SSR: securing the internet's identifier system

• Autores: David Piscitello
• Localización: ;login:: the magazine of USENIX & SAGE, ISSN 1044-6397, Vol. 35, Nº. 1 (FEB), 2010, págs. 60-63
• Idioma: inglés
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• Resumen

  • No single entity is responsible for the administration and oversight of all aspects of the Internet. Once entity, Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) is tasked with the responsability of coordinating the Internet's unique identifier systems and with participating in the global operation of the Domain Name System (DNS). Part of this responsability involved ensuring the security and stability of these identifier systems. This responsability is not only key element of ICANN's mission statement but an obligation under the September 30, 2009 Affirmation of Commitments by the United States Department of Commerce and ICANN [1]. How ICANN intends to meet this obligation is described in its Security. Stability and Resiliency Plan (SSR).

    In this article, I highlight the critical elements of that plan, scoping ICANN's remit and describing the acrtivities ICANN will perform directly, as well as activities where ICANNwill be one of thepotentially many colaborative players.