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DNSSEC Is The Key To A Healthy Future For The Internet

Security Boulevard, March 20th, 2023

The future of internet connectivity could diverge into two very different outcomes-aggressive monopolization by a few providers or a more diverse landscape that fosters innovation.

The latter possibility is the better outcome, but it will require improved security to ensure that every entity can connect to each other safely. And one key to making this happen lies in the domain name system (DNS) technology that underpins everything we do online-specifically, modern DNS security extensions (DNSSEC). Let's review why the internet is at a turning point, why DNSSEC is so important and how challenges commonly associated with DNSSEC are being resolved.

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