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DNSSEC Launched Today by EDUCAUSE and VeriSign
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Matt Larson)
Mon Aug 2 15:31:06 2010
Date: Mon, 2 Aug 2010 15:30:49 -0400
From: Matt Larson <mlarson@verisign.com>
To: nanog@nanog.org
Cc: Becky Granger <rgranger@educause.edu>
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With Becky Granger's permission, I'm pleased to share the announcement
below.
Matt
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Subject: [Dnssec-deployment] DNSSEC Launched Today by EDUCAUSE and VeriSign
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Date: Mon, 2 Aug 2010 11:06:01 -0600
Hello all -
I wanted to let you know that DNSSEC is now supported in the .edu domain. P=
lease feel free to pass the word!
--Becky
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Subject: DNSSEC Launched Today by EDUCAUSE and VeriSign
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact:
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DNSSEC Launched Today by EDUCAUSE and VeriSign
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August 2, 2010, Boulder, Colorado--EDUCAUSE and VeriSign announced the depl=
oyment of a security system known as Domain Name Security Extensions (DNSSE=
C) within the .edu portion of the Internet, which EDUCAUSE manages under a =
cooperative agreement with the U.S. Department of Commerce. Institutions wh=
ose domain names end in .edu will now be able to utilize digital signatures=
to mitigate certain DNS security vulnerabilities, such as cache poisoning =
and man-in-the-middle attacks.
The Domain Name System (DNS) is the part of the Internet that translates na=
mes such as "example.edu" into numeric addresses (for example, 198.59.61.90=
). All Internet applications-from electronic mail to online banking-depend =
on the accuracy and integrity of this translation. Over the years, Internet=
security experts have discovered a variety of ways that DNS translation ma=
y be compromised. The DNSSEC security system limits the problem by allowing=
owners of domain names to use digital signatures to add an extra level of =
authentication to the translation process.
Deploying DNSSEC for .edu furthers the initiative to enhance domain name se=
curity throughout the broader scope of the internet. As a precursor to depl=
oyment, EDUCAUSE and VeriSign hosted a testbed environment which allowed en=
d-to-end testing by selected .edu domain holders in a non production enviro=
nment.
Brian Voss, vice chancellor for IT and CIO at Louisiana State University an=
d current chair of the joint EDUCAUSE/Internet2 Higher Education Informatio=
n Security Council, noted, "I am proud that LSU is at the forefront of this=
exciting development and that our contributions and efforts as a testbed f=
or .edu deployment have laid a foundation for the ubiquitous adoption of DN=
SSEC, so that the research and education community can eventually realize i=
ts full value," Voss also added, "DNSSEC represents an evolution in Interne=
t reliability and security, and I know that my CIO colleagues recognize tha=
t our university communities expect our networks to be secure, and improvin=
g the security of our root Domain Name System through cryptography is somet=
hing we all will embrace."
EDUCAUSE President and CEO Diana Oblinger said, "EDUCAUSE has appreciated t=
he opportunity to work with VeriSign and the U.S. Department of Commerce to=
advance the security and integrity of the Internet through early testing a=
nd deployment of DNSSEC. Dating from the creation of ARPANET through the pr=
esent day, the higher education technology community has played a leading r=
ole in the development of the Internet as a platform for learning, discover=
y, and engagement. We have been happy to continue that role by being a lead=
partner in the launch of DNSSEC."
Pat Kane, vice president of VeriSign, stated, "VeriSign's partnership with =
EDUCAUSE to test and deploy DNSSEC in the .edu domain demonstrates our ongo=
ing commitment to a secure Internet infrastructure. VeriSign appreciates th=
e close collaboration with EDUCAUSE and the U.S. Department of Commerce tha=
t allowed for success with this process and the opportunity to generate les=
sons learned which we are actively sharing with other domain registrars, th=
ereby enhancing overall Internet security."
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