New security server to protect the Internet
On Wednesday, June 22, 2011, the first of three new security servers to protect the Internet was presented at a meeting of the network administration ICANN Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers ICANN in Singapore. The other two locations are Zurich, where Switch will put the server into operation in September 2011, and San José (California).
The Packet Clearing House (PCH) servers house special cryptographic keys that are required for the DNSSEC security protocol, which also protects Internet addresses in Switzerland (.ch) and Liechtenstein (.li). The three new security servers in Singapore, Zurich - which is still under construction - and San José (California) house special cryptographic keys that are required for the DNSSEC security protocol. DNSSEC guarantees Internet users the authenticity of websites they visit.
DNSSEC is an extension of the Domain Name System DNS, which serves to ensure the authenticity and integrity of the data of DNS responses. Like an insurance policy, DNSSEC guarantees Internet users that only the website they want to access will be displayed, according to a Switch announcement. Through technical measures, the requesting computer can thus recognize whether the response to an Internet address in the DNS actually comes from the server that is registered with Switch as responsible. At the same time, it is ensured that this response has not been changed during transportation via the Internet.
