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Re: [ga] U.S. Department of Homeland Security wants master key for root DNS

  • To: "Joe Baptista" <baptista@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>, "ga" <ga@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Subject: Re: [ga] U.S. Department of Homeland Security wants master key for root DNS
  • From: "kidsearch" <kidsearch@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Fri, 30 Mar 2007 12:57:52 -0400
  • Cc: <tlda-members@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • References: <460D1EC4.5070905@publicroot.org>
  • Sender: owner-ga@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx

Good links there Joe. And hello by the way. Been a long time since we chatted. This was very interesting. Do a search there on that first site for DNS and see what you come up with like this

http://www.dhs.gov/xnews/releases/press_release_0620.shtm

Fact Sheet: Protecting America's Critical Infrastructure - Cyber Security
Release Date: 02/15/05

In February 2003, President George W. Bush issued the National Strategy to Secure Cyberspace. Recognizing the increasing danger posed by cyber threats and the devastating disruption that could result because of the interdependent nature of information systems that support our nation's critical infrastructure, the Strategy provides a strategic framework to prevent cyber attacks against America's critical infrastructures; reduce national vulnerability to cyber attacks; and minimize the damage and recovery time from cyber attacks should they occur. The Strategy outlines five national priorities including:

a.. A National Cyberspace Security Response System;
b.. A National Cyberspace Security Threat and Vulnerability Reduction Program;
c.. A National Cyberspace Security Awareness and Training Program;
d.. Securing Government Cyberspace; and
e.. National Security and International Cyberspace Security Cooperation.
The challenge to protect cyberspace is vast and complex and ultimately requires the efforts of all of us, recognizing that the threats are multi-faceted and global in nature, that the environment changes rapidly, and that information sharing and coordination are crucial to improving our overall national and economic viability. In less than two years since its creation, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has taken significant steps toward meeting the President's priorities and strengthening cyberspace security.


Chris McElroy aka NameCritic

http://www.articlecontentprovider.com



----- Original Message ----- From: "Joe Baptista" <baptista@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: "ga" <ga@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Cc: <tlda-members@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Friday, March 30, 2007 10:29 AM
Subject: [ga] U.S. Department of Homeland Security wants master key for root DNS



Well I must say.  This is a big win for the Inclusive Name Space.  One
more area to compete with ICANN.  The world will not tolerate this.  If
the U.S. DHS get the keys just watch, as I have warned before, it will
result in the further fracturing of the intranetworks as governments
world wide setup their own roots.  This is a good thing provided there
is a centralized body like the TLDA to support the process.

30.03.2007 13:09


Department of Homeland and Security wants master key for DNS

The US Department of Homeland Security (DHS
<http://www.dhs.gov/index.shtm>), which was created after the attacks on
September 11, 2001 as a kind of overriding department
<http://www.heise.de/newsticker/meldung/28137>, wants to have the key to
sign the DNS root zone
<http://www.heise.de/netze/rfc/rfcs/rfc1591.shtml> solidly in the hands
of the US government. This ultimate master key would then allow
authorities to track DNS Security Extensions (DNSSec
<http://www.heise.de/netze/rfc//rfcs/rfc4641.shtml>) all the way back to
the servers that represent the name system's root zone on the Internet.
The "key-signing key" signs the zone key, which is held by VeriSign. At
the meeting of the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers
(ICANN <http://www.icann.org>) in Lisbon, Bernard Turcotte, president of
the Canadian Internet Registration Authority (CIRA
<http://www.cira.ca/>) drew everyone's attention to this proposal as a
representative of the national top-level domain registries (ccTLDs
<http://www.iana.org/cctld/>).

At the ICANN meeting, Turcotte said that the managers of country
registries were concerned about this proposal. When contacted by heise
online, Turcotte said that the national registries had informed their
governmental representatives about the DHS's plans. A representative of
the EU Commission said that the matter is being discussed with EU member
states. DNSSec is seen as a necessary measure to keep the growing number
of manipulations on the net under control. The DHS is itself sponsoring
a campaign to support the implementation of DNSSec. Three of the 13
operators currently work outside of the US, two of them in Europe.
Lars-Johan Liman of the Swedish firm Autonomica, which operates the I
root server <http://i.root-servers.org/>, pointed out
<http://www.heise.de/newsticker/meldung/80479> the possible political
implications last year. Liman himself nomited ICANN as a possible
candidate for the supervisory function.

The Internet Assigned Numbers Authority (IANA <http://www.iana.org>),
which handles route management within the ICANN, could be entrusted with
the task of keeping the keys. An ICANN/IANA solution would offer one
benefit according to some experts: there would be no need to integrate
yet another institution directly into operations. After all, something
must be done quickly if there is a problem with the signature during
operations. If the IANA retains the key, however, US authorities still
have a political problem, for the US government still reserves the right
<http://www.heise.de/newsticker/meldung/61294> to oversee ICANN/IANA. If
the keys are then handed over to ICANN/IANA, there would be even less of
an incentive to give up this role as a monitor. As a result, the DHS's
demands will probably only heat up the debate about US dominance
<http://www.heise.de/newsticker/meldung/85281> of the control of
Internet resources. (/Monika Ermert/) (/Craig Morris/) / (jk
<mailto:jk@xxxxxxxxxxx>/c't)

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*This article's URL:*
 http://www.heise.de/english/newsticker/news/87655

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