Domain Name System Security Extensions: Difference between revisions
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* [[Verisign]], which is contracted by the U.S. government to edit the root zone with the information supplied and authenticated by [[ICANN]], which was subsequently authorized by the Department of Commerce, and also to distribute the root zone file containing information on where to find info on TLDs | * [[Verisign]], which is contracted by the U.S. government to edit the root zone with the information supplied and authenticated by [[ICANN]], which was subsequently authorized by the Department of Commerce, and also to distribute the root zone file containing information on where to find info on TLDs | ||
* An international group of [[Root Service Operators]] then distributes root information from the root zone file across the Internet. Those groups are: | * An international group of [[Root Service Operators]] then distributes root information from the root zone file across the Internet. Those groups are: | ||
# VeriSign Global Registry Services; | |||
# Information Sciences Institute at USC; | |||
C) Cogent Communications; | C) Cogent Communications; | ||
D) University of Maryland; | D) University of Maryland; | ||