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DNS Inventor Tackles Flaw
nk497 writes "Dr Paul Mockapetris is looking to fix the flaws in the Domain Name System he helped invent. 'It was never meant to be the only security mechanism for naming data on the internet, but was intended for additional security measures to be added to it later.' The flaws, first uncovered by security researcher Dan Kaminsky over the summer, lets attackers redirect genuine URLs to malicious ones — a problem Mockapetris believes could be solved using digital signatures."
... but it seems that a DNS attack redirected it to a fluff piece without any useful content.
"Little does he know, but there is no 'I' in 'Idiot'!"
Perhaps they could have enforced 32-bit public key encryption?
You always have the option to boycott that ISP, but if you live somewhere like I do, you only have one broadband option.
I see you're using the sense of "always" that means "occasionally" or even "very rarely."
Not really, you do not need the internet to survive, its a luxury.
"A claim for equality of material position can be met only by a government with totalitarian powers." Hayek
Ihope someone takes steps to deal with this. Imagine if every link someone posted had to be regarded with suspicion. It would be the end of the internet
Thank you for using a car analogy
And in the end, the love you take is equal to the love you make
"Take the American government"
Fixed it for you
Take the American government please.
And in the end, the love you take is equal to the love you make