<html><head></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 14px; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; "><div><span id="OLK_SRC_BODY_SECTION"><div style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><div><span style="font-family: Consolas; font-size: medium; ">Call for Participation -- ICANN DNSSEC Workshop 20 November 2013</span></div><span id="OLK_SRC_BODY_SECTION"><div style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><span id="OLK_SRC_BODY_SECTION"><div style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><div style="font-family: Consolas; font-size: medium; "></div><div style="font-family: Consolas; font-size: medium; "><br></div><div style="font-family: Consolas; font-size: medium; ">The DNSSEC Deployment Initiative and the Internet Society Deploy360 Programme, in cooperation with the ICANN Security and Stability Advisory Committee (SSAC), is planning a DNSSEC Workshop at the ICANN meeting in Buenos Aires, Argentina on 20 November 2013. The DNSSEC Workshop has been a part of ICANN meetings for several years and has provided a forum for both experienced and new people to meet, present and discuss current and future DNSSEC deployments. For reference, the most recent session was held at the ICANN meeting in Durban, South Africa on 17 July 2013. The presentations and transcripts are available at: <a href="http://durban47.icann.org/node/39749">http://durban47.icann.org/node/39749</a>.</div><div style="font-family: Consolas; font-size: medium; "><br></div><div style="font-family: Consolas; font-size: medium; ">We are seeking presentations on the following topics:</div><div style="font-family: Consolas; font-size: medium; "><br></div><div style="font-family: Consolas; font-size: medium; ">1. DNSSEC Activities in Latin America: </div><div style="font-family: Consolas; font-size: medium; ">For this panel we are seeking participation from those who have been involved in DNSSEC deployment in Latin America, but also from those who have not deployed DNSSEC but who have a keen interest in the challenges and benefits of deployment. In particular, we will consider the following questions: What can DNSSEC do for you? What doesn't it do? What are the internal tradeoffs to implement DNSSEC or not?</div><div style="font-family: Consolas; font-size: medium; "><br></div><div style="font-family: Consolas; font-size: medium; ">2. The Operational Realities of Running DNSSEC</div><div style="font-family: Consolas; font-size: medium; ">Now that DNSSEC has become an operational norm for many registries, registrars, and ISPs, what have we learned about how we manage DNSSEC? What's best practice around key rollovers? How often do you review your disaster recovery procedures? Is there operational familiarity within your customer support teams? What operational statistics have we gathered about DNSSEC? Are there experiences being documented in the form of best practices, or something similar, for transfer of signed zones?</div><div style="font-family: Consolas; font-size: medium; "><br></div><div style="font-family: Consolas; font-size: medium; ">3. DNSSEC and Enterprise Activities</div><div style="font-family: Consolas; font-size: medium; ">DNSSEC has always been seen as a huge benefit to organizations looking to protect their identity and security on the Web. Large enterprises are an obvious target for DNS hackers and DNSSEC provides an ideal solution to this challenge. This session aims to look at the benefits and challenges of deploying DNSSEC for major enterprises. Topics for discussion:</div><div style="font-family: Consolas; font-size: medium; ">* What is the current status of DNSSEC deployment among enterprises?</div><div style="font-family: Consolas; font-size: medium; ">* What plans do the major enterprises have for their DNSSEC roadmaps?</div></div></span></div></span></div></span><div><span style="font-family: Consolas; ">* What are the benefits to enterprises of rolling out DNSSEC validation? And how do they do so?</span></div><span id="OLK_SRC_BODY_SECTION"><div style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><span id="OLK_SRC_BODY_SECTION"><div style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><span id="OLK_SRC_BODY_SECTION"><div style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><div style="font-family: Consolas; font-size: medium; ">* What are the challenges to deployment for these organizations? Do they foresee raising awareness of DNSSEC with their customers?</div><div style="font-family: Consolas; font-size: medium; "><br></div><div style="font-family: Consolas; font-size: medium; ">4. When Unexpected DNSSEC Events Occur</div><div style="font-family: Consolas; font-size: medium; ">What have we learned from some of the operational outages that we have seen over the past 18 months? Are there lessons that we can pass on to those just about to implement DNSSEC? How do you manage dissemination of information about the outage? What have you learned about communications planning? Do you have a route to ISPs and registrars? How do you liaise with your CERT community?</div><div style="font-family: Consolas; font-size: medium; "><br></div><div style="font-family: Consolas; font-size: medium; ">5. Preparing for Root Key Rollover</div><div style="font-family: Consolas; font-size: medium; ">For this topic we are seeking input on issues relating to root key rollover. In particular, we are seeking comments from vendors, ISPs, and the community that will be affected by distribution of new root keys.</div><div style="font-family: Consolas; font-size: medium; "><br></div><div style="font-family: Consolas; font-size: medium; ">6. DANE and Other DNSSEC Applications</div></div></span></div></span></div></span><span id="OLK_SRC_BODY_SECTION"><div style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><span id="OLK_SRC_BODY_SECTION"><div style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><span id="OLK_SRC_BODY_SECTION"><div style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><div style="font-family: Consolas; font-size: medium; ">The DNS-based Authentication of Named Entitites (DANE) protocol is an exciting development where DNSSEC can be used to provide a strong additional trust layer for traditional SSL/TLS certificates. There is strong interest for DANE usage within web transactions as well as for securing email and Voice-over-IP (VoIP). We are seeking presentations on topics such as:</div></div></span></div></span></div></span><div><font face="Consolas">* What are some of the new and innovative uses of DANE in new areas or industries?</font></div><div><font face="Consolas">* What tools and services are now available that can support DANE usage?</font></div><div><font face="Consolas">* How soon could DANE become a deployable reality?</font></div><div><font face="Consolas">* How can the industry used DANE as a mechanism for creating a more secure Internet?</font></div><span id="OLK_SRC_BODY_SECTION"><div style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><span id="OLK_SRC_BODY_SECTION"><div style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><span id="OLK_SRC_BODY_SECTION"><div style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><div style="font-family: Consolas; "><br></div><div style="font-family: Consolas; "></div><div style="font-family: Consolas; "><div style="font-family: Consolas, monospace; ">7. DNSSEC Automation: </div></div></div></span></div></span></div></span><div><font face="Consolas">For DNSSEC to reach massive deployment levels it is clear that a higher level of automation is required than is currently available. Topics for which we would like to see presentations include:</font></div><div><font face="Consolas">* What tools, systems and services are available to help automate DNSSEC key management?</font></div><div><font face="Consolas">* Can you provide an analysis of current tools/services and identify gaps?</font></div><div><font face="Consolas">* Where in the various pieces that make up DNSSEC signing and validation are the best opportunities for automation?</font></div><div><font face="Consolas">* What are the costs and benefits of different approaches to automation?</font></div><span id="OLK_SRC_BODY_SECTION"><div style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><span id="OLK_SRC_BODY_SECTION"><div style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><span id="OLK_SRC_BODY_SECTION"><div style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><div style="font-family: Consolas; "><div style="font-family: Consolas, monospace; "><br></div><div style="font-family: Consolas, monospace; ">8. Guidance for Registrars in Supporting DNSSEC: </div><div style="font-family: Consolas, monospace; ">The 2013 Registrar Accreditation Agreement (RAA) for Registrars and Resellers requires the support of DNSSEC beginning on January 1, 2014. We are seeking presentations discussing:</div></div></div></span></div></span></div></span><div><span style="font-family: Consolas; ">* What are the specific technical requirements of the RAA and how can registrars meet those requirements?</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Consolas; ">* What tools and systems are available for registrars that include DNSSEC support?</span></div><div><font face="Consolas">* What information do registrars need to provide to resellers and ultimately customers?</font></div><div><font face="Consolas"><br></font></div><div><font face="Consolas">We are particularly interested in hearing from registrars who have signed the 2013 RAA and have either already implemented DNSSEC support or have a plan for doing so.</font></div><span id="OLK_SRC_BODY_SECTION" style="font-size: medium; font-family: Calibri; "><div style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><span id="OLK_SRC_BODY_SECTION"><div style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><span id="OLK_SRC_BODY_SECTION"><div style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><div style="font-family: Consolas; font-size: 14px; "><div style="font-family: Consolas, monospace; "><br></div><div style="font-family: Consolas, monospace; ">9. APIs Between the Registrars and DNS Hosting Operators: </div><div style="font-family: Consolas, monospace; ">One specific area that has been identified as needing focus is the communication between registrars and DNS hosting operators, specifically when these functions are provided by different entities. Right now the communication, such as the transfer of a DS record, occurs primarily by way of the domain name holder copying and pasting information from one web interface to another. How can this be automated? We would welcome presentations by either registrars or DNS hosting operators who have implemented APIs for the communication of DNSSEC information - or from people with ideas around how such APIs could be constructed.</div></div><div style="font-family: Consolas; "><br></div><div style="font-family: Consolas; ">In addition, we welcome suggestions for additional topics.</div><div style="font-family: Consolas; "><br></div><div style="font-family: Consolas; "></div><div style="font-family: Consolas; ">If you are interested in participating, please send a brief (1-2 sentence)</div><div><span style="font-family: Consolas; ">description of your proposed presentation </span><font face="Consolas" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; ">to <a href="mailto:dnssec-buenosaires@shinkuro.com">dnssec-buenosaires@shinkuro.com</a> by </font><font face="Consolas">**Friday, 06 September 2013**</font></div><div style="font-family: Consolas; "><br></div><div style="font-family: Consolas; ">We hope that you can join us.</div><div style="font-family: Consolas; "><br></div><div style="font-family: Consolas; ">Thank you,</div><div style="font-family: Consolas; "><br></div><div style="font-family: Consolas; ">Julie Hedlund</div><div style="font-family: Consolas; "><br></div><div style="font-family: Consolas; ">On behalf of the DNSSEC Workshop Program Committee:</div><div style="font-family: Consolas; ">Steve Crocker, Shinkuro</div><div style="font-family: Consolas; ">Mark Elkins, DNS/ZACR</div><div style="font-family: Consolas; ">Cath Goulding, Nominet UK</div><div style="font-family: Consolas; ">Jean Robert Hountomey, AfricaCERT</div><div style="font-family: Consolas; "><div>Jacques Latour, .CA</div><div>Xiaodong Lee, CNNIC</div></div><div style="font-family: Consolas; ">Russ Mundy, Sparta/Parsons</div><div style="font-family: Consolas; ">Ondřej Surý, CZ.NIC</div><div style="font-family: Consolas; ">Lance Wolak, .ORG, The Public Interest Registry</div><div style="font-family: Consolas; ">Yoshiro Yoneya, JPRS</div><div style="font-family: Consolas; ">Dan York, Internet Society</div></div></span></div></span></div></span></div></body></html>