[governance] IGF Workshop: DNS and Root Zone File Management

[Brenden Kuerbis]

Dear all,

If you are not in Athens, or are attending a concurrent workshop, please
feel free to drop in online on the workshop, "DNS and Root Zone File
Management". This workshop, sponsored by the Third World Network, the
Government of Brazil and the Internet Governance Project looks at the
Domain Name System (DNS) and root zone file management. The DNS is a
critical part of the Internet's infrastructure and has served Internet
users well, but it has some well-known vulnerabilities. These problems
can be exploited to engage in disruptive or criminal acts which can
threaten commerce, reputation, or security. In response to these
threats, the IETF proposed the Domain Name System Security Extensions
(DNSSEC). DNSSEC introduces public-key cryptographic signatures into the
DNS infrastructure to ensure the integrity and authenticity of
information retrieved by DNS resolver queries. In addition to posing
numerous technical challenges, the implementation of DNSSEC requires
making substantial operational and policy decisions concerning the root.
These decisions will impact all root server operators, all domain name
registries (including ccTLDs), as well as DNS name server operators,
resolver software and application developers, and end users. The panel
will examine DNSSEC from the end user and ccTLD and gTLD registries
perspective, while members of ICANN's SSAC, Generic Names Supporting
Organization (GNSO) and the Third World Network will explore the
accountability and transperency of policy decisions pertaining to
changes made at the root.

Attendees will be able to pose questions or participate in the
discussion either in person or online using Elluminate. Your computer
will need speakers and/or a microphone in order to participate. 

Click here -
http://cotelco.syr.edu/Webconferencing/tabid/219/Default.aspx - to join
the meeting. 

If this is the first time you will be using Elluminate, your computer
will download Java-based client software (around 5 minutes) when you
click the link above.  Once setup is complete, you will then be
redirected to the meeting.

Hope to see you in person or online!

Best,

Brenden Kuerbis
Internet Governance Project
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