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4106d402RFC 6761: Special-Use Domain Names
Parmi tous les noms de domaines existants, certains sont « spéciaux » au sens où ils ont des propriétés particulières ou ont été réservés pour un certain usage. Jusqu'à présent, il n'y avait pas de liste exhaustive de...
4106d523RFC 6762: Multicast DNS
Après une très longue négociation (l'IETF n'était pas enthousiaste pour entériner le coup de force d'Apple), le protocole de résolution de noms « Multicast DNS » est désormais normalisé dans ce RFC. Multicast DNS permet...
4106d401RFC 6763: DNS-Based Service Discovery
Ce RFC normalise une technique pour trouver des ressources sur un réseau. Soit une machine qui arrive sur ce réseau. Elle cherche une imprimante, un serveur de fichiers, comment fait-elle ? Il ne s'agit pas juste de...
4106d341RFC 6760: Requirements for a Protocol to Replace AppleTalk..
Il y a bien longtemps, à l'époque où même DHCP n'existait pas, et où les seules machines connectées à l'Internet étaient de gros Vax configurés à la main, Apple avait mis au point un ensemble de protocoles concurrents de...
4106d409Hackers may have stolen .edu domain passwords
Owners of .edu domain names have been told to change their passwords after hackers compromised a server belonging to registry manager Educause. The registry said today that it has deactivated the admin passwords for all...
4106d403PIR starts pre-registration for .ngo domain names
Public Interest Registry has become the first major gTLD registry to start taking pre-registrations for a not-yet-approved gTLD. PIR said today that it s allowing non-governmental organizations to register an expression...
4106d376Pile up! GM cancels two more new gTLD bids
Is General Motors bowing out of ICANN s new gTLD program completely? It s certainly looking that way, following the withdrawal of two more of its five original applications. ICANN updated its site yesterday to reflect...
4107d347Two more dot-brand gTLD bids withdrawn
Two applications for dot-brand new gTLDs were pulled last week. General Motors has withdrawn its bid for .gmc and Hartford Fire Insurance Company dropped .thehartford. Both bids had been assigned priority numbers in...
4107d390ALAC likely to object to five .health gTLDs
ICANN s At-Large Advisory Committee is planning to formally object to four applications for the .health gTLD and one for .健康, which means .healthy in Chinese. Bids backed by Afilias, Donuts, Famous Four Media and Straat...
4108d395Un cas d'utilisation d'un préfixe AfriNIC en dehors de...
On le sait, les adresses IPv4 sont désormais épuisées (epuisement-adresses-ipv4.html) dans la plupart des régions du monde et pas mal de sites n'ont toujours pas déployé IPv6, rendant cette pénurie pénible. Il est donc...
4108d302Defending against DNS reflection amplification attacks
Measurements and analysis of defense mechanisms against DNS reflection and amplification attacks.
4109d400My computer is not flushing DNS properly?
I registered a new domain via 1 1 about two days ago and changed the nameservers to x10hosting's (my host). On just about every computer I've on my home and school network the change took place. Going to example.com...
4110d365Scalable security: Campus-wide malware protection without...
Cloud-delivered security eliminates the pains traditionally associated with network security. Join the webcast to find out how.
4110d379Governments to reveal new gTLD objection shortlist next...
ICANN s Governmental Advisory Committee will next week reveal its shortlist of new gTLD applications that face possible death-by-government. A brief notice posted to the GAC web site yesterday said: During the week of...
4111d396Chehade names the date: ICANN to approve first new gTLDs...
ICANN expects to approve the first new gTLDs on April 23, just 68 days from now. The long-awaited date, which of course comes with certain caveats, was revealed by CEO Fadi Chehade in a video interview with ICANN media...
4111d366RFC 6872: The Common Log Format (CLF) for the Session...
Un logiciel connecté à l'Internet a tout intérêt à enregistrer ses activités dans un « livre de bord » dont la lecture permettra notamment d'analyser ce qui s'est produit. Une des histoires à succès de la journalisation...
4111d404RFC 6873: Format for the Session Initiation Protocol (SIP)..
La question d'un format standard et commun pour la journalisation des événements SIP est exposée et discutée dans le RFC 6872. Ce RFC 6873, lui, spécifie un format standard conforme aux exigences et au modèle de données...
4111d319nsopw.gov Failing DNSSEC Validation
The domain nsopw.gov is currently failing DNSSEC validation. This is because the domain was signed by DNSKEYs that do not correspond to the DS records in parent domain (.gov). The domain owners have been contacted and...
4112d375A love letter to early adopters
Early adopters make the technological world go 'round. Here's why we love ours.
4112d400Architelos runs new gTLD market readiness survey
New gTLD consultancy/software provider Architelos is carrying out a survey of new gTLD applicants in an effort to gauge how ready they are to launch. The company is of the view that many applicants are under-prepared for...
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