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PUBLICATIONS

DNS Security Introduction and Requirements, RFC 4033

Published

Author(s)

R Arends, R Austein, M Larson, Daniel Massey, Scott W. Rose

Abstract

The Domain Name System Security Extensions (DNSSEC) add data origin authentication and data integrity to the Domain Name System. This document introduces these extensions and describes their capabilities and limitations. This document also discusses the services that the DNS security extensions do and do not provide. Last, this document describes the interrelationships between the documents that collectively describe DNSSEC.
Citation
Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF)
Pub Type
Others

Keywords

DNS, DNSSEC, Network Security
Protocol design and standardization, Networking and Network security and robustness

Citation

Arends, R. , Austein, R. , Larson, M. , Massey, D. and Rose, S. (2005), DNS Security Introduction and Requirements, RFC 4033, Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF) (Accessed April 17, 2025)

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Created February 28, 2005, Updated October 12, 2021