Nov 05

Rough Guide to IETF 91: DNSSEC, DANE and DNS Security

IETF 91 will once again be busy for those of us interested in DNSSEC, DANE and DNS security in general. Two of the major DNS-related working groups, DNSOP and DANE, are both meeting with busy agenda and a new working group called DPRIVE will be meeting to talk about DNS privacy concerns. There are naturally other items related to DNSSEC and “DNS security” in general scattered throughout the week – here is what the week looks like…

NOTE: If you are unable to attend IETF 91 in person, there are multiple ways to participate remotely and listen to these sessions.

Dan York

Nov 05

12 Days Until ION Tokyo!

ION Tokyo is coming up soon on Monday, November 17, 2014!  We’ll be live in the same venue as the Japan IPv6 Summit with an agenda packed full of technical sessions.  To learn more visit our ION Tokyo page at: http://www.internetsociety.org/deploy360/ion/tokyo2014/ The sessions will include: An IPv6 Case Study from NTT The Business Case for Read more…

Nov 05

A Great Amount of DNSSEC / DANE / DNS Activity At IETF 91 Next Week

What is happening next week at IETF 91 in Honolulu with regard to DNSSEC, DANE and other “DNS security” topics? A great amount of activity, it turns out! So much that my “Rough Guide to IETF 91: DNSSEC, DANE and DNS Security” turned into quite a lengthy article.  Please read that article for the full description, but Read more…

Nov 04

Chinese Translations Of IPv6 And DNSSEC Fact Sheets Now Available For Download

No sooner had I announced that our IPv6 Fact Sheet and our DNSSEC Fact Sheet are both now available in Russian than I learned that the Chinese versions are also now available: IPv6 Fact Sheet in Chinese DNSSEC Fact Sheet in Chinese … and I should be able to publish the Arabic versions tomorrow.  All great Read more…

Nov 04

New MANRS Graphic Available For Usage (And Do You Have A Better Suggestion?)

Given that it is useful to have a graphic that can be used in articles about this initiative, we created a basic MANRS graphic that you are free to download and use however you see fit under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported license.  The graphic is available as a JPEG image in the following formats and sizes: […]

Nov 03

The Many Colors Of Blue

Here is a quick table of shades of Blue taken from the old X11 color names:

Nov 03

Video: Andrei Robachevsky Introduces MANRS At RIPE 69

At the RIPE 69 meeting today in London, Andrei Robachevsky gave a lightning talk about “How Can We Work Together to Improve the Security and Resilience of the Global Routing System?” where he introduced the MANRS document and asked people to join the initiative.  You can view his slides and watch the video of his […]

Nov 03

IPv6 Statistics Show Continued Growth – Have You Migrated Your Apps Yet?

It is fun to watch the various IPv6 statistics sites because they continue to show the amazing growth of IPv6 around the world.  The World IPv6 Launch measurements now show Verizon Wireless’ network at 59% IPv6, T-Mobile USA at 43%, AT&T at 25%.  Google’s IPv6 statistics show that traffic into Google web sites globally is about […]

Nov 03

IPv6 Statistics Show Continued Growth – Have You Migrated Your Apps Yet?

IPv6stats–GoogleIt is fun to watch the various IPv6 statistics sites because they continue to show the amazing growth of IPv6 around the world.  The World IPv6 Launch measurements now show Verizon Wireless’ network at 59% IPv6, T-Mobile USA at 43%, …

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Nov 03

BCOP Session At RIPE 69 Streaming Live Now

Right at this moment at the RIPE 69 meeting in London, the RIPE Best Current Operational Practices (BCOP) Task Force is holding its meeting and reviewing a number of different draft BCOP documents.  You can watch live on the RIPE 69 live stream but the session is close to finishing up.  The good news is that Read more…