Call for Participation -- ICANN DNSSEC Workshop 17 October 2012

The DNSSEC Deployment Initiative, in cooperation with the ICANN Security and 
Stability Advisory Committee (SSAC), is planning a DNSSEC Workshop at the ICANN 
meeting in Toronto, Canada on 17 October 2012.  The DNSSEC Workshop has been a 
part of ICANN meetings for several years and has provided a forum for both 
experienced and new people to meet, present and discuss current and future 
DNSSEC deployments.  For reference, the most recent session was held at the 
ICANN Prague meeting on 27 June 2012. The presentations and transcripts are 
available at http://prague44.icann.org/node/31749.

We are seeking presentations on the following topics:

1.  DNSSEC Activities in North America
This is a key panel and we are seeking participation from those who have been 
involved in DNSSEC deployment in North America as well as those who have a keen 
interest in the challenges and benefits of deployment.  Key questions are to 
consider include: what would help to promote DNSSEC deployment?  What are the 
challenges you have faced when you deployed DNSSEC?  Can DNSSEC make the 
information users receive more reliable?

2. ISPs and Validation
 ISPs are beginning to take the first step to full DNSSEC implementation that 
will allow web users, with software applications like browsers, to validate 
that the destination they are trying to reach is authentic and not a spoofed 
website.  We are seeking ISPs to participate in a panel discussion or provide 
presentations on their DNSSEC deployment plans, challenges, and benefits for 
users.

3. The Realities of Running DNSSEC
Now that DNSSEC has become an operational norm for many registries and 
registrars, what have we learned about how we manage DNSSEC? What's best 
practice around key rollovers? How often do you review your disaster recovery 
procedures? Is there operational familiarity within your customer support 
teams? Has DNSSEC made DNS more 'brittle' or is it just a run-of-the-mill 
operational practice?

4.  DNSSEC and Enterprise Activities
DNSSEC has always been seen as a huge benefit to organizations looking to 
protect their identity and security on the Web. Large enterprises are an 
obvious target for DNS hackers and DNSSEC provides an ideal solution to this 
challenge. This session aims to look at the benefits and challenges of 
deploying DNSSEC for major enterprises. Topics for discussion:

 *   What is the current status of DNSSEC deployment among enterprises?
 *   What plans do the major enterprises have for their DNSSEC roadmaps?
 *   What are the challenges to deployment for these organizations?  Do they 
foresee raising awareness of DNSSEC with their customers?

5. When Unexpected DNSSEC Events Occur
What have we learned from some of the operational outages that we have seen 
over the past 18 months? Are there lessons that we can pass on to those just 
about to implement DNSSEC? How do you manage dissemination of information about 
the outage? What have you learned about communications planning? Do you have a 
route to ISPs and registrars? How do you liaise with your CERT community?

6. DNSSEC in the Wild
What operational statistics have we gathered about DNSSEC? Is it changing DNS 
patterns? How are our nameservers handling DNSSEC traffic? Is the volume as 
expected? Have we seen anything unusual?  Are there experiences being 
documented in the form of best practices, or something similar, for transfer of 
signed zones?

7. DANE and other DNSSEC applications
Using DNSSEC as a means of authentication for http transactions is an exciting 
development of DNSSEC. What is the progress of the DNS-Based Authentication of 
Named Entities (DANE) initiative? (See http://datatracker.ietf.org/wg/dane/.) 
How soon could DANE become a deployable reality and what will be the impact of 
such a deployment, e.g. impact on traditional certification authorities (CAs)?

8.  The Great DNSSEC Panel Quiz
Ever fancied pitting your wits against your colleagues?  Demonstrate your 
knowledge and expertise in DNSSEC in our Great DNSSEC Panel Quiz.

In addition, we welcome suggestions for additional topics.

If you are interested in participating, please send a brief (1-2 sentence) 
description of your proposed presentation to 
[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> by **Monday, 23 
July 2012.**

We hope that you can join us.

Thank you,

Julie Hedlund

On behalf of the DNSSEC Workshop Program Committee:
Steve Crocker, Shinkuro
Jacques Latour, .CA
Simon McCalla, Nominet UK
Russ Mundy, Sparta/Parsons
Ondřej Surý, CZ.NIC
Lance Wolak, .ORG, The Public Interest Registry
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