ICANN’s roadshow on DNSSEC berths in Lagos

The Nigeria Internet Registration Association (NIRA) in collaboration with Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) has advanced plans to hold a 3-day workshop on Domain Name System Security Extensions (DNSSEC). 

NIRA is the managers of the nation’s country code Top Level Domain, .ng, whereas ICANN is the global body in-charge of unique identifiers; Internet Protocol (IP) addresses and Domain Name System (DNS).

President, NIRA, Mrs. Mary Uduma, revealed this to DigitalSENSE Business News in a public statement endorsed by Head, Corporate Services and Membership, Ms Ugo Akiri, at the weekend.

Mrs. Uduma also said that the event tagged DNSSEC Roadshow would hold Wednesday 26 through Friday 28 June, 2013, at the Digital Bridge Institute, Cappa, Oshodi, Lagos; the formerly NITEL Training School.

She noted that the 3-day workshop is an initiative of ICANN, emphasizing that DNSSEC Roadshow is one of the AfrICANN Strategy unveiled at the Toronto ICANN 45 International Public Meeting by the new ICANN President, Mr. Fadi Chehade, in fulfilment of his promise to the Honourable Minister of Communications Technology during the WSIS+10 in Geneva last May.

Also speaking, the Chief Operating Officer, NIRA, Opeoluwa Odusan, pointed out that DNS is a critical and fundamental infrastructure for Internet service, while reiterating that the DNSSEC Roadshow is aimed at promoting the adoption of DNSSEC which integrates security to the Domain Name System, generally, and in this instance, with specific focus on the .ng registry.

He expressed the hope that as the DNSSEC train holds in Lagos, the commitment towards ensuring a much more secure .ng domain name string would receive a big boost, adding this would be a milestone, to herald a much safer .ng DNS as the internet community in Nigeria throws its weight at the adoption of DNSSEC, and a more secure internet by extension.

The COO also noted that the 3-day Workshop has been designed to sensitize all stakeholders, key players in the sector and the general public on the need to adopt a secure service in consonance with the objective of the DNSSEC, and in tune with respective mandates of the collaborating organisations.

Remmy Nweke/DigitalSENSE Business News
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