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What is a secure DNSKEY bit length and usage time?

During penetration testing I have seen DNSSEC keys with lengths of 1024 and 512 bits. NIST recommends a key length of at least 2048 bits. So is it correct to assume that these DNSKEY's are unsafe to ...
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What are the implications of using an "unsafe" DNSSEC algorithm like RSA/MD5?

Why is it unsafe to use the DNSSEC algorithm RSA/MD5? In practical terms, how is DNSSEC weakened by the use of an algorithm such as MD5, which has a known weakness of collisions? RFC 6944 states, ...
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