­Prof. Wählisch invited to the Internet Namespace Security Observatory (INSO) Advisory Board

Names are the core of almost all Internet services. The Internet Namespace Security Observatory (INSO) will synthesize measurable  properties of Internet naming systems, such as DNS, DNSSEC, DANE records, and provide measurable telemetry to evaluate how well dependent systems, protocols, and users are able to validate security protections. Part of INSO are the DNSSEC Deployment Maps. This service plays a prominent role in chronicling the evolution of a critical part of Internet security and has been under the stewardship of the Internet Society (ISOC) since 2014, before being transitioned to INSO. INSO was founded in 2023 and is directed by Prof. Eric Osterweil from George Mason University.

The INSO Advisory Board is chaired by Stephen Crocker, an inductee into the Internet Hall of Fame, author/editor of RFC 1, and founding chair of the ICANN Security and Stability Advisory Committee. Being part of the advisory board is an honor and nicely confirms the relevance of the research conducted at the Chair of Distributed and Networked Systems at TU Dresden.

You can read more about INSO on https://care.gmu.edu/important-internet-security-service-now-housed-in-the-mason-college-of-engineering-and-computing/.