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Re:The DNSSEC master key securing DNS is about to change by ikeboy on Monday August 29, 2016 @11:11AM (#12382348)
>The same ceremony will be repeated at the secondary master key facility in early 2017 before being used in anger for the first time at a third get together in Q2.

Is this a typo, or there some reason they're going to be angry?

Re:The DNSSEC master key securing DNS is about to change by jloughry on Monday August 29, 2016 @12:26PM (#12382992)
"...used in anger" means used for the purpose it was intended for, not just in testing or rehearsal.

The analogy is to a spear or a gun; when used in anger, it is used to hurt somebody.

Re:The DNSSEC master key securing DNS is about to change by kijeda on Monday August 29, 2016 @11:31AM (#12382537)
The new root zone key signing key will be generated at the next key ceremony. At the ceremony after that, the "same" thing won't happen, rather, the key generated will be replicated to the second site. Operational changes using the key won't happen until the key is confidently stored at both locations.
Re:The DNSSEC master key securing DNS is about to change by winthrowe on Monday August 29, 2016 @11:25AM (#12382483)
My reading of this is that it is a colloquialism indicating that that the initial actions are preparatory and in the background, with the third action being the actual cause of visible changes downstream.