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[ NNSquad ] Unfortunately confused New York Times story on DNSSEC (+ King Kong)
Unfortunately confused New York Times story on DNSSEC (+ King Kong)
http://j.mp/mNt8HX (This message on Google Buzz)
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http://j.mp/iJhsms ("New York Times" Article)
"It won't matter where you are in the world or who you are in the
world, you're going to be able to authenticate everyone and
everything..."
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Wow! Our security and identity problems are solved! No more spams
or phishing! No more cybercrime! All thanks to DNSSEC!
*** NOT! ***
The quote above is unfortunately representative of the hype regarding
DNSSEC (feeding from Singapore in sync with the ICANN meeting) that
apparently misled the Times' excellent John Markoff into a discussion
of DNSSEC loaded with technical hyperbole.
Another choice quote:
"Secure DNS makes it possible to make phone calls over the Internet
secure from eavesdropping and other kinds of snooping ..."
which is of course utterly misleading.
I'll leave as an exercise for the reader the fun of digging through the
rest of the exaggerations that funneled from Singapore on this topic.
Obviously, DNSSEC is very important, but only because DNS is such an
unholy mess. In reality, DNSSEC is attempting to patch a system that
needs to be entirely replaced for a range of reasons.
It's sort of like chaining an unruly King Kong on stage in a crowded
theater. You probably remember how that turned out ...
--Lauren--
Lauren Weinstein (lauren@vortex.com): http://www.vortex.com/lauren
Co-Founder: People For Internet Responsibility: http://www.pfir.org
Founder:
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- Global Coalition for Transparent Internet Performance: http://www.gctip.org
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