Afilias Announces 1-Click DNSSEC Service

March 2nd, 2009

(www.WebHosting.Info)  Afilias, a provider of registry services, today announced the beta launch of 1-Click DNSSECTM, an enhancement to its managed DNS service, that allows organizations, corporations and government agencies to enable DNS security extensions (DNSSEC) on their domains. The company states that it is currently accepting ‘proof of concept’ testing customers and expects to officially rollout 1-Click DNSSECTM as a service available to all its managed DNS customers later this year.

It claims that 1-Click DNSSECTM will provide users with:

  • Automatic creation of the public/private keys required for DNSSEC
  • Seamless key management and key rollover
  • Easy coordination with participating ICANN-accredited registrars sponsoring the  domains to be signed
  • Distribution of public keys to parent zones, Trust Anchor Repositories and DNSSEC Look-Aside Validation (DLV) registries

“Afilias’ 1-Click DNSSEC makes it simple and cost-effective to implement DNSSEC, as it requires no new customer hardware or software and it eliminates customer worries about issuing, distributing or maintaining DNSSEC keys,” said John Kane, Vice President of Corporate Services for Afilias. “DNSSEC adoption has been slowed in the past by these costly and complex stumbling blocks, but Afilias has solved these problems. 1-Click DNSSEC is a complete solution and allows anyone to sign their zone with one simple click.”

“Afilias is uniquely positioned to leverage our DNSSEC technology, already chosen to power the DNSSEC enablement for .org, and our existing relationships with ICANN accredited registrars to offer this full end-to-end managed service,” added Kane. “Afilias’ solution makes it possible for organizations or government agencies to have the security of DNSSEC and the convenience of effortless management, all rolled into one solution.”

“With the signing of domains such as .org and .gov this year and the possible signing of the Root imminent, Afilias’ 1-Click DNSSEC solution may be able to help speed the market to finally see our first fully DNSSEC compliant zones,” added Ram Mohan, Executive Vice President and Chief Technology Officer for Afilias.