Monitoring Tools for Domain Name System (DNS) Security Deployment

摘要

The Domain Name System (DNS) converts names such as www.afrl.mil into IP addresses that can be used for communication. It is an essential part of almost every Internet application, but lacks authentication mechanisms. The DNS Security Extensions address this problem and add origin authentication into the system. Deployment of the security extensions is now beginning and this project monitors that early deployment. The project provides real-time deployment tracking and identifies several operational challenges and barriers that must be overcome for this system to succeed.