TLS security and data centre monitoring: searching for a path forward
Guest Post: Transport Layer Security 1.3 has been designed to be more secure in order to prevent the interception of sessions over the Internet.
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DNS OARC 27: The fast and furious
Topics discussed at day two of DNS OARC 27 included the risks to the DNS associated with IPv6 and a project to reduce unnecessary traffic on the roots.
NANOG 71: The merit of big, fat, dumb pipes
Dave Schaeffer’s NANOG 71 keynote recognizes that the future of the Internet transmission will be in the form of larger pipes.
IPv6 deployment survey: Update
Guest Post: Updated results from the IPv6 deployment survey as presented at APNIC 44.
24/7 uptime and the 60-second SLA
Guest Post: Users are never going to be tolerant of service outages, but with good communication and processes, network operators can get more time to fix problems that arise.
Internet Exchanges learning from experience
Guest Post: IXP benchmarking in the Asia Pacific was one of the many topics discussed at the 16th Asia Pacific Internet Exchange Association meeting.
Thoughts on DNS-OARC 27
Some of the highlights from DNS-OARC 27 held in San Jose from 29 September to 3 October 2017.
Not rolling the KSK
Why has the DNS Root Zone KSK roll been postponed? Geoff Huston digs into the data to explain.
Measuring your web server reachability with TCP Ping
Guest Post: Which is better measuring the connectivity and latency of web servers on the network level, HTTP or TCP Ping?
A network operator perspective on IPv6 performance
Guest Post: The Network Operator Measurement Activity (NOMA) platform explores the possibility of making use of data within constituent networks for Internet health metrics measurements.