The OpenDNSSEC project group has announced the availability of its open source software that will make it easier for Internet service providers, web hosting companies and name service operators to enhance Internet security.
Nominet has been part of the project group that has developed OpenDNSSEC alongside .SE (The Internet Infrastructure Foundation), NLNetLabs, Kirei, SURFnet, SIDN and John Dickinson. OpenDNSSEC will seamlessly integrate domain name security extensions (DNSSEC) into already existing IT systems without the need for organisations to change their infrastructure.
DNSSEC secures the information used to translate domain names to computer addresses by adding to it a cryptographic signature created by a securely held key. When the information is retrieved as a result of a DNS query, the signature is also returned.
The computer making the query checks the information received against the signature. As it is impossible to create the correct signature without the secure key, a match implies that the information is authentic – it was retrieved from the correct place and was not modified in transit.
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