` Chief Information Officers Council
CIO.GOV
Thursday, August 13, 2009
  Bookmark and Share Really Simple Syndication
menu
Get Documents
Documents

Information Technology >IT Security / Privacy

Securing the Federal Government's Domain Name System Infrastructure
 Issued By: OMB - Effective Date: 08.22.2008, 79.227K, pdf
Abstract: to promote a more citizen centered and results oriented government. The Government's reliance on the Internet to disseminate and provide access to information has increased significantly over the years, as have the risks associated with potential unauthorized use, compromise, and loss of the .gov domain space. Almost every instance of network communication begins with a request to the Domain Name System (DNS) to resolve a human readable name for a network resource (e.g., www.usa.gov) into the technical information (e.g., Internet Protocol address) necessary to actually access the remote resource. This memorandum describes existing and new policies for deploying Domain Name System Security (DNSSEC) to all Federal information systems by December 2009. DNSSEC provides cryptographic protections to DNS communication exchanges, thereby removing threats of DNS-based attacks and improving the overall integrity and authenticity of information processed over the Internet.