Root KSK Ceremony 61
This ceremony has been completed.
| Location | Root Zone Key Management Facility East Culpeper, Virginia, USA |
| Ceremony Start | 2026-04-30 17:00:00 UTC Thursday 30 April 2026, 1 p.m. (local time at facility) |
| Objectives |
Sign the ZSK for 2026Q3 Destroy Hardware Security Modules 5E and 6E |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 15:30 | 11:30 a.m. – 12:45 p.m. | Check-in and lunch for in-person attendees |
| 17:00 | 1 p.m. – 5:30 p.m. | Ceremony |
| 21:45 | 5:45 p.m. – 6 p.m. | Debrief with in-person attendees |
Ceremony Materials
| File | Description |
|---|---|
| 20260429-AC61-1-Annotated_Script.pdf (7.3 MB) | Annotated Administrative Ceremony 61-1 Script: Safe 1 Maintenance |
| 20260429-AC61-1_CAM01.mp4 (444.2 MB) | Administrative Ceremony 61-1 Audit Camera #1 Footage |
| 20260429-AC61-1_CAM03.mp4 (439.6 MB) | Administrative Ceremony 61-1 Audit Camera #3 Footage |
| 20260429-AC61-2-Annotated_Script.pdf (7.1 MB) | Annotated Administrative Ceremony 61-2 Script: Safe 2 Maintenance |
| 20260429-AC61-2_CAM01.mp4 (448.3 MB) | Administrative Ceremony 61-2 Audit Camera #1 Footage |
| 20260429-AC61-2_CAM03.mp4 (445.8 MB) | Administrative Ceremony 61-2 Audit Camera #3 Footage |
| 20260430-KC61_Annotated_Script.pdf (11.9 MB) | Annotated Key Signing Key Ceremony Script |
| 20260430-KC61_CAM01.mp4 (3.2 GB) | Key Ceremony Audit Camera #1 Footage |
| 20260430-KC61_CAM02.mp4 (3.2 GB) | Key Ceremony Audit Camera #2 Footage |
| 20260430-KC61_CAM03.mp4 (3.2 GB) | Key Ceremony Audit Camera #3 Footage |
| 20260501-HSM5E_Destruction.pdf (180.5 KB) | Certificate of HSM5E Critical Component Destruction |
| 20260501-HSM6E_Destruction.pdf (180.4 KB) | Certificate of HSM6E Critical Component Destruction |
| KC61_Script.pdf (1.6 MB) | 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-20260430-184356-1193.log (13.2 KB) | Key Signing Log (KSK Rollover Extend Phase D to D) |
| kskm-ksrsigner-20260430-184939-1226.log (13.0 KB) | Key Signing Log (KSK Rollover Back-out Phase D to C) |
| kskm-ksrsigner-20260430-185409-1259.log (13.0 KB) | Key Signing Log (KSK Rollover Extend Back-out Phase C to C) |
| script-20260430.log (83.9 KB) | Signing Computer Audit Log |
| ttyaudit-ttyUSB0-20260430-180332.log (89.3 KB) | HSM7E Audit Log |
