Afilias Executive Vice President and CTO, Ram Mohan, delivered a keynote address at the APTLD meeting in Manile on February 23, 2009. Mr. Mohan addressed what security issues TLD operators should pay attention to in 2009.

DNSSEC introduces digital signatures to the DNS infrastructure, allowing end users to more securely navigate the Internet. It can provide users with effective verification that their applications, such as Web or email, are using the correct addresses for servers they want to reach. This document provides a high level overview of what DNSSEC is and how it works.

Ram Mohan, Executive Vice President and Chief Technology Officer presented "Securing your DNS infrastructure using DNSSEC" at the AtLarge Summit during the ICANN Mexico City Meeting.

The attached document contains the RFC standards that specify the core functionality of DNSSEC. 

Howard Eland Senior Director Of Content Propagation and Resolution at Afilias discusses the differences between SSL and DNSSEC.