Re: [ga] Cyberspace Security and the Root(s)

[steinle@smartvia.de]

I think the answer is obvious.
You can test it for yourself with the plug-in from Nameslinger or with the
Plug-in from PacificRoot (both are the same, made by nameslinger).
You can set this plug-in in this way:
1. try to resolve a internet address in the USG root
2. if that fails (e.g. root server destroyed), try to resolve that address
in another root (e.g. PacificRoot)

But don't ask me how likely it is or how easy it is to bring the USG root
down...I'm not an engineer

Simon


p.s.: this way you could also resolve ARNI's .BIZ AND NeuLevels .BIZ


----- Original Message -----
From: <DannyYounger@cs.com>
To: <ga@dnso.org>
Sent: Wednesday, September 18, 2002 9:31 PM
Subject: [ga] Cyberspace Security and the Root(s)


> In reading the recently published "National Strategy to Secure
Cyberspace",
> my attention was drawn to one particular remark:
>
> "To combat these vulnerabilities, the security of the infrastructure must
not
> be dependent on a single layer, group or focal point, but rather must be
> found in multiple layers, distributed defenses, and the ability to recover
> quickly from any attack."
> http://www.whitehouse.gov/pcipb/cyberstrategy-draft.pdf
>
> Doesn't this seem to argue against the concept of the desirability of a
> single root?  From strictly a security perspective, can someone
sufficiently
> knowledgable advise as to which is better -- having a single root or
having
> multiple roots?
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