Internet Standards: Domain Name System Security Extensions (DNSSEC) standards - an analysis of uptake in the EU
A high level of adoption of Domain Name System Security Extensions (DNSSEC) is essential to protect
20 the integrity of the Domain Name System (DNS) Internet infrastructure to ensure the interoperability and
security of the global cyberspace. This report provides an analysis of the level of DNSSEC adoption for Q3
2025 across EU Member States and globally. The report also presents an analysis of the usage of DNS
resolvers in the EU and globally. Overall, the average DNSSEC validation rate in the EU is still low (49.4%),
but is superior to the global one (35.4%).
KOULIARIDIS Vasileios;
KOUNELIS Ioannis;
2025-10-31
Publications Office of the European Union
JRC143100
978-92-68-29690-5 (online),
1831-9424 (online),
EUR 40381,
OP KJ-01-25-372-EN-N (online),
https://publications.jrc.ec.europa.eu/repository/handle/JRC143100,
10.2760/5965226 (online),
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