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Paul E. Hoffman

Internet protocol engineer and standards contributor with documented work across DNS, DNSSEC, protocol data formats and security; his current IETF profile lists chair roles in three working groups covering CBOR, JSON specification work and post-quantum protocol use, plus membership in the RFC Production Advisory Team.

Public role: Internet protocol engineer and standards contributor with documented work across DNS, DNSSEC, protocol data formats and security; his current IETF profile lists chair roles in three working groups covering CBOR, JSON specification work and post-quantum protocol use, plus membership in the RFC Production Advisory Team.

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Paul E. Hoffman

Internet protocol engineer and standards contributor with documented work across DNS, DNSSEC, protocol data formats and security; his current IETF profile lists chair roles in three working groups covering CBOR, JSON specification work and post-quantum protocol use, plus membership in the RFC Production Advisory Team.

Internet protocol engineer and standards contributor with documented work across DNS, DNSSEC, protocol data formats and security; his current IETF profile lists chair roles in three working groups covering CBOR, JSON specification work and post-quantum protocol use, plus membership in the RFC Production Advisory Team.

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Public roleInternet protocol engineer and standards contributor with documented work across DNS, DNSSEC, protocol data formats and security; his current IETF profile lists chair roles in three working groups covering CBOR, JSON specification work and post-quantum protocol use, plus membership in the RFC Production Advisory Team.Medium confidence
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Last verifiedAug 30, 2026High confidence

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NamePaul E. HoffmanHigh confidence
Public roleInternet protocol engineer and standards contributor with documented work across DNS, DNSSEC, protocol data formats and security; his current IETF profile lists chair roles in three working groups covering CBOR, JSON specification work and post-quantum protocol use, plus membership in the RFC Production Advisory Team.Medium confidence
Last verifiedAug 30, 2026High confidence

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Editorial contextPaul Hoffman and the Root Copy That Could Answer Only Its Own Host, A recursive resolver can keep the entire DNS root zone close enough that a root query never leaves its machine. RFC 8806 permits that local execution path, then surrounds it with unusual restraints: the service cannot answer the next host, cannot invent a byte of root data, cannot skip DNSSEC, and cannot survive its SOA expiry. Locality reduces dependency only because an exit remains compulsory.Medium confidence