[Chapter-delegates] STATEMENT: Internet Society Applauds Key Milestone in Domain Name Security Technology

[Sivasubramanian M]

Dear Steve Crocker

Thank you for your response and the clarification.

Sivasubramanian M


On Sat, Jul 17, 2010 at 7:08 PM, Steve Crocker <steve at shinkuro.com> wrote:

> See comments in line below.
>
> Steve
>
> Sent from my iPad
>
> On Jul 17, 2010, at 8:17 AM, Sivasubramanian M <isolatedn at gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
> Hello,
>
> Congratualations to ICANN and its DNSSEC team. It is an important
> milestone.
>
>
> On Fri, Jul 16, 2010 at 9:59 PM, Anya Chambers < <chambers at isoc.org>
> chambers at isoc.org> wrote:
>
>>
>>
>> *Internet Society Applauds Key Milestone in Domain Name Security
>> Technology*
>>
>> ....
>
>> DNSSEC allows users to have more confidence in the online activities that
>> are increasingly becoming a part of our lives at work, home, and school by
>> acting like tamper-proof packaging for domain name data. For example, it
>> ensures that a website name typed into a browser delivers the intended
>> server IP address.
>>
>
> In Godaddy's Domain control panel for users, there is an option now which
> says "Manage DNSSEC", is is an otpion for a domain registrant to implement
> DNSSEC for his domain?  Also, when I tried this tab for a .com and a .net
> domain name, a messge popped up to say "DNSSEC is not allowed for this
> domain extension" Why is that?
>
>
> I believe GoDaddy is providing a way of passing the DS record up to the
> .ORG registry.  This means the registrant has to implement DNSSEC on his
> domain.  GoDaddy is not providing that capability, at least not yet.
>
> Some other registrars, particularly NamesBeyond and Dyn, are also providing
> DNSSEC for the zones they host.
>
> .ORG is signed and is accepting DS records.  .NET and .COM are not yet,
> which is why you're seeing the latter message.
>
>
>
>> DNSSEC also provides a platform for future innovations to further enhance
>> user confidence in Internet-based services.
>>  Anya Chambers
>> Internet Society
>>
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>> mobile: +1 224 321 0378
>>
>>
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