Antispam DNS address critic approves of new secure system
One of the greatest critics of the security of the Domain Name System has been Dan Kaminsky, chief scientist at security firm Recursion Ventures.
In 2008 he went public with a flaw that he found in the DNS which meant the internet was at the mercy of phishing gangs who could redirect internet users to fake banks sites to steal their personal information.
This issue became known as the “Kaminsky bug” and is often referred to as cache poisoning.
Mr Kaminsky told the BBC that even though he was initially sceptical of the efficacy of DNSSEC, he has examined the code carefully and has become a recent convert having declared it “awesome” in its ability to provide a “safer and more secure internet”.
“The basic flaw of the internet is one of trust and this will revolutionise the way we use the internet.
“In my mind the biggest benefit we will get concerns one of the biggest embarrassments in the security sector and that is secure email where it will be truly possible to know that when you get an email from your bank, it really is your bank,” said Mr Kaminsky.
The Internet Engineering Task Force’s Ms Daigle agreed and called DNSSEC “an essential building block for building a larger internet future” that will allow us to take on “bigger activities and carry out new applications”.
