Paul Vixie recently gave a presentation at a security conference in the Netherlands entitled "Defective by Design -- How the Internet's Openness is Slowly Poisoning Us " It's a provocative title for a talk and this interview he gave at the conference is well worth watching. Watch it and make up your own mind: http://youtu.be/J0YxPqdFtZ4 Related articles ISC … [Read more...] about Paul Vixie: The Openness of the Internet is Poisoning Us
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.Nz Registry Enables DNSSEC
The .nz domain registry has announced that they have enabled DNSSEC in the New Zealand namespace: New Zealanders will be able to better secure their web presence from today, thanks to a major technical security deployment by InternetNZ subsidiaries .nz Registry Services (NZRS) and the Domain Name Commission (DNCL). Following more than two years of behind-the-scenes work, … [Read more...] about .Nz Registry Enables DNSSEC
DNS Industry Explained (Sort Of)
Quite an amusing video from JPRS (the .jp domain registry) that "explains" what they do .. or tries to ... With subtitles And now you know how your friends feel when you talk about domains :) … [Read more...] about DNS Industry Explained (Sort Of)
Chilean Domain Registry Expands DNS Infrastructure
The Chilean ccTLD has expanded its DNS infrastructure with the addition of three new nameservers in London, Amsterdam and Tokyo. The registry has been expanding its external DNS infrastructure over the last couple of years and now has DNS in multiple locations across the globe: Further details on their site … [Read more...] about Chilean Domain Registry Expands DNS Infrastructure
Domains, DNS and Internet Policy & News Blogs?
I'm a creature of habit. I read articles from quite a wide range of sources, but a lot of the links are coming to me from the same people over and over again. So the question I have is this Which sites do you go to for news and opinion for the internet industry? ie. internet policy, domains and DNS (Not startups and all that thanks!) Feel free to recommend your own … [Read more...] about Domains, DNS and Internet Policy & News Blogs?
Nominet Research Team Finds DNS Bug
Simon McCalla has posted some details on the Nominet management blog about how their research team and in particular Roy Arends were instrumental in finding the latest bug in BIND. Disclosure: As a registrar I was informed about the bug before it was made public, but couldn't speak of it in public Related articles UK Registry Opens Consultation on Registration Periods … [Read more...] about Nominet Research Team Finds DNS Bug
IE Domain Registry DNSSEC Task Force
Over the last couple of years DNSSEC has become one of "the" topics for registry operators and DNS people. The registry operator for .ie, the IEDR, has been working on their DNSSEC deployment plans for well over a year and earlier this morning opened up their "task force" to accredited registrars. They would also appear to be interested in getting input from other members of … [Read more...] about IE Domain Registry DNSSEC Task Force
Belgian Registry Launch DNSSEC
The Belgian domain name registry, dns.be, has enabled DNSSEC starting today. DNSSEC uses cryptography to digitally sign DNS data to help avoid fraudulent attacks on users, such as cache poisoning and others. You can read more about the technology here … [Read more...] about Belgian Registry Launch DNSSEC
Eurid DNSSEC Goes Live Tomorrow
Eurid, the registry operator for .eu, will be signing the .eu zone from tomorrow at 10am Central European Time. They expect that the full signing of the zone will take about two hours to complete. … [Read more...] about Eurid DNSSEC Goes Live Tomorrow
High Profile DNS Still Vulnerable To Kaminsky Exploit
Image via Wikipedia Dan Kaminsky's discovery of a nasty bug in DNS rocked the security world in 2008. It's now 2010, so you would be forgiven for thinking that most DNS servers should have been updated, patched or configured in such a manner as to render the Kaminsky hole null and void. Unfortunately that is not the case. Several medium sized DNS providers, … [Read more...] about High Profile DNS Still Vulnerable To Kaminsky Exploit