Have you been working on an application that uses the new DANE protocol to combine the encryption of SSL/TLS with the strong integrity protection of DNSSEC? Have you been looking for a way to test your application with a variety of different test cases? If so, we’ve started compiling a list of sites that are Read more…
Oct 08
FIR #672 – 10/08/12 – For Immediate Release
Shel records solo today; discount for FIR listeners to Our Social Times conference; Quick News: QR codes top direct mail, promoted tweets surveys, Instagram beats Twitter, promoted Facebook posts for individuals, LinkedIn announcements, searching GMail…
Oct 05
Video: The DANE Protocol – What It Is And How It Helps Make The Internet More Secure (via DNSSEC and TLS/SSL)
What is the DANE protocol all about? How does it help make the Internet more secure? How does it work with DNSSEC and TLS/SSL certificates? What added security does DANE provide? In this interview at IETF 84 in Vancouver this summer, I spoke with Warren Kumari, co-chair of the DANE Working Group within the IETF, Read more…
Oct 05
Today’s VUC Call – Setting Up A Cellular Network In The Desert For Burning Man
Today’s VoIP Users Conference (VUC) call at 12:00 noon US Eastern should be quite an interesting one. Tim Panton from Voxeo Labs and Tropo will be joining the call to talk about his experience setting up a mobile network in…
Oct 04
DANE Test Sites
The following sites support the DANE protocol by publishing TLSA records. If you are developing software that supports the DANE protocol, you can visit these sites to test your DANE support. Note that we use the term “TLS certificate” here for what is commonly referred to as a “SSL certificate”. HTTP – Valid TLSA Record Read more…
Oct 04
RFC 6698 – The DNS-Based Authentication of Named Entities
For anyone interested in how to better secure the Internet, the DANE protocol (“DNS-Based Authentication of Named Entities“) provides a mechanism for using DNSSEC to specify precisely which SSL/TLS certificate you want people to use to connect to your web server or other Internet service. This provides a mechanism for ensuring that you are in Read more…
Oct 04
The DANE Protocol – DNS-Based Authentication of Named Entities
If you connect to a website using a “secure” connection over TLS/SSL, how do you know you are using the correct TLS/SSL certificate? You may see the “lock” icon in your web browser, but are you sure that you are connecting all the way to the website using the correct TLS certificate? It is in fact quite Read more…
Oct 02
How Do We Measure DNSSEC Deployment?
How do we measure the actual deployment of DNSSEC? How can we know how many domain name holders have signed their zones with DNSSEC? How can we find out how many ISPs have deployed DNSSEC-validating resolvers? How do we count how many applications or operating systems have built-in support for DNSSEC validation? At first glance, Read more…
Oct 02
Slides: How The Hidden Secret of TCP/IP Affects Real-time Communications
Recently at Voip2day + ElastixWorld in Madrid 2012, Olle E Johansson gave a great presentation outlining where we are at with telecom and VoIP in 2012 – and where we need to go! Olle is a long-time, passionate and tireless…
Oct 01
Video from CO ISOC: IPv6: What is it, why do I need it, and how do I get it?
What is IPv6 all about? Why do you need it? How do you get it? These are the questions a recent event hosted by the Colorado (US) chapter of the Internet Society on August 28, 2012, sought to answer. The session began with a keynote by Scott Hogg, Director,Technology Solutions, Global Technology Resources (GTRI) and Read more…
