The secure domain name server (DNS) protocol DNSSEC guarantees the authenticity of the mechanism that converts human-friendly internet addresses to the Internet Protocol numeric address system. DNSSEC — short for Domain Name System Security Extensions — uses digital signatures to assure name servers that the DNS data they receive has not been intercepted or tampered with.

The organisation responsible for managing the assignment of IP addresses and domain names, Icann, on Thursday publishe...

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