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VeriSign sets timetable to fix DNS hole

Tom Espiner | November 16, 2009 5:22 AM PST

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VeriSign has said a significant outstanding internet security vulnerability will be closed by 2011, after delays caused by technical aspects of the implementation.

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DNS, VeriSign Inc., Internet Security, Internet, Domain Names, Security, VeriSign, security, Tom Espiner
VeriSign has said a significant outstanding internet security vulnerability will be closed by 2011, after delays caused by technical aspects of the implementation.

The problem is that DNS, the Domain Name System that translates internet addresses such as website URLs into numerical values, can be seeded with false values and used to misdirect users. VeriSign told ZDNet on Friday that it will put in place DNSSEC, a protocol which will guarantee the origin and integrity of DNS data, for the .com and .net domains by the first quarter of 2011.

Pat Kane, VeriSign vice president of naming services said that ".net alone has more than 12 million domain names. Our first priority is to safely and securely implement DNSSEC, as it impacts the Domain Name System, one of the core building blocks of the internet".

For more, read "VeriSign: Major internet security update by 2011 " from ZDNet UK.

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