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Point is, this is what we do now. We do this without DNSSEC. The step of receiving the email is pretty much redundant and is only there because people understand email better than creating a TXT record.

DNSSEC is a terrible ide and should be abandoned for many reasons. So should this method of domain validation. You know who knows for sure that you own the domain you say you own? The registrar. That is who should issue you your cert, not some third party.



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