VeriSign, the trusted provider of Internet infrastructure services for the networked world, announced that Brocade, A10 Networks and BlueCat Networks are participating in the DNS Security Extensions (DNSSEC) Interoperability Lab.
The lab was established by VeriSign to help vendors confirm that their solutions interoperate with DNSSEC.
By applying digital signatures to DNS data, DNSSEC authenticates the origin of the data and verifies its integrity as it moves across the Internet. Testing the widest array of infrastructure components in the VeriSign DNSSEC Interoperability Lab is especially crucial as the signed root zone is set to become available on July 15. Plans call for VeriSign to sign the .edu domain in July, .net by fourth quarter 2010 and .com by first quarter 2011.
Additionally, VeriSign is working in collaboration with the industry, including ICANN and the Department of Commerce, on the deployment of DNSSEC in the root zone. In an important DNSSEC deployment milestone, VeriSign recently joined ICANN, the Department of Commerce and 14 Trusted Community Representatives in generating and securely storing the first cryptographic digital key used to secure the Internet root zone.
Brocade, A10 Networks and BlueCat Networks have joined Cisco Systems, Juniper Networks and other organizations in working with VeriSign's DNSSEC Interoperability Lab to review their solutions in a DNSSEC-enabled environment. DNSSEC is designed to protect the Domain Name System from "man in the middle" and cache poisoning attacks.
"The growing need to access critical data and applications anytime and anywhere through the Internet requires a collaborative effort to mitigate possible threats to network infrastructures," said Keith Stewart, director of product management at Brocade. "As a networking leader delivering customers unmatched investment protection and high availability, Brocade is committed to simplifying and securing Internet communications end-to-end, including at the name server level. Our participation with the VeriSign DNSSEC Interoperability Lab will provide customers a proven and secure solution to deploy next generation networks."
"DNS is fundamentally essential to Internet operation, and DNSSEC offers the ability to provide a higher level of integrity for DNS queries, giving consumers, enterprises or any Internet user more trust in their transactions," said Lee Chen, founder and CEO for A10 Networks. "We are pleased to participate with our AX Series in the VeriSign DNSSEC Interoperability Lab to ensure our Application Delivery and Server Load Balancing functionality works seamlessly in true DNSSEC environments."
"BlueCat didn't become an award-winning provider of physical and virtual IPAM (IP Address Management) solutions by ignoring the demands of the marketplace," said Luc Roy, vice president of product management and marketing at BlueCat Networks. "For our customers and for the industry at large, ensuring DNSSEC interoperability is a business imperative. VeriSign's DNSSEC Interoperability Lab makes it significantly easier for all members of the Internet communications ecosystem to be part of the DNSSEC solution."
For more details check out www.verisign.com
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