[ga] Fw: ICANN News Alert -- ICANN to Work with United States Government and VeriSign on Interim Solution to Core Internet Security Issue

[Hugh Dierker <hdierker2204@xxxxxxxxx>]

I don't think I am buying this partnership rap.
 
Verisign??  Are we talking fox and henhouse here?  Safegaurd the integrity and 
security of access to data and the web???

--- On Thu, 6/4/09, ICANN News Alert <communications@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:


From: ICANN News Alert <communications@xxxxxxxxx>
Subject: ICANN News Alert -- ICANN to Work with United States Government and 
VeriSign on Interim Solution to Core Internet Security Issue
To: hdierker2204@xxxxxxxxx
Date: Thursday, June 4, 2009, 11:33 AM


ICANN News Alert

http://www.icann.org/en/announcements/announcement-2-03jun09-en.htm

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ICANN to Work with United States Government and VeriSign on Interim Solution to 
Core Internet Security Issue

Immediate security concerns addressed by DNSSEC

3 June 2009

Washington, D.C.—June 3, 2009—ICANN will work with the U.S. Department of 
Commerce's National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA), 
the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and VeriSign on the 
goal of an operationally Signed Root Zone as soon as feasible in 2009. 

In a letter agreeing to participate, ICANN recognizes the urgency surrounding 
the issue of electronically signing the Internet’s "root zone" but stresses the 
need for this process to be interim. 

"We’ve been working towards a signed root for more than three years. In fact, 
ICANN has operated a root zone signing test bed for more than two years. So 
ICANN is aware of the urgency around signing the root to enhance stability and 
security" Paul Twomey, President and CEO of ICANN said. 

"ICANN has agreed to work with VeriSign and the Department of Commerce to first 
test, and then have production deployment of DNS Security Extensions (DNSSEC) 
as soon as feasible without prejudice to any proposals that may be made for 
long term signing processes" said Twomey. 

"There will of course need to be consultations with the Internet technical 
community as the testing and implementation plans are developed" he added. 

The NTIA asked for input from the Internet community in October 2008 on the 
issue of securing the top level of the domain name system (DNS) from 
vulnerabilities that threaten the accuracy and integrity of the DNS data. 
Vulnerabilities in the existing DNS have become easier to exploit to the extent 
that malicious parties may be able to distribute false DNS information, and to 
re-direct Internet users. 

Details of the process are still being worked on but discussions between the 
Department of Commerce and VeriSign and ICANN have identified that VeriSign 
will manage and have operational responsibility for the Zone Signing Key in the 
interim arrangement, and that ICANN will manage the Key Signing Key process. 
ICANN will work closely with VeriSign regarding the operational and 
cryptographic issues involved. 

"This is very important for the global community of Internet users. We will 
work closely with all participants on this crucial security initiative." Twomey 
said. 

For more information on DNSSEC deployment, please visit: 
http://www.icann.org/en/announcements/dnssec-qaa-09oct08-en.htm.

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