Internet Fragmentation: Difference between revisions
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==Types of Fragmentation== | ==Types of Fragmentation== | ||
Internet addressing, interconnection, naming, and security are primary issue areas leading to technical fragmentation. Within these categories, 12 kinds of fragmentation are identified: | Internet addressing, interconnection, naming, and security are primary issue areas leading to technical fragmentation. Within these categories, 12 kinds of fragmentation are identified:<ref name="wef"></ref> | ||
# Network Address Translation | |||
# IPv4 and IPv6 incompatibility and the dual-stack requirement | |||
# Routing corruption | |||
# Firewall protections | |||
# Virtual private network isolation and blocking | |||
# TOR "onion space" and the "dark web" | |||
# Internationalized Domain Name technical errors | |||
# Blocking of new gTLDs | |||
# Private name servers and the split-horizon DNS | |||
# Segmented Wi-Fi services in hotels, restaurants, etc. | |||
# Possibility of significant alternate DNS roots | |||
# Certificate authorities producing false certificates | |||
===Governmental Fragmentation=== | ===Governmental Fragmentation=== | ||