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New .secure Internet Domain On Tap

Posted by Soulskill on from the it-says-so-right-in-the-url dept.

CowboyRobot writes "A new top-level domain (TLD) in the works for the Internet will bake security in from the outset: The .secure domain will require fully encrypted HTTPS sessions and a comprehensive vetting process for websites and their operators. If the new domain takes off, it could shift the way Web domains are secured. ICANN is expected to sign off on .secure, and for the new TLD to be up and running June or July 2013."

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  1. tl;nt by X0563511 · · Score: 4, Insightful

    (too long, not typing)

    Seriously. When every other TLD is two or three characters, they decide to go use a full word? Breaking conventions AND convenience! Whee!

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    1. Re:tl;nt by Tridus · · Score: 4, Insightful

      Pretty much everybody else ignores those, so why not?

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  2. Yeah yeah whatever by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Insightful

    Recall the ".pro" TLD? Supposed to be for "vetted professionals"? The first .pro I ever encountered turns out to be a crooked outfit. (If you must know, videolan.pro, which impersonates but does not actually have any connection to the real thing.) I have so far never encountered a dot-pro that was actually legit. A lesser used .biz of sorts, but with delusions of grandeur.

    So I'll reserve judgement on this one. Not that it isn't a reasonable idea, I've been toying with the notion for a while. It's the execution that matters, and we'll just have to see how that pans out.

  3. i was laughing at the headline by NemoinSpace · · Score: 2, Insightful

    Then I realized it wasn't a joke.
    This is so not going to end well.
    something almost, but not quite, entirely unlike tubes.

  4. .bank by wiedzmin · · Score: 4, Insightful

    Again, I would rather have them introduce the .bank domain name, that can be registered only by verified banking institutions (they make it cost like $20,000 per year too, to further deter fraud). IMHO that, combined with PCI regulations enforcing the security of sites hosted on such domains, would be infinitely more useful.

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  5. Re:Call me back in a month ... by Tridus · · Score: 4, Insightful

    And we can do all that now without paying ICANN extra fees or creating the illusion that it's "secure" because the address says so. Which is exactly what end users and the media are going to believe.

    What we really need to do is rein ICANN in and stop this kind of nonsense.

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