Tuesday, December 16, 2008

The (almost) end of the internet

DNS

Picked up Wired magazine while traveling last week and flipped to this story.  At first it seemed like just another story about a coder who gets his kicks exposing flaws but as I read on it was clear the potential impact of what he had found.  I am not going to give away the plot (trust me, read this article) but it is fair to say he stumbled upon a major issue in the core of DNS technology.

Great reminder on how "new" and vulnerable the internet is.

Wired Article

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