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A portion of the total domain name space that is represented by the data stored on a particular name server. The name server has authority over the zone - or the particular portion of the domain name space - described by that data. [see also: Zone File]

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US proposes DNS fix: digital signatures

Published October 10, 2008, 9:53 am, ZDNet

The Commerce Department is considering deploying digital signatures to make DNS less susceptible to hacking, ComputerWorld reports. Under the proposal, DNS records would be signed by DNSSEC Domain Name and Addressing System Security Extensions. There have been some commitments to the system for the following top-level domains:...

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white papers

Published October 10, 2008, 8:21 am, IT World

The U.S. government is soliciting input on a way to make the Internet's addressing system less susceptible to tampering by hackers. VeriSign is in many ways synonymous with managing the Web, thanks to its handling of key DNS root servers and of name resolution for .com, .net, and other domains.

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U.S. gov't proposes digital signing of DNS root zone file

Published October 10, 2008, 8:21 am, IT World

The U.S. government is soliciting input on a way to make the Internet's addressing system less susceptible to tampering by hackers.

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U.S. Gov't Proposes Digital Signing of DNS Root Zone File

Published October 10, 2008, 7:41 am, PC World

The U.S. government is soliciting comments on a way to make the Internet's addresssing system less susceptible to tampering by...

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US proposes ways to make DNS servers more secure

Published October 10, 2008, 6:44 am, TechWorld

DNSSEC adoption could reduce risk of hackers. The US government is seeking endorsement for its proposal to make the Internet's addressing system less susceptible to tampering by hackers.

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U.S. gov't proposes digital signing of DNS root zone file

Published October 10, 2008, 6:10 am, InfoWorld

The U.S. government is soliciting input on a way to make the Internet's addressing system less susceptible to tampering by hackers. Under the idea, records in the DNS root zone would be cryptographically signed using DNSSEC (Domain Name and Addressing System Security Extensions), a set of protocols that allows DNS records to carry a digital signature. [ Learn how to secure your systems ...

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Angola: Customs Officials Attend Cooperation Training

Published October 10, 2008, 1:26 am, AllAfrica.com

Angola's National Customs Department officials started this week in Mozambique a cycle of upgrading programmes on customs cooperation, management, procedures in the origin and transit.

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Feds Start Moving on Net Security Hole

Published October 8, 2008, 6:07 pm, Wired News

Following a massive security hole that opened this summer, the U.S. government is now asking the public for comment on who should control and sign the net's most important document. Security experts say it's about time.

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Medvedev to attend Evian conference and then two summits

Published October 8, 2008, 4:20 am, Itar-Tass

MOSCOW, October 8 (Itar-Tass) - President Dmitry Medvedev is leaving for a trip abroad on Wednesday, during which he will visit France and then Kyrgyzstan. He will address the World Policy Conference in the French spa resort of Evian and will pay an official visit to Kyrgyzstan after that.

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Chris McGowan: Green Party's Gabeira May Be a Troubled Rio de Janeiro's Best Hope

Published October 4, 2008, 5:26 pm, HuffingtonPost

Brazilian iconoclast Fernando Gabeira, who is running for mayor of Rio de Janeiro in the Sunday, October 5th election, may be the best hope for...

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