Equipping backbone networks with DNS resolution infrastructures

Customer base: Support the deployment of a recursive European DNS resolver service infrastructure serving EU-based internet users in need of privacy-respecting and secure DNS resolution to access resources on the internet. Availability and service level: Provide wide geographic coverage in the EU, and ensure high reliability and uptime, as well as low latency of DNS resolution through among others a large distributed footprint and redundancy. To this end it will be important to engage with industry groups, with the DNS standardisation community, tailored to specific sectorial needs, as well as wholesale resolution services for other digital service providers, including ISPs and cloud service providers. Residential services: Offer to residential internet end-users strictly opt-in and fully transparent parental control filtering services. The corresponding threat detection and analysis infrastructure should be an integral part of the DNS4EU service infrastructure and provide a very high level of protection in the EU. 8. Internet Standards: The service infrastructure shall conform to the latest security and privacy-enhancing standards, including DNS encryption and DoH) and be fully IPv6 compliant. Best practices: Notwithstanding other requirements of this call or applicable law, the service infrastructure should be designed in line with industry best practices and guidelines for the provision of secure and privacy-preserving DNS resolution.