Less than nine months after the DNS root was signed, the rollout of DNSSEC across the Internet's top-level domains is approaching the tipping point.
July 15, 2010 marks the end of the beginning for DNSSEC, and the opening of a new chapter in the task of securing the core infrastructure on which the global Internet relies.
Over the next few years we should expect to see applications leveraging DNSSEC in ways we cannot imagine now.
Some folks have already asked me if DNSSEC could have prevented Twitter.com traffic from being hijacked. In this case, the answer is, "No".
The movement is on, DNSSEC, ready set go! Just make sure you are ready when you go!
DNSSEC technology standards have been stable and mature since 2007, with only updates, clarifications, and new functionality added since then.
