TLDR
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DENIC’s DNS service suffered a ~2-hour disruption on May 5-6 2026, affecting all DNSSEC-signed .de domains globally.
Key Takeaways
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Incident window: INVESTIGATING at 23:28 UTC May 5, RESOLVED at 01:34 CEST (23:34 UTC) May 5 – roughly 2 hours.
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Only DNSSEC-signed .de domains were impacted; non-signed .de domains were not explicitly listed as affected.
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Root cause was not identified before resolution; DENIC published no post-mortem in the status update.
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DENIC eG operates the .de DNS nameservice from Frankfurt am Main and manages one of the largest ccTLD zones.
Hacker News Comment Review
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