Digital milestone: .de domains break the 18-million mark
.de continues to strengthen its leading global position by surpassing the 18-million mark for registered domains.
Developments in the internet governance environment in May 2026
May 2026 Topics: IGF reforms, G7 cybersecurity, RightsCon cancellation, international AI summits, and a Papal encyclical on AI.
Our Activity Report is here!
2025 – a year of shared innovation
For DENIC, 2025 was a year of key decisions. The focus was on implementing the NIS 2 Directive.
The new composition of the Executive Board and Supervisory Board has further consolidated the development of our Cooperative, and Barbara Stolz, as the new Executive Board
Analysis of the DNS outage on 5 May 2026
During a routine DNSSEC key rollover on 5 May 2026, some non-validatable signatures were generated and distributed. As a result, validating resolvers were temporarily unable to successfully verify their DNS responses for .de domains. This led to noticeable restrictions in the accessibility of .de domains for approximately three hours. Normal
Technical issue with .de domains resolved
Invalid DNSSEC signatures affected accessibility – normal service has been restored.
DENIC reports resolved DNSSEC disruption affecting .de domains
DENIC eG is currently experiencing a disruption in its DNS service for .de domains. As a result, all DNSSEC-signed .de domains are currently affected in their reachability.
DENIC reports DNSSEC disruption affecting .de domains
DENIC eG is currently experiencing a disruption in its DNS service for .de domains. As a result, all DNSSEC-signed .de domains are currently affected in their reachability.
Developments in the internet governance environment in April 2026
April 2026 Topics: IGF retreat and UNCSTD, launch of the UN AI Panel, escalating EU-US digital conflict, AI positions of China and Russia, and the German digital tax debate.
