Domain Name Server Security (DNSSEC) Protocol Deployment

Abstract

The DNSSEC Deployment Initiative was a 10-year effort to promote adoption of the DNS Security Extensions (DNSSEC), a method of cryptography securing domain name system (DNS) lookups. This report describes the latter five years of the initiative's work, which involved coordinating the activities of many private and public sector organizations to solve protocol, technical and deployment challenges related to DNSSEC. The initiative's work contributed to several major successes, including the signing of the DNS root zone and nearly all major top-level domains (TLDs). Remaining challenges include promoting wide adoption of DNSSEC signing and validation in the private sector, although progress was made in this area.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Oct 01, 2014
Accession Number
ADA613621

Entities

People

  • Stephen D. Crocker

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Cyber
  • Energy and Power Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Air Force Research Laboratories
  • Application Protocols
  • Contracts
  • Cryptography
  • Department Of Homeland Security
  • Deployment
  • Government Procurement
  • Governments
  • Infrastructure
  • Internet
  • Network Protocols
  • Operating Systems
  • Security
  • Security Protocols
  • Transport Protocols
  • Validation

Fields of Study

  • Computer science

Readers

  • Computer Networking
  • Defense Technology Research and Development.
  • Educational Psychology

Technology Areas

  • Cyber