Domain Name System root zone
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The Domain Name System root zone is the top-level, authoritative directory of the internet’s domain name hierarchy, mapping top-level domains to their corresponding name servers.
Aliases (3)
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
DNS zone
→
internet infrastructure component → |
| administeredBy |
Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers
→
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| changeRequestsApprovedBy |
ICANN
→
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| changeRequestsImplementedBy |
root zone maintainer
→
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| contains |
DS records for DNSSEC for top-level domains
→
NS records for top-level domains → glue records for top-level domain name servers → resource records for top-level domains → |
| defines |
top-level domains
→
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| hasChangeControl |
IANA root zone management process
→
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| hasDistributionMethod |
anycast for root name servers
→
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| hasEvent |
DNSSEC root key signing ceremony
→
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| hasFileFormat |
zone file
→
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| hasKeyType |
DNSSEC KSK
→
DNSSEC ZSK → |
| hasLabel |
.
→
dot → |
| hasNamespaceLevel |
root level of DNS hierarchy
→
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| hasNoParentZone |
true
→
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| hasPolicyFramework |
ICANN root zone management policies
→
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| hasProperty |
authoritative for the root of the DNS namespace
→
globally unique within the DNS hierarchy → |
| hasRole |
top-level authoritative directory of the DNS hierarchy
→
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| hasStabilityRequirement |
global consistency
→
high availability → high integrity → |
| hasUpdateFrequency |
multiple times per day as needed
→
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| historicalRootZoneMaintainer |
VeriSign
→
|
| includes |
country-code top-level domains
→
generic top-level domains → infrastructure top-level domains → internationalized domain name top-level domains → sponsored top-level domains → |
| isCriticalTo |
global internet name resolution
→
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| isIdentifiedBy |
root zone file
→
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| isPublishedBy |
IANA root zone database
→
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| isReferencedBy |
every recursive DNS resolver
→
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| managedBy |
IANA
→
Internet Assigned Numbers Authority → |
| mapsTo |
authoritative name servers for top-level domains
→
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| operatedBy |
ICANN
→
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| partOf |
Domain Name System
→
|
| securedBy |
DNS Security Extensions
→
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| servedBy |
13 logical root name server identities
→
root name servers → |
| usesProtocol |
DNS
→
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| usesStandard |
DNSSEC
→
|
Referenced by (8)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
|
DNSSEC root key signing ceremony
("DNS root zone")
→
RSSAC ("DNS root zone") → |
relatedTo |
|
Internet Assigned Numbers Authority
→
|
coordinates |
|
.tm
("Internet root zone")
→
|
DNSRoot |
|
IANA
("DNS root zone")
→
|
governsResourceType |
|
Domain Name System root zone
("IANA root zone database")
→
|
isPublishedBy |
|
Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers
→
|
manages |
|
.kg
→
|
zone |