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Due to the public holiday Ascension Day, 14 May 2026, the DENIC head office in Frankfurt is closed.On Friday, 15 May 2026, we are available again during regular business hours.
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DENIC eG is currently experiencing a disruption in its DNS service for .de domains. As a result, all DNSSEC-signed .de domains are currently affected in their reachability.
April 2026 Topics: IGF retreat and UNCSTD, launch of the UN AI Panel, escalating EU-US digital conflict, AI positions of China and Russia, and the German digital tax debate.
Frankfurt am Main, 8 May 2026 During a routine DNSSEC key rollover on 5 May 2026, some non-validatable signatures were generated and distributed. As a result, validating resolvers were temporarily unable to successfully verify their DNS responses for .de domains. This led to noticeable restrictions in the accessibility of .de domains for approximately three hours. Normal operations were fully restored during the night. What caused the invalid signatures to be generated? The DNSSEC signing pr
Invalid DNSSEC signatures affected accessibility – normal service has been restored.
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