Internet Society Seeks Nominations for 2019 Board of Trustees (Featured Blog)

Are you passionate about ensuring the Internet remains open, globally-connected, secure and trustworthy – for everyone? Do you have experience in Internet standards, development or public policy? If so, please consider applying for one of the open seat…

Nominations Now Open for 2019 Internet Society Board of Trustees Election

The Internet Society Nominations Committee is now inviting nominations for candidates to serve on the Internet Society Board of Trustees. In 2019, Internet Society Chapters and the IETF will each select one Trustee, and our Organization Members will select two Trustees. Following an orientation program, all new Trustees will begin 3-year terms commencing with the […]

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New Internet Draft: Considerations on Internet Consolidation and the Internet Architecture

Swirling vortex of stars

Are there assumptions about the Internet architecture that no longer hold in a world where larger, more centralized entities provide big parts of the Internet service? If the world changes, the Internet and its technology/architecture may have to match those changes. It appears that level[ing] the playing field for new entrants or small players brings […]

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Watch Live – DNSSEC Workshop on October 24 at ICANN 63 in Barcelona

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What can we learn from recent success of the Root KSK Rollover? What is the status of DNSSEC deployment in parts of Europe – and what lessons have been learned? How can we increase the automation of the DNSSEC “chain of trust”? And what new things are people doing with DANE? All these topics and […]

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Testing the details element

I was rather amazed today to discover the <details> element. Where had this been?  Clearly I’ve not been keeping up with the evolution of HTML! 😞 Why is this site called deepdark.blue?I wanted to test out using a “new generic … Continue reading

TDYR 357 – The DNSSEC KSK Rollover on October 11 was blissfully boring

October 11, 2018, was a blissfully boring day on the Internet – and that was a beautiful thing! The long-planned DNSSEC Root KSK Rollover (described in TDYR 356 – https://soundcloud.com/danyork/tdyr-356-are-you-prepared-for ) did *NOT* “break the Inter…

Website update: Experiencing problems with translations into French and Spanish

I must apologize to readers of our French and Spanish versions of our website. We are currently experiencing a problem with our usage of the WordPress Multilingual (WPML) plugin that is preventing us from sending our new content out for translation.  It is proving to be quite difficult to identify and fix the issue. We […]

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We Need to Talk… about the State of Internet Governance

Pre IGF Speed Dating

In about a month, some of the key stakeholders in Internet Governance will come together in Paris and talk about the public policy challenges facing the Internet in 2018 and beyond. They will do so at the Internet Governance Forum, a UN-supported platform that will meet for the thirteenth time this year. The IGF traditionally […]

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TDYR 356 – Are you prepared for the DNSSEC Root Key Rollover on October 11, 2018?

TDYR 356 – Are you prepared for the DNSSEC Root Key Rollover on October 11, 2018? by Dan York

How to Prepare for the DNSSEC Root KSK Rollover on October 11, 2018 (Featured Blog)

Are you ready? Are your systems prepared so that DNS will keep functioning for your networks? One week from today, on Thursday, October 11, 2018, at 16:00 UTC ICANN will change the cryptographic key that is at the center of the DNS security system – wh…