Working Around Slow US Gov. On DNS Security

alphadogg writes "Last fall, the US government sought comments from industry about how better to secure the Internet by deploying DNSSEC on the root zone. But it hasn't taken action since then. Internet policy experts anticipate further delays because the Obama Administration hasn't appointed a Secretary of Commerce yet, the position that oversees Internet addressing issues. Meanwhile, the Internet engineering community is forging ahead with a stopgap to allow DNSSEC deployment without the DNS root zone being signed. Known as a Trust Anchor Repository, the alternative was announced by ICANN last week and has been in testing since October."

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Re:DNSSEC is a good subsitute for paid-for CERTs

[commodore64_love]

Acronyms confuse me.

>>>it's just another way to collect toll on the information superhighway. I'm sure the CAs are rubbing their hands in glee.

Say what? CAs?

>>>DNSSEC could possibly kill the goldmine that is the SSL cert racket

DNSSEC? SSL?

>>>once DNSSEC is deployed, anyone with a domain name can publish CERT records

CERT? IRL? AFK? LOL? What? I understood the word "toll" and it struck fear into my heart, but the rest of what ye are saying is incomprehensible to my tiny little brain. Please use real English not L33T-speak. Thank ye.

L8r