[AusNOG] [CAIA Seminar] 10:30am, 3rd Dec 2015, EN615 - Rolling the Root Keys of the DNS

[Jason But]

Hello all

Following up from David Fullagar's seminar this morning, CAIA is pleased to 
be hosting a Seminar presented by Geoff Huston of APNIC at Swinburne 
University on Thursday next week.

Geoff has kindly agreed to allow the seminar to be recorded and made 
available online however I encourage anybody who is available on the day to 
feel free to attend.

Attendance at the seminar is free and no RSVP is required. Details of the 
seminar can be found below. Parking is available at one of the many carparks 
in the Hawthorn shopping precinct near the University

Jason

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Title:    Rolling the Root Keys of the DNS

Speaker:  Geoff Huston, Chief Scientist, APNIC Pty Ltd

Time:     10:30am, 3rd Dec 2015

Location: EN615, Level 6, EN Building

Abstract:

It's clear that the terms 'security' and 'Internet' have been antonyms from
the start, but recent events, such as the disclosures of widespread
surveillance on the Internet, have lead to greater awareness of this
issue.
The current framework of domain name certificates has been the subject of
continuing abuse from the outset, and we will look at why this is so.
 >From there we move to alternate approaches to securing the association of
names and addresses and in particular look at DANE, or Domain Keys in the
DNS.
But DANE requires a trustable DNS, and that requires security in the DNS,
or DNSSEC.
DNSSEC uses a hierarchy of overlocking digital signatures, and at its apex
is the root Key Signing Key. We are now at the time when it was promised
that the root key would be replaced with a new key. But doing so will be
tricky, as the protocol relating to DNS security does not specify key roll
clearly.
The talk will try to explain why we are currently in the mess we're in.

Biography:

Geoff Huston currently holds the position of Chief Scientist at APNIC
(http://www.apnic.net). Geoff has previously been Chief Scientist within
Telstra's Internet program (during the late 1990s) and Technical Manager of
the Australian Academic and Research Network from 1989 to 1995.

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Dr. Jason But
Deputy Chair, Department of Telecommunications, Electrical and Robotics 
Engineering
Deputy Academic Director (Education Quality & Accreditation)
Course Co-Ordinator, Bachelor of ICT (Network Design and Security)

Department of Telecommunications, Electrical and Robotics Engineering
School of Software and Electrical Engineering
Faculty of Science, Engineering and Technology
Swinburne University of Technology
CRICOS Provider 00111D

Phone:  +61 3 9214 4839
Email:  jbut at swin.edu.au
www:    http://caia.swin.edu.au/cv/jbut
Office: EN606e