Verisign has been offering IPv6 connections to their EPP servers for the last year. However as of March 14th the Verisign registry backend will become dual stacked ie. the hostnames for IPv4 and IPv6 connections will be identical. While this may not impact that many registrars now, it will become more important over time, though it's not clear if any registrars are currently … [Read more...] about Verisign To Dual Stack EPP Servers
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Eurid Rolling Out IPv6 On Production Services
Eurid, the registry operator for .eu, has announced that it will be rolling out IPv6 across its remaining websites, including the registrar extranet. The registry operator is currently running its main site on both IPv4 and IPv6. All sites should be 100% dual-stack from May 2nd 2012. Unfortunately it does not look like they'll be offering the full range of services … [Read more...] about Eurid Rolling Out IPv6 On Production Services
ARIN Trials WhoWas Service
ARIN is running a trial service that gives users access to historical IP whois data ie. it will tell you who was responsible for an IP address or block of IPs. The service is not automated and if you want to access it you will need to submit a request via email with information about not only what you want to know, but why you are interested in accessing the … [Read more...] about ARIN Trials WhoWas Service
High Profile DNS Still Vulnerable To Kaminsky Exploit
Image via WikipediaDan 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, which include ISPs, … [Read more...] about High Profile DNS Still Vulnerable To Kaminsky Exploit