At the core of the global internet are the DNS root servers. These 13 go-to places are at the top of authority when it comes to making sure you can connect to any server with a domain name. What you might not know is that 10 of these 13 root servers are ultimately under US jurisdiction. Should that worry you? I guess not, the current system is quite robust. But I deal in risk assessment and probabilities. And I think this isn't an ideal setup.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Root_name_server

#DNS #Centralisation

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2026-09-07 DNS Root Server Addresses Letter IPv4 address IPv6 address Operator Operator origin A | 198.41.0.4 | 2001:503:ba3e::2:30 | Verisign | United States B | 170.247.170.2 | 2801:1b8:10::b | usc-Ist | United States C | 192.33.4.12 | 2001:500:2::c | Cogent Communications | United States D | 199.7.91.13 | 2001:500:2d::d | University of Maryland | United States E | 192.203.230 |.10 2001:500:a8::e | NASA Ames Research Center | United States F | 192.5.5.241 | 2001:500:2f::f | Internet Systems Consortium | United States G | 192.112.36.4 | 2001:500:12::d0d | Defense Information Systems Agency | United States H | 198.97.190.53 | 2001:500:1::53 | U.S. Army Research Lab | United States I | 192.36.148.17 | 2001:7fe::53 | Netnod | Sweden J | 192.58.128.30 | 2001:503:c27::2:30 | Verisign | United States K | 193.0.14.129 | 2001:7fd::1 | RIPE NCC | Netherlands L | 199.7.83.42 | 2001:500:9f::42 | ICANN | United States M | 202.12.27.33 | 2001:dc3::35 | WIDE Project | Japan

#DNS4EU is a European Union initiative providing a secure, privacy-compliant Domain Name System ( #DNS ) resolver service. Launched on June 9, 2025, it aims to enhance #EU digital sovereignty by offering an alternative to non-EU DNS resolvers. Co-funded by the EU, it is managed by a consortium from 10 EU countries, led by Czech cybersecurity company Whalebone.

https://www.joindns4.eu/

Alfis #DNS, I2P/level 1, and other centralized or CPU‑intensive non‑permanent domains are not officially maintained anymore. References will be removed where possible.

Reason: users who do not use #HTTPS for authentication may inadvertently send sensitive form data to third parties when a domain expires.

Use .ygg, ygg., and other temporary aliases at your own risk - consider this your notice.