Internet Technologies

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Technologies

Internet technologies are essential for enabling the Internet to continue growing, evolving, and meeting the changing expectations of users. Enabling technologies contribute to improved Internet scalability, security, trust, and availability.

Technologies that Help the Internet Grow

IPv6

IPv6 is the latest version of the Internet Protocol (IP) address standard intended to eventually replace IPv4. Every device connected to the Internet needs a numerical IP address to communicate with other devices. The original IP address scheme, called IPv4, is running out of numbers.

Internet Society Pulse tracks IPv6 adoption in different countries and networks around the globe to encourage greater adoption of this enabling technology.

Open Fiber Data Standard (OFDS)

The availability of adequate data on existing telecom infrastructure, particularly fiber optic infrastructure, can support decisions for more targeted and cost-efficient infrastructure investments by the private and public sectors.

The Open Fiber Data Standard (OFDS) addresses the challenge of inadequate data on fiber optic infrastructure by proposing a solution that aims to establish a global open standard for fiber optic infrastructure data.

Technologies that Improve Security Online

Transport Layer Security (TLS)

Many popular Internet applications, such as email and web browsers, use Transport Layer Security (TLS) to secure traffic against eavesdropping and data tampering while in transit between clients and servers. People are generally familiar with TLS from the “https” and lock icons seen in web browsers.

The latest version, TLS 1.3, offers enhanced security and reduces the opportunities for attackers to discover new vulnerabilities. It has also been shown to improve performance, with secure connections establishing more quickly.

Internet Society Pulse tracks the global adoption of each version of TLS to showcase the improving security of the Internet.

DNS Security Extensions (DNSSEC)

The DNS is an essential piece of Internet infrastructure that translates human-friendly names (e.g., internetsociety.org) into computer-friendly numbers (e.g., 2001:41c8:20::b31a). DNS Security (DNSSEC) is designed to authenticate DNS response data.

Internet Society Pulse presents indicators of DNSSEC adoption by registries for country-code domain names (ccTLDs) and a measurement of DNSSEC validation use by Internet hosts globally.

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HTTP/3

Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP) is a fundamental part of the World Wide Web, used to transfer data between various Internet-connected devices. The latest version of HTTP (HTTP/3) marks a radical departure from the past by adopting a completely new transport protocol (QUIC).

The ability for the Internet to embrace HTTP/3 indicates the Internet’s capacity to evolve and support new applications. You can track its adoption via Internet Society Pulse.

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Domain Name System (DNS) Privacy

The Domain Name System (DNS) was originally developed without consideration for user privacy and may therefore leak information about DNS queries and responses that can be correlated with specific network activity.

Learn how we can mitigate the privacy implications of the DNS.

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Anti-Spoofing

Distributed Denial-of-Service (DDoS) attacks are a growing threat to the availability of the Internet. Anti-spoofing technologies are one mechanism that network operators can implement to mitigate against these attacks.

The MANRS initiative outlines concrete actions that networks should take to prevent traffic with spoofed source IP addresses.

Border Gateway Protocol (BGP)

The Border Gateway Protocol (BGP) is the language spoken by routers on the Internet to determine how packets can be sent from one router to another to reach their final destination.

The challenge with BGP is it does not directly include security mechanisms and is based largely on trust between network operators that they will secure their systems correctly and not send incorrect data. Mistakes happen, though, and problems could arise if malicious attackers were to try to affect the routing tables used by BGP.

We support the MANRS initiative, which calls for simple yet concrete actions to reduce the most common routing threats, including BGP hijacking.

Latest Updates

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Explore the news and resources on Internet technologies. You can also visit Internet Society Pulse blog to find more data-driven news and insights.

A Fine Balance: Internet number resource distribution and de-centralisation
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A Fine Balance: Internet number resource distribution and de-centralisation

Internet number resources (IP addresses and AS numbers) are distributed to resource users through processes that have evolved over time …
IPv6 and IP Communications (including VoIP, UC, RTC, SIP)
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IPv6 and IP Communications (including VoIP, UC, RTC, SIP)

This page provides information related to IPv6 and communications protocols based on IP, including voice-over-IP (VoIP), unified communications (UC). real-time …
dnssec
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Congratulations to Thailand and the Christmas Islands on their DNSSEC-signed TLDs

Congratulations to both the Christmas Islands and Thailand for the DNSSEC-signing of two more top-level domains (TLDs): .CX   (Christmas Islands) …
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Speaking at SIPNOC Next Week About IPv6 and DNSSEC With VoIP

Interested in how voice-over-IP (VoIP) can work with IPv6? Want to know how DNSSEC can add a layer of security …
Verizon Wireless IPv6 stats
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Over 25% of Verizon Wireless Traffic Is Now Over IPv6

We were very pleased to learn via a blog post that a new set of network operator measurements are up …
Advancing the Network: Where We've Been, Where We're Headed (ION San Diego 2012)
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Video: Advancing the Network – Where We’ve Been, Where We’re Headed (ION San Diego)

Where is the Internet going? What comes next with regard to IPv6, DNSSEC and other technologies? At our ION San …
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Use Reddit and interested in DNSSEC? Subscribe to the 'dnssecurity' subreddit

If you are a Reddit user interested in DNSSEC, there is now a subreddit focused on “DNS security” at: http://www.reddit.com/r/dnssecurity/ …
IPv6 Adoption Critical for the Preservation and Growth of the Internet
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IPv6 Adoption Critical for the Preservation and Growth of the Internet

The Internet Society and the Rocky Mountain IPv6 Task Force unify events in Denver to increase IPv6 adoption rate [Denver, …
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New Maps Show Current State Of Global DNSSEC Deployment

Do you want to see where DNSSEC has been deployed around the world? We’re now delighted to publish a series …

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