Interesting IPv6 Address Planning Discussion on NANOG Mailing List

Earlier this month there was an interesting discussion on the public NANOG mailing list about IPv6 subnetting that I thought might be of interest to our readers. The very lengthy discussion thread began back on October 9, 2014, when Erik Sundberg asked this question: I am planning out our IPv6 deployment right now and I Read more…

New DNSSEC Deployment Maps – Now Corrected And Updated

If you have been receiving our DNSSEC deployment maps by email or just using the maps from our web page, you need to know an important fact: The maps we’ve been publishing recently have had the incorrect status set for several countries. The maps published last week on October 14, 2014, (and the ones distributed via email today) have Read more…

TDYR 176 – The Aftermath Of The Keene Pumpkin Festival Riots

We had an awesome day at the Keene Pumpkin Festival this past Saturday, October 18, 2014. It was an amazing, wonderful event… but you wouldn’t know that from the media coverage that focused on the rioting of a large mass of college students and othe…

FIR #778 – 10/20/14 – For Immediate Release

Millennials interview coming; Quick News: McDonald’s addresses food questions, BBC’s WhatsApp Ebola service, Marketers flee from YouTube to Facebook for video, UK trolls face prison; Ragan promo; News That Fits: Digital Naturals, Dan York’s Tech Report…

Root DNSSEC KSK Rollover Workshop Streaming Live Today From ICANN 51

Today (Oct 16, 2014) from 9:00 am to 12 noon US Pacific, a special public workshop about implications of a “rollover” of the “Root Key Signing Key (KSK)” that serves as the ultimate “trust anchor” for DNSSEC will be streamed live from ICANN 51 in Los Angeles. Information about how to participate remotely can be Read more…

Watch LIVE Today – DNSSEC Workshop at ICANN 51

Starting in just a few minutes will be the large DNSSEC Workshop from 08:30-14:45 PDT in the Pacific Palisades room at ICANN 51.  This is the BIG session of the week related to all things about DNSSEC and DANE.  The full agenda, slides and remote participation information can be found at: http://la51.icann.org/en/schedule/wed-dnssec (Slides and detailed agenda are not online Read more…

DNSSEC Workshop Streaming Live From ICANN 51 On Wednesday, Oct 15 (Featured Blog)

Want to learn about the state of DNSSEC usage in North America? Or what is new in DNS monitoring? Or where DNSSEC fits into the plans of operating systems? Or how DANE is being used to bring a higher level of security to email? All those questions and …

Watch LIVE Today – DNSSEC For Everybody: A Beginners Guide (ICANN51)

As we mentioned last week, in just a few hours you’ll be able to watch and listen live to this event coming out of ICANN 51 in Los Angeles: 17:00 – 18:30 PDT – DNSSEC for Everybody: A Beginner’s Guide In this session we’ll once again go back to the caveman days and talk about Read more…

FIR #777 – 10/13/14 – For Immediate Release

People use social media when business activity is low, teens are leaving Facebook again, Comedy club in Spain charges per laugh using facial recognition, Snapchat breech shouldn’t deter marketers, the Millennial you’re targeting deosn’t exist, Michael …

Rough Guide To ICANN 51: DNSSEC And The Root KSK Rollover

How do we increase the security of the Domain Name System (DNS)? How can we expand the usage of DNS Security Extensions (DNSSEC) and use it to create a higher level of trust on the Internet? How do we make the Internet more secure?
Most of us probably …