[HIB]Internet gatekeepers strengthen security at the root

The Commerce Department and global Internet authorities will begin deploying a worldwide root system improvement to the Internet this week designed to enhance security in the Internet’s domain name structure. The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers will host a ceremony on June 16 at a high-security data center in Culpeper, Va., to install the first Domain Name System Security Extensions. During the ceremony in Virginia the first cryptographic digital key used to secure the Internet root zone will be generated and securely stored, according to a news release. Official procedures will be carried out to assure the security of the key.

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