Experts To Feds: Sign The Dns Root Asap

摘要

Internet security gurus and vendors are urging the U.S. government to rapidly deploy security and authentication mechanisms at the DNS hierarchy's top level, known as the root zone. In recent weeks, the NationalTelecom-munications and Information Administration (NTIA) has received more than 30 comments in favor of securing DNS root-zone data. These comments are from the Internet Architecture Board and the Internet Society, as well as from ISPs and domain name operators, such as PayPal, AkamaiTechnologies. NeuStar, Comcast and Afilias. The "rapid adoption of DNSSEC and signing of the root zone is an urgent requirement," wrote Michael Barrett. CISO with PayPal. "We applaud NTIA for initiating this inquiry, and urge it to move with all possible speed to implement DNSSEC. Inaction or further delay would be detrimental to the interest of consumers and other Internet users and to the healthy growth of electronic commerce."