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Everyone should have access to an open and trusted Internet.
Read our reports, papers, and other documents for insight and vision on how we can get there.

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Action Plan 2025

Our 2025 Action Plan outlines our priorities in 2025, the first year of our 2030 Strategy.

2019-2024 Impact Results

Our Impact Report is a snapshot of how we worked with our global community to grow, promote, and defend the Internet worldwide.

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Internet Impact Briefs

Shorter reports that analyze how different policies or new technologies may affect what the Internet needs to exist and thrive.

Glossary of Internet Terms

Understand key terms and become fluent in the language of the Internet with our new and improved glossary. 

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Policy Briefs

Our perspective on critical Internet issues, including community networks, encryption, open Internet standards, Internet Exchange Points, and more.

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Video: How DNSSEC Works

This silent video created by Shinkuro, Inc., provides a good visualization of how DNS works normally, how an attacker can hijack DNS queries, and how DNSSEC can protect the integrity ...

DNSSEC RFCs

DNSSEC was originally specified in the following three RFCs:
  • RFC 4033 - DNS Security Introduction and Requirements
  • RFC 4034 - Resource Records for the DNS Security Extensions
  • RFC 4035 ...

Testing: DNSViz – A DNS Visualization Tool

To test DNSSEC for a domain, Sandia National Laboratories operates "DNSViz - A DNS visualization tool" at:

http://dnsviz.net/

You just enter the domain to be tested into the ...

Testing: DNSSEC Analyzer

If you want to test if DNSSEC is correctly implemented for a domain, a great tool is the "DNSSEC Analyzer" operated by Verisign Labs:

http://dnssec-debugger.verisignlabs.com/

You simply enter ...

Case Study: NLnet Labs

A member of the NLnet Labs team describes the deployment of IPv6 at a home network in this case study.

Please visit our IPv6 Case Studies page for ...

Case Study: ARIN

This case study is presented by ARIN and describes the deployment of IPv6 from an enterprise network and hosting perspective. The case study was presented in 2010.

Please ...

Case Study: Hurricane Electric

This case study was presented by Hurricane Electric at an ARIN meeting in 2010. The study describes IPv6 deployment from a hosting provider perspective.

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Site: ARIN IPv6 Wiki – GetIPv6.info

IPv6 Badge The American Registry for Internet Numbers(ARIN) maintains an excellent site for IPv6. It's chock full of tutorials, whitepapers, examples for beginners and experts alike. Learn how to get an ...

DNSSEC in 6 Minutes

While this tutorial dates from 2008 before the signing of top-level zones, this 6-minute presentation in PDF provides a detailed look into the steps involved with setting up DNSSEC and ...

Whitepaper: Preparing for DNSSEC: Best Practices, Recommendations, and Tips for Successful Implementation

DNSSEC badge In this detailed whitepaper from Cisco Systems, the authors cover the following topics:
  • Understanding DNS
  • Understanding DNSSEC
  • Preparing Your Network
  • Preparing Your DNS Infrastructure
  • Troubleshooting DNSSEC
  • References and ...

Video: Getting Started with DNSSEC

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Do you think DNSSEC sounds difficult? In this 12-minute video, Wes Hardaker from the DNSSEC-Tools project shows just how easy it is to sign your DNS zone files and ...

Video: IPv6 for Debian Linux

Produced in June 2011, this 15-minute video from The Dedicated Server Handbook aims to help you understand the basics of IPv6 and get a Debian Linux server up and running ...

Annual Reports and Financials

On annual basis, we publish annual reports (an Action Plan and Impact Report), as well as financial reports, annual financial statements, and Form 990s.

See the Reports