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# KINDNS: DNS & DNSSEC operational best practices to improve the DNS Ecosystem: Agenda #
## Preliminary Time Schedule ##
|Schedule |Time |
|------------------|----------------|
|Session 1 |09:30 - 11:00 |
|Break |11:00 - 11:30 |
|Session 2 |11:30 - 13:00 |
|Lunch |13:00 - 14:00 |
|Session 3 |14:00 - 15:30 |
|Break |15:30 - 16:00 |
|Session 4 |16:00 - 18:00 |
## Instructors ##
| FL | Name | Email | Organization | Country |
|----|-----------------------|----------------------------|--------------|---------------|
| PP | [Philip Paeps](https://nsrc.org/bios/PhilipPaeps.html) | ppaeps(at)nsrc(dot)org | [Network Startup Resource Center](https://nsrc.org/) | HK |
| NB | [Nyamkhand Buluukhuu](https://2025.apricot.net/programme/speakers#/nyamkhand-buluukhuurn/) | nyamka110(at)gmail(dot)com | [Mobinet](https://mobinet.mn/) | MN |
| CW | [Champika Wijayatunga](https://2025.apricot.net/programme/speakers#/champika-wijayatunga/) | champika(dot)wijayatunga(at)icann(dot)org | [ICANN](https://icann.org/) | AU |
## Sessions ##
| DAY | Topic | Inst | Presentations | Exercises |
|-----------------|---------------------------|---------|----------------------------------------------|--------------------------------|
| **Thursday** | | | | |
| Session 1.1 | Introductions & logistics | PP | [PDF](presos/welcome-intro.pdf) | |
| Session 1.2 | KINDNS - operational best practices | PP | [PDF](presos/kindns-intro.pdf) | |
| Session 2.1 | DNS refresher: basics | PP | [PDF](presos/DNS-refresher.pdf) | |
| Session 2.2 | DNS refresher: components | NB | | |
| Session 3.1 | DNS refresher: recap | CW | | |
| Session 3.1 | Best practices: revision control | PP | [PDF](presos/revision-control.pdf) | |
| Session 3.2 | Lab: intro & setup | PP | | |
| Session 4.1 | Lab: revision control (1) | All | | |
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| **FRIDAY** | | | | |
| Session 1.1 | Recap Thursday | PP | | |
| Session 1.2 | Authoritative servers: best practices | PP | [PDF](presos/kindns-authoritative.pdf)| |
| Session 2.1 | DNS refresher: zone files | ?? | [PDF](presos/DNS-zone-files.pdf) | |
| Session 2.2 | Lab: configuring authoritative servers| | | |
| Session 3 | DNSSEC refresher | | | |
| Session 4 | Lab: DNSSEC zone signing | All | [PDF](presos/dnssec-configuration.pdf) | |
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| **SATURDAY** | | | | |
| Session 1.1 | Authenticated denial of existence | PP | [PDF](presos/dnssec-denial-of-existence.pdf) | |
| Session 1.2 | Lab: NSEC -> NSEC3 | All | | |
| Session 1.3 | DNSSEC: key rollover best practices | CW | [PDF](presos/dnssec-key-rollover.pdf) | |
| Session 1.3 | Lab: DNSSEC key rollover (1) | All | | |
| Session 2 | Lab: DNSSEC Key rollover (2) | All | | |
| Session 3 | Free-form labs! | All | | |
| Session 4.1 | KINDNS / APRICOT Survey | All | [Survey](https://survey.nsrc.org/index.php/881459?lang=en) | |
| Session 4.2 | Closing & Certificates | All | | |