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Should ICANN
Require Use of DNS-Sec?
Domain Name System-Security (DNS-Sec) is a soon to be released standard
for "authenticating data moving across the Internet, making
it more difficult for people dispensing spam, viruses and worms
to remain anonymous." However, for the security standard to
be effective, it would need to be adopted by top level domain holders.
Furthermore, "private companies with their own DNS servers,
Internet service providers and telecommunications companies would
also have to agree to deploy the security standard..." There
would be significant costs involved in deploying DNS-Sec, for the
technology and for "a new layer of administration for managing
the security mechanism." InternetWeek noted that "Many
experts believe most businesses do not see the need for DNS-Sec
today." Despite the expected reluctance of businesses to deploy
the technology, one analyst quoted in the article stated that, "At
some point, ICANN, with the support of government and industry associations,
will have to make DNS-Sec a requirement, to push adoption faster
than a snail's pace." The article also noted that "ICANN
is a big supporter of DNS-Sec." The question of whether and/or
when the benefits of DNS-Sec would exceed the costs is complex.
Of particular interest is the process by which ICANN evaluates
DNS-Sec and any policies they develop based on their evaluation
or other factors.
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