Internet Domain Names: Background and Policy Issues

Abstract

Navigating the Internet requires using addresses and corresponding names that identify the location of individual computers. The Domain Name System (DNS) is the distributed set of databases residing in computers around the world that contain address numbers mapped to corresponding domain names, making it possible to send and receive messages and to access information from computers anywhere on the Internet. Many of the technical, operational, and management decisions regarding the DNS can have significant impacts on Internet-related policy issues such as intellectual property, privacy, Internet freedom, e-commerce, and cybersecurity.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 06, 2015
Accession Number
AD1170152

Entities

People

  • Lennard G. Kruger

Organizations

  • Library of Congress

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Cyber
  • Energy and Power Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Commerce
  • Congress
  • Department Of Defense
  • Department Of State
  • Electronic Commerce
  • Governments
  • Intellectual Property
  • Intergovernmental Organizations
  • International Organizations
  • Law
  • National Governments
  • National Security
  • Network Architecture
  • Network Protocols
  • Organizational Structure
  • Public Policy
  • United States
  • United States Government

Fields of Study

  • Computer science

Readers

  • Cybersecurity.
  • Government and Public Administration Law.

Technology Areas

  • Cyber