DHS Wants Master Key for DNS 266
An anonymous reader writes "At an ICANN meeting in Lisbon, the US Department of Homeland Security made it clear that it has requested the master key for the DNS root zone. The key will play an important role in the new DNSSec security extension, because it will make spoofing IP-addresses impossible. By forcing the IANA to hand out a copy of the master key, the US government will be the only institution that is able to spoof IP addresses and be able to break into computers connected to the Internet without much effort. There's a further complication, of course, because even 'if the IANA retains the key ... the US government still reserves the right to oversee ICANN/IANA. If the keys are then handed over to ICANN/IANA, there would be even less of an incentive [for the U.S.] to give up this role as a monitor. As a result, the DHS's demands will probably only heat up the debate about US dominance of the control of Internet resources.'"
How are you gentlemen. (Score:4, Funny)
Sure, you can have the master key... (Score:5, Funny)
Re:Sure, you can have the master key... (Score:5, Funny)
-- DHS.
Re:Sure, you can have the master key... (Score:2, Funny)
Various Internet companies today suspect that their domain names have been compromised. Blaming the new "secure" DNS system, companies are still unable to tell what the extent of this damage is.
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We asked, you spoke, we listened. END OF STORY (Score:3, Funny)
We are denied the key.
We deny having the key.
Obligatory (Score:1, Funny)
One key to find them,
One Key to bring them all,
and in the darkness bind them
In land of Bush, where the shadows lie...
Hah. The US government has answered. (Score:4, Funny)
Re:The crucial signing key is for Windows Update (Score:2, Funny)
Re:DNSSec (Score:5, Funny)
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