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Government Begins Securing Root Zone File

Posted by kdawson on from the not-before-time dept.

Death Metal notes a Wired piece on the US government beginning the process of securing the root zone file. This is in service of implementing DNSSEC, without which the DNS security hole found by Dan Kaminsky can't be definitively closed. On Thursday morning, a comment period will open on the various proposals on who should hold the keys and sign the root — ICANN, Verisign, or the US government's NTIA.

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  1. Re:None of the above by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    Worst idea EVER. Look what happened when we let foreigners invest in our market. What color is the sky in your world where trusting foreign countries with our money or security is good for the USA?

  2. Re:None of the above by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    The same UN that is comprised of countries that support censorship of political speech?

    Countries like the USA, you mean?

    Seriously, did you ever try to protest at an RNC, for instance? I did, and I can tell you that it sure makes you wonder exactly which nation you're in, anyway.