>And isn't there some danger that this "parallel" root becomes an
>attractive target for those who want things to be different than
>what's in the "official" root?  That is, in effect, isn't this a plain
>old alternative root?

I would assume the plan is that the clients use DNSSEC to validate
the responses.

This doesn't seem notably less secure than the current scheme, given
how many networks "helpfully" reroute DNS traffic already.  But my
question about why not just hijack the address of an existing root
stands.

R's,
John

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