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Jan-Piet Mens4499d1471Entropy: random data for DNSSEC
Creating DNSSEC keys requires a lot of random data. If you run dnssec-keygen and it appears to hang (particularly when on a virtual machine), the program is actually waiting for entropy (i.e. "randomness") to be made...
OpenDNS Blog4500d534Announcing: Firefox Toolbar for OpenDNS Domain Tagging is...
One of the best things about the OpenDNS Domain Tagging system is that it s a community effort, and anyone who uses OpenDNS has the opportunity to get involved and make the Internet safer. Each day, the Domain Tagging...
Miek Gieben4500d348Super-short guide to getting q
Get the latest version (called weekly ) of Go: Get Go: hg clone -u release https://go.googlecode.com/hg/ go Note the directory you have downloaded it to and set $GOROOT to it: export GOROOT=$PWD/go . Add the GOROOT bin...
Miek Gieben4500d349Super-short guide to getting q
Get the latest version (called weekly ) of Go: Get Go: hg clone -u release https://go.googlecode.com/hg/ go Note the directory you have downloaded it to and set $GOROOT to it: export GOROOT=$PWD/go . Add the GOROOT bin...
Miek Gieben4500d315Super-short guide to getting q
Get the latest version (called weekly ) of Go: Get Go: hg clone -u release https://go.googlecode.com/hg/ go Note the directory you have downloaded it to and set $GOROOT to it: export GOROOT=$PWD/go . Add the GOROOT bin...
Miek Gieben4500d291Super-short guide to getting q
Get the latest version (called weekly) of Go: Get Go: hg clone -u release https://go.googlecode.com/hg/ go Note the directory you have downloaded it to and set $GOROOT to it: export GOROOT=$PWD/go. Add the GOROOT bin...
Miek Gieben4500d434Super-short guide to getting q
Get the latest version (called weekly ) of Go: Get Go: hg clone -u release https://go.googlecode.com/hg/ go Note the directory you have downloaded it to and set $GOROOT to it: export GOROOT=$PWD/go . Add the GOROOT bin...
DomainIncite (Kevin Murphy)4500d510One-year .co.uk domains will be more expensive
Single-year .co.uk domain name registrations will cost more per year than multi-year registrations, under plans outlined by .uk registry Nominet today. The registry announced back in November that it intended to loosen...
OpenDNSSEC4500d560OpenDNSSEC 1.3.5
Version 1.3.5 of OpenDNSSEC has now been released. Auditor: Include the zone name in the log messages. ldns 1.6.12 is required for bugfixes. ods-ksmutil: Suppress database connection information when no -v flag is given....
NLnet Labs4501d462Collaboration between SIDN and NLnet Labs
SIDN, the company behind .nl, today signed a five-year contract with NLnet Labs. NLnet Labs - the Dutch internet technology expertise centre - has a worldwide reputation for its work in the field of DNS and DNSSEC....
Stéphane Bortzmeyer4502d590Changer une base PostgreSQL de « tablespace »
Un des principaux mécanismes de gestion de l'espace disque dans PostgreSQL est le tablespace (http://www.postgresql.org/docs/8.4/interactive/manage-ag-tablespaces.html). Un tablespace est un répertoire où on place des...
DomainIncite (Kevin Murphy)4502d531ICANN: antitrust law does not apply to us
ICANN says it does not engage in trade or commerce and therefore US anti-trust laws do not apply to its approval of the .xxx top-level, according to court documents. The organization and .xxx operator ICM Registry...
Miek Gieben4502d364DNSSEC message checking
When using dig to debug DNS/DNSSEC errors, you (I have the need, I'm assuming you have it too) often want to know: Are the signatures in the message correct? Does the NSEC3 authenticated denial of existence proof look...
Miek Gieben4502d374DNSSEC message checking
When using dig to debug DNS/DNSSEC errors, you (I have the need, I'm assuming you have it too) often want to know: Are the signatures in the message correct? Does the NSEC3 authenticated denial of existence proof look...
Miek Gieben4502d319DNSSEC message checking
When using dig to debug DNS/DNSSEC errors, you (I have the need, I'm assuming you have it too) often want to know: Are the signatures in the message correct? Does the NSEC3 authenticated denial of existence proof look...
Miek Gieben4502d334DNSSEC message checking
When using dig to debug DNS/DNSSEC errors, you (I have the need, I m assuming you have it too) often want to know: Are the signatures in the message correct? Does the NSEC3 authenticated denial of existence proof look...
DomainIncite (Kevin Murphy)4502d621Fox takes control of squatted .xxx domain
Twentieth Century Fox has withdrawn its cybersquatting complaint about the domain name foxstudios.xxx after the domain was transferred into its control. As I reported on Tuesday, the UDRP case was a no-brainer. Fox...
Miek Gieben4502d454DNSSEC message checking
When using dig to debug DNS/DNSSEC errors, you (I have the need, I'm assuming you have it too) often want to know: Are the signatures in the message correct? Does the NSEC3 authenticated denial of existence proof look...
DomainIncite (Kevin Murphy)4502d527End in sight for Go Daddy’s 60-day transfer lock
Go Daddy s unpopular 60-day domain name lockdown period, which prevents customers moving to other registrars, could be reduced to as little as five days under new ICANN policy. ICANN s GNSO Council this week voted to...
Stéphane Bortzmeyer4503d551RFC 6347: Datagram Transport Layer Security version 1.2
Le protocole de cryptographie TLS, normalisé dans le RFC 5246, ne s'appliquait traditionnellement qu'à TCP. Les applications utilisant UDP, comme le fait souvent la téléphonie sur IP ne pouvaient pas utiliser TLS pour...
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