REGENSBURG – When it comes to secure authentication of domain data, the German registrar InterNetX is one step ahead. InterNetX now offers the security service Domain Name Security Extensions (DNSSEC) for .CH (Switzerland) and .LI (Liechtenstein) domains – the first accredited member of the Swiss registry SWITCH to do so. InterNetX has been offering DNSSEC for .SE and .ORG domains for some time now and initial trials for .DE domains are also available via the DENIC test bed.
DNSSEC provides more security on the Internet. The authentication process was specifically developed to combat the dangers of Cache Poisoning, which occurs when an unauthorized third party deliberately interferes with the communication between DNS servers and delivers false data to the requesting server. In this way, Internet users are redirected to fake websites without noticing.