NOAA - I looked for a while for information about
>> contacting the admins over this.  I could not find any information
>> that was useful in contacting the admins about this.  The
>> dotgov.gov. page only has howto's and FAQ's geared toward (US)
>> government agencies and other registrants in GOV, helping them set
>> up DNSSEC. There wasn't any way to drop a message, a number to
>> call, etc.
>>
>> This is not a one-time event in my experience with the US Gov't.
>> The Gov't sites seem to be built without recognition that there's a
>> big world out there and sometimes it can be useful.  I say this
>> having once spent 10 years on the inside and then transitioning
>> out.
>>
>> If there's a message I'd yell into any secured environment - when
>> you are putting up your security barriers, make sure you can still
>> hear from the outside.  Poor Scott shouldn't have to be the DNSSEC
>> Ambassador... --
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>>
Edward Lewis
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