Scoring the DNS Root Server System, Pt 2 – A Sixth Star?
Geoff takes a second look at the DNS Root Servers, this time scoring them on the ability to handle large UDP responses over IPv6.
Takeaways from RIPE 73
Geoff Huston shares his thoughts on several presentations from the recent RIPE 73 meeting.
Scoring the DNS Root Server System
Geoff takes a look at the DNS Root Servers and gives some scores on how well they can cope with large responses.
BGP Large Communities: time to take action
Can the Internet draft proposing BGP Large Communities solve the shortage of ASNs?
The death of transit?
Geoff Huston discusses the possible demise of transit services and the rise of content networking.
Speculating on DNS DDoS
What can be done to mitigate attacks on the DNS?
My take on NANOG 68
Geoff Huston shares his thoughts on several presentations that caught his eye at the recent North America Network Operators Group meeting.
IPv6 and the DNS
How much of the DNS resolution infrastructure is IPv6 capable?
DNSSEC and ECDSA
Two years ago I reported on the use of the elliptical curve cryptographic algorithm in generating digital signatures for DNSSEC. Let’s see what’s changed over the past 24 months.
DDoS attackers – who and why?
Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attacks are on the increase. But what are the motivations of the attackers?