IGP has published a proposal to decentralize authority over the Internet domain name system (DNS) as it transitions to a new, more secure technology known as DNS Security Extensions (DNSSEC).
TelNIC: ICANN Whois Contracts Break UK law
The newly authorized operator of the .tel registry has sent a letter to ICANN asking for permission to deviate from ICANN's contractual requirements to display registrant contact data, in order to avoid conflicts with UK Data Protection law. The letter states, in part: After a lengthy process of consultation which...
Securing the Root: A proposal for distributing signing authority
The implementation of DNSSEC and required development of a procedure to sign the DNS root zone file provides an opportunity to restructure the current political oversight exerted by the United States and achieve shared responsibility for the secure and stable operation of the Internet’s root zone. Specifically, multiple, but limited number of, non-governmental Root Key Operators (RKOs) should be responsible for generating, use and distribution of root zone key-signing keys (KSKs) and zone signing keys (ZSKs). In practice, this will require close coordination between RKO and RZM organizations in executing contractually agreed upon roles.
05.2007 Securing The Root: A Proposal For Distributing Signing Authority
[Abstract] Drafters: Brenden Kuerbis, Milton MuellerManagement of the Domain Name System (DNS) root zone file is a uniquely global policy problem. For the Internet to connect everyone, the root must be coordinated and compatible. While authority over the legacy root zone file has been contentious and divisive at times, everyone...
