Keys, Hollywood, And History: The Truth About Icann, Dnssec, And The Root Key

Richard Lamb, ICANN

Stevenson Hall 1300
11:00 AM - 11:50 AM

For better or worse, Internet security has gained notoriety recently and with it greater interest in some humble key management operations. Specifically, much hay has been made by Hollywood of the role of those incorrectly referred to as the “7 key holders” of the Internet and ICANN. As the original architect of the DNSSEC root key management system, Rick will describe the truth, unwritten or otherwise, behind this humble, trusted operation and how it came to be. Along the way he hopes to trick participants into learning about DNS, DNS Security Extensions, and how we might all benefit from innovation on this infrastructure.