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Secure DNS a Hard Sell

Posted by ScuttleMonkey on from the underdeveloped-ideas dept.

ebresie writes "Computer Business Review Online has an interesting article about the lack of acceptance for Secure DNS." From the article: "Speaking during a workshop on the technology, Keith Schwalm of Good Harbor Consulting, a former US Secret Service agent, said that even the financial sector, traditional security early-adopters, are not rushing DNSsec."

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  1. bigger fear by keithhackworth · · Score: 5, Interesting

    I run my own DNS server at home because I have a bigger fear that my ISP's DNS may be hijacked rather than my bank. It seems like that would be the easiest hole to crack for hackers.

    I would hope that if my bank's DNS servers were hijacked that they would work with me to get any money I lost back. However, if my ISP's DNS servers were hijacked, I don't know that the bank would be as cooperative.

    Keith
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  2. dnssec and nym ala dan by arakis · · Score: 5, Interesting

    Dan is the man in DNS. He pretty much explains why they don't have implementation here:

    http://cr.yp.to/djbdns/forgery.html

    You might not like Dan, but he doesn't get things wrong very often.