From training at ripe.net  Mon Feb 21 12:27:35 2005
From: training at ripe.net (RIPE NCC Training)
Date: Mon, 21 Feb 2005 12:27:35 +0100
Subject: [techsec-wg] Announcement DNSSEC Training Course
Message-ID: <200502211127.j1LBRZet011986@birch.ripe.net>

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Dear Colleagues,

[apologies for duplicate postings]

As a service to its members the RIPE NCC offers the DNSSEC Training
Course.

The main objective of the DNSSEC Training Course is to provide LIRs with
sufficient background to be able to deploy DNSSEC in their own
organisation as soon as the protocol is standardised.  This course also
explains the specific procedures set up by the RIPE NCC to to secure the
in-addr.arpa zone.

The Domain Name System (DNS) is one of the main parts of the Internet 
infrastructure. At the moment DNS lacks a mechanism to establish the 
authenticity and integrity of the data it provides. 
DNSSEC is a set of extensions to provide this end-to-end authenticity and
integrity. It is currently being developed within the IETF dnsnext Working
Group. The protocol is about to be finalised and the code implementing the
protocol is available in alpha releases.

The DNSSEC course consists of two parts: an "Introduction to DNSSEC" and 
a real life demonstration.

The "Introduction to DNSSEC" will cover:
- DNS security threats
- DNSSEC security mechanisms 
- DNSSEC server protection
- DNSSEC data protection
- Delegation issues
- Key management issues 
- Current developments

Examples are based on the BIND name server.

Please note that DNSSEC is an advanced course. It will: 
- NOT teach the basics of DNS.
- NOT describe how to receive Internet resources from the RIPE NCC
not describe how to operate a Local Internet Registry (LIR)

The target audience of the course are technical staff of LIRs: e.g.
network & system operators, engineers, etc. This course is not intended
for administrative or management staff (e.g. Hostmasters). It is assumed
that all attendees are familiar with common DNS terminology, have a
practical knowledge in operating DNS servers and are interested in
learning the concepts and mechanisms that DNSSEC offers.

The DNSSEC course is conducted in the English language and is free of
charge, since it is covered by the membership fee.

More information about the DNSSEC Training Course can be found at: 
http://www.ripe.net/training/dnssec/


COURSE DATES AND VENUES
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             Date:      Friday 13 May 2005
             Time:      0900 - 1700     
             Location:  Brussels, Belgium


REGISTRATION:
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To register for this Course, please use the LIR Portal or complete the
registration via our website on:

http://www.ripe.net/cgi-bin/trainingform.pl.cgi


If you have any questions please do not hesitate to contact us at
<training at ripe.net>.


Kind regards,


Training Services 
RIPE NCC