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[Blog] It’s Time to Move Away From Using SHA-1 in the DNS
by Fahd Batayneh Jan. 30, 2020

Jan. 30, 2020

https://www.icann.org/news/blog/it-s-time-to-move-away-from-using-sha-1-in-… This blog might be of interest to DNS Administrators/Engineer. Fahd Batayneh ICANN Earlier this month, cryptographers Gaëtan Leurent and Thomas Peyrin published an attack on the security of the SHA-1 hash algorithm that is used throughout the Internet. SHA-1 has been superseded by better hash algorithms for almost 20 years, but it is still in widespread use, mostly by people who don't know that the SHA-1 algorithm has weaknesses. Hash algorithms are used to create short strings of bits, known as hash values, that can represent longer messages. One of the properties of good hash algorithms is that it is exceptionally and hopefully impossibly difficult to create two different messages that have the same hash value. For over a decade, cryptographers have been publishing papers showing attacks that chip away at the "strength" of SHA-1, that is, the ability for the SHA-1 algorithm to generate unique hash values given arbitrary input. This month's paper is a great improvement over that earlier work. Like most security protocols on the Internet, Domain Name System Security Extensions (DNSSEC) uses hash algorithms to increase the speed of signing and validating signatures. The new attack makes it easier for an attacker to fool Domain Name System (DNS) zone administrators into creating hash values, or in DNSSEC terms, trusted signatures over DNS records they don't intend to sign. In technical terms, the new work makes it much faster for a malicious actor to create chosen-prefix collisions. In non-technical terms, an attacker can more easily create two DNS records that have the same SHA-1 hash value. If one of the two records looks benign and they can convince a zone owner to sign it, the signature will also apply to the less-benign record that the zone owner never saw. This improved attack has serious consequences for all parts of the Internet that use SHA-1. In DNSSEC, SHA-1 is part of some signature algorithms which have been used since the early days of securing the DNS. Even though most zones that sign with DNSSEC use algorithms that use stronger hash algorithms, there are still plenty that sign with algorithms that use SHA-1. In fact, more than 250 top-level domains (TLDs) are still using algorithms with SHA-1. Tony Finch, a long-time DNS contributor working at the University of Cambridge, wrote a great in-depth overview of the new attack's relationship to DNSSEC. Now is the time for administrators of zones at all levels of the DNS to stop using SHA-1 and change to algorithms using stronger hashes. While there is no urgent need to change immediately, the highly publicized announcement of the improved attack will probably spur other researchers to further improve the attacks. Plus, it is expected there will be a time when changing away from SHA-1 will be an emergency. No one wants to have to change their signing processes under extreme time pressure, so changing now or within the next three months will help prevent an urgent need for change later.

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[Paper] 5G Technology
by Fahd Batayneh Jan. 29, 2020

Jan. 29, 2020

https://www.icann.org/en/system/files/files/octo-004-en.pdf This paper written by ICANN’s Chief Technology Office may be of interest to some. Fahd Batayneh ICANN

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FW: ICANN Launches Dr. Tarek Kamel Award and Opens Nomination for ICANN Community Excellence Award
by Fahd Batayneh Jan. 28, 2020

Jan. 28, 2020

FYI… If you would like to nominate an ICANN Community member for this award, please read on and act accordingly. Fahd Batayneh ICANN Date: Monday, January 27, 2020 at 8:40 PM Subject: ICANN News Alert -- ICANN Launches Dr. Tarek Kamel Award and Opens Nomination for ICANN Community Excellence Award ICANN Launches Dr. Tarek Kamel Award and Opens Nomination for ICANN Community Excellence Award 27 January 2020 LOS ANGELES - 27 January 2020 – Today, the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) announced a new award, the Dr. Tarek Kamel Award for Capacity Building. This award recognizes ICANN community members for significant efforts in developing capacity in areas related to ICANN's mission. Dr. Tarek Kamel Award for Capacity Building The award is established in honor of the late Dr. Tarek Kamel, an Internet pioneer known for his contributions to global Internet governance. At the time of his passing, Kamel was ICANN's Senior Advisor to the President and Senior Vice President for Government and Intergovernmental Organization Engagement. This annual award will be presented to one individual during ICANN's Annual General Meeting, held in the fourth quarter each year. The ideal recipient will have: Contributed significantly to national, regional, or global capacity-development programs related to ICANN's mission. Developed capacity-building programs that positively influenced the multistakeholder and diversified participation at ICANN. Details about the award selection process will be available in May 2020. Nomination Opens for ICANN Community Excellence Award The Multistakeholder Ethos Award has been renamed the ICANN Community Excellence Award. ICANN is accepting nominations for this year's award, which will be presented at ICANN68 Kuala Lumpur in June 2020. The ICANN Community Excellence Award recognizes community members who have significantly invested in consensus-based solutions and have contributed substantively to the ICANN multistakeholder model. The ideal recipient(s) will have: Participated in the ICANN community for a minimum of five years. Served in multiple ICANN working groups or committees. Collaborated significantly with more than one Supporting Organization (SO) or Advisory Committee (AC). Candidates will be evaluated by a panel of ICANN community members appointed by the SO/AC chairs using a merit-based point system, using three criteria: Demonstrates an ability to work across community lines with both familiar and unfamiliar ICANN stakeholders with the aim of building consensus. Facilitates dialogue and open discussion in a fair and collegial manner through the spirit of collaboration, showing empathy and demonstrating a sincere desire to engage with people from other backgrounds, cultures, and interests. Demonstrates additional support for the ICANN multistakeholder model and its overall effectiveness through volunteer service via working groups or committees. Please submit nominations via this nomination form. Include detailed information outlining why the nominee meets the award criteria. Any additional information in support of nominations and questions about the award process may be submitted to excellenceaward2020(a)icann.org. For more information, please consult the ICANN Community Wiki. About ICANN ICANN's mission is to help ensure a stable, secure, and unified global Internet. To reach another person on the Internet, you need to type an address – a name or a number – into your computer or other device. That address must be unique so computers know where to find each other. ICANN helps coordinate and support these unique identifiers across the world. ICANN was formed in 1998 as a not-for-profit public-benefit corporation with a community of participants from all over the world. # # #

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FW: Register Now to Participate in the 7th Middle East DNS Forum
by Fahd Batayneh Jan. 28, 2020

Jan. 28, 2020

Register Now to Participate in the 7th Middle East DNS Forum [newsalerts.icann.org] 27 January 2020 ISTANBUL – 27 January 2020 – The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) announced its Middle East DNS Forum (MEDNSF) from 24-25 March this year in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, hosted by the Communications and Information Technology Commission (CITC). There are billions of Internet users of different cultures, languages, economic strata, and education levels. Much of ICANN's work, such as helping mitigate DNS abuse, or raising awareness about Internationalized Domains and Universal Acceptance, is towards protecting these users, and creating an environment that is welcoming for the next billion users. It is also an ICANN focus area to encourage participation, representation, and engagement from people all around the world, for whom access to one global Internet has much to offer. The Forum features presentations and panel discussions on topics ranging from DNS Security Extensions (DNSSEC), and the policy discussions on developments on the DNS ecosystem, as well as the benefits of using the Arabic script on the Internet. ICANN's Chief Technology Officer David Conrad will give a keynote on the DNS of Tomorrow discussing the current DNS landscape and ecosystem, emerging standards and challenges including the DNS Over HTTPS (DoH) and DNS over TLS (DoT), and other technologies such as the Internet of Things, 5G, and Smart Cities, and how they impact ICANN's work. To register and view the full agenda, please click here. Remote participation will be available. For more information or inquiries, please contact meac.swg(a)icann.org. The Middle East DNS Forum (MEDNSF) was created to help support the regional domain name industry. This initiative was part of ICANN's Engagement Strategy in the Middle East for 2013-2016 [PDF, 984 KB], created by the regional community in 2013. The Forum is aimed at increasing regional stakeholders' knowledge of the Domain Name System. Since its inception in 2014, the Middle East DNS Forum has been held in the UAE (2014), Jordan (2015), Tunisia (2016), Egypt (2017), Turkey (2018), and UAE (2019). Media Contacts: Luna Madi Communications Director, EMEA Istanbul, Turkey Tel: +90 533 0313505 Email: luna.madi(a)icann.org Buket Coskuner Global Communications Coordinator Istanbul, Turkey Tel: +90 533 4876254 Email: buket.coskuner(a)icann.org About ICANN ICANN's mission is to help ensure a stable, secure, and unified global Internet. To reach another person on the Internet, you need to type an address – a name or a number – into your computer or other device. That address must be unique so computers know where to find each other. ICANN helps coordinate and support these unique identifiers across the world. ICANN was formed in 1998 as a not-for-profit public-benefit corporation with a community of participants from all over the world.

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FW: [Briefing] Internet Governance in January + 2020s Forecast | Tuesday 28 JAN 2020 | 12.00 UTC
by Fahd Batayneh Jan. 26, 2020

Jan. 26, 2020

This webinar by the Geneva Internet Platform (GIP) might be of interest to some. It takes places on Tuesday 28 JAN 2020 at 12.00 UTC. Fahd Date: Thursday, January 23, 2020 at 12:17 PM Subject: [Ext] [Briefing] Internet governance in January + 2020s forecast Is this email not displaying correctly? View this email in your browser [mailchi.mp] [ Internet governance in January 2020 Tuesday, 28th January, 13:00 CET (12:00 UTC) Online What were the main Internet governance updates in January, and how will they shape future developments? Furthermore, what can we predict for the 2020s? Join us for our next monthly briefing Tuesday, 28th January at 13:00 CET (12:00 UTC), online for the now-customary discussion which will include a detailed analysis based on Jovan Kurbalija's 20 Keywords for the Digital 2020s: A Digital Policy Prediction Dictionary. You receive hundreds of pieces of information on digital politics. We receive them, too. We decode, contextualise, and analyse them. Then we summarise them for you. Register for the briefing Held on the last Tuesday of the month, the Internet governance briefings provide a 'zoomed-out' update of the major global IG and digital policy developments. The monthly Internet governance briefings are organised by the Geneva Internet Platform (GIP), a Swiss initiative run by DiploFoundation. Learn more about our monthly briefings and local hubs. To keep up-to-date with GIP events, subscribe to our mailing list. More information at gip(a)diplomacy.edu.

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IGF 2020 Call For Validation of Thematic Tracks
by Fahd Batayneh Jan. 25, 2020

Jan. 25, 2020

https://www.intgovforum.org/multilingual/content/igf-2020-call-for-validati… Based on community input received during the open mic session in Berlin, the IGF 2019 Taking ‎Stock Process and Call for Issues<https://www.intgovforum.org/multilingual/content/igf-2020-first-open-consul…> that went out in December 2019, and discussion during the First IGF 2020 open consultations and face-to-face MAG meeting<https://www.intgovforum.org/multilingual/content/igf-2020-first-open-consul…>, the MAG agreed that the IGF ‎‎2020 programme should again be structured along main thematic tracks as in 2019 cycle. Input ‎received indicated that the Berlin themes of Data Governance<https://www.intgovforum.org/multilingual/content/igf-2019-themes>; Digital Inclusion<https://www.intgovforum.org/multilingual/content/igf-2019-themes> and Security, Safety, Stability, Resilience<https://www.intgovforum.org/multilingual/content/igf-2019-themes> were still relevant. Two additional themes were identified - climate change and environmental sustainability and digital economy ‎- as important issues that should be considered for the 2020 programme. A number of stakeholders felt that these topics ‎are at the centre of current global discussions and political ‎processes. ‎ Submissions can be made at the above URL. Deadline for submission is Thursday 6 February 2020 at 23:59 UTC. Fahd

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Re: [ME ICANN] FW: MENOG20 Fellowships Available
by MD Hanif Jan. 16, 2020

Jan. 16, 2020

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FW: MENOG20 Fellowships Available
by Fahd Batayneh Jan. 15, 2020

Jan. 15, 2020

For those interested in the Middle East Network Operators Group (MENOG), there are some fellowship slots available. If interested, please read on and apply accordingly. Fahd Date: Wednesday, January 15, 2020 at 12:16 PM Subject: [menog] MENOG 20 Fellowships available Dear Colleague, We are pleased to announce that fellowship applications for the MENOG 20 Meeting and Peering Forum in Manama are now available. The MENOG Fellowship Program offers financial assistance to engineers from countries in the Middle East to attend MENOG Meetings and MENOG-sponsored events. Up to five fellowships are awarded to eligible applicants. The event consists of: - Two parallel Workshops (3 days) – 15,16,17 March 2020 - Plenary (2 days) – 18-19 March 2020 ------------------------- Deadline for Applications ------------------------- Applications for the MENOG Fellowship Program must be submitted by 1 February 2020. Full details about the MENOG Fellowship Program, including information about how to apply and eligibility criteria, can be found on the MENOG website at: www.menog.org/menog-fellowship-program We encourage you to pass this information to anyone involved in Middle East network operators’ groups, and to anyone who has a keen interest in the activities of MENOG. You might also consider acting as a reference for a fellowship applicant. For more information on MENOG 20, please visit: www.menog.org/meetings/menog-20 If you have any questions, please email <menog(a)ripe.net>. Regards, Sandra Gijzen RIPE NCC on behalf of the MENOG Secretariat #MENOG20 www.menog.org www.facebook.com/menog.org

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ME Space @ICANN67 in Cancun: Call for Topics
by Nadira Alaraj Jan. 14, 2020

Jan. 14, 2020

Dear All, Preparing for the ME Space in Cancun, the leading team Tijani Ben Jemaa, and Nadira Al-Araj would like to propose to the MEAC community the following timeline: *Date* *Days* *Action* 13-24 January 12 Call for Topics 25 January Announcement of the selected Topic 26 Jan- 2 Feb 8 Call for volunteers for the drafting team 03 February Announcement of the drafting team composition 04-18 February 15 Statement Drafting (Initial draft) 19 February Initial draft published 19-25 February 7 Comment period 26-29 February 4 Final Statement drafting according to the comments received 1st March Statement final draft published and sent to Staff for printing TBA Community discussion of the statement for final approval at ICANN 67 in Cancun Sending the final statement to ICANN concerning body. We therefore call on you to propose your preferred topic to be addressed at ICANN 67 in Cancun. The chosen topics should be current and of high interest at ICANN. Please provide your choice before Friday 24 2020 at 23:59 UTC. We appreciate if @Rafik can kindly forward this call to the members of the new MEAC Strategy Working Group. The leading team shall take notes and acknowledge receipt of the proposed topics. Best wishes, ME Space Leading Team

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New Course on ICANN Learn - DNS Fundamentals
by Fahd Batayneh Jan. 8, 2020

Jan. 8, 2020

Dear All, We’ve launched a very exciting course entitled “DNS Fundamentals”. Log on to ICANN Learn: https://learn.icann.org and check it out. The course is free of charge. Thank you, Fahd Batayneh ICANN

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