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Vulnerability Disclosure: A First-Hand View

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Giovane Moura

9 min read

If exploited, the tsuNAME vulnerability had the potential to overwhelm and bring down authoritative servers, rendering entire DNS zones unreachable. In this article, the SIDN Labs team shares lessons learned along the winding road to public vulnerability disclosure for tsuNAME.

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MENOG 23 - Meeting Report

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The 23rd edition of the Middle East Network Operating Group (MENOG) was held in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, as the country accelerates its efforts to become a connection hub for the region and develop its digital economy.

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How to Secure Your Online Identity with Security Keys

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Kathleen Moriarty

19 min read

Passkeys are appearing more and more in tech news, with support for them increasing. Since many administrators test out new technologies themselves first, we at CIS embarked on a short project to see what happened when an intern with our CTO team had the opportunity to implement passkeys.

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DNSSEC and Zone Transfers: What You Need to Know

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Lars-Johan Liman

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Everyone knows that signing your DNS zones is a good idea. However, DNSSEC can cause problems when combined with a widely used method for synchronising secondary DNS servers with their primaries, Incremental Zone Transfer (IXFR). Find out why IXFRs are useful and what you need to know to use them t…

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CAPIF 2 Report - Toward a Stronger Central Asian Internet

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Anastasiya Pak

7 min read

On 19-20 September 2023, the second Central Asia Peering and Interconnection Forum (CAPIF 2) brought together over 200 participants from 19 countries to support regional interconnection and drive Internet growth across Central Asia, Iran, and neighbouring regions.

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Extended DNS Errors: Unlocking the Full Potential of DNS Troubleshooting

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Yevheniya Nosyk

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The Domain Name System (DNS) has traditionally relied on response codes to signal anomalies, but they are of little help to precisely identify the root causes behind failures. In this article, we examine the new Extended DNS Errors (EDE) mechanism that provides extra feedback on DNS resolutions.

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Opinion: AWS Sets the ROI Benchmark for IP Addresses

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Vincentas Grinius

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In a rapidly evolving digital landscape, the value of IP addresses has surged to the forefront of discussions. Over a month ago, Amazon Web Services (AWS) made a pivotal announcement, reshaping the IP address pricing landscape.

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CAPIF 2: The Road to Interconnection

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Anastasiya Pak

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From 19-20 September, network operators, local IXPs, peering coordinators, Internet researchers and government officials will meet at CAPIF 2 to build a more diverse interconnection environment in Central Asia, Iran, and beyond. To prepare, we’ve been examining changes in local interconnection and …

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Unlocking the Power of Internet Alarms Correlation and Aggregated Reports

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Mohamed Awnallah

6 min read

In this article, Mohamed presents his Google Summer of Code project that correlates and aggregates alarm data to detect real-world Internet outages. His project integrates data from IHR, GRIP, and IODA, visualising BGP hijacking, delays, and outages for improved real-time monitoring.

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AWS Introduces Charges for Public IPv4 Use

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Dan Fidler

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It seems there’s now another business case for deploying IPv6. Amazon Web Services (AWS) has announced that from 1 February 2024, they’ll charge USD 0.005, per IP, per hour for all public IPv4 addresses, whether they’re attached to an AWS service or not.

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