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September 26, 2008
.ORG Leading by Example on DNSSEC
Post-Kaminsky, .ORG is trying to push more widespread adoption of DNSSEC along by using its own migration as a teaching moment:
“The .ORG, Public Interest Registry (PIR) gTLD (generic top level domain) is perhaps best known as the non-profit registry for millions of organizations. It could also soon be known as a more secure domain space too, as .ORG adopts the DNSSEC (DNS Security Extensions), a set of extensions used to add an additional layer of security to the Domain Name System (DNS).
“The move by .ORG to improve security for its DNS (which usually stands for Domain Name System, or Service or Server, the service that translates domain names into IP addresses) comes at a critical time for the world’s DNS infrastructure.
“Security researcher Dan Kaminsky recently exposed a critical flaw in the DNS system, for which DNSSEC may well be the best long term solution for protecting the integrity of Internet and its traffic flow.
“‘The argument we’re trying to make is that there is a very real problem that DNSSEC solves and once we implement it within .org, it will be secure,’ .ORG’s CEO Alexa Raad told InternetNews.com. ’ There are other security issues, but DNSSEC solves a very specific problem which is highjacking traffic that could be unknown to the user.’
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Previously:
- DNS Exploit “Weaponized,” Major ISPs Still Flapping
- Secrecy About the Next iPod? Fine. A Major Vulnerability? No.
- Apple DNS Patch Lands
- About That Apple DNS Patch …
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