Announcement RIPE NCC DNSSec Training Courses

Dear Colleagues,

[apologies for duplicate postings]

As a new service to its members the RIPE NCC offers the DNSSec Training
Course.

The main objective of the DNSSec Training Course is to provide LIRs with
sufficient background to be able to deploy DNSSec in their own
organisation as soon as the protocol is standardised.  This course also
explains the specific procedures set up by the RIPE NCC to to secure the
in-addr.arpa zone.

The Domain Name System (DNS) is one of the main parts of the Internet 
infrastructure. At the moment DNS lacks a mechanism to establish the 
authenticity and integrity of the data it provides. 
DNSSec is a set of extensions to provide this end-to-end authenticity and
integrity. It is currently being developed within the IETF dnsnext Working
Group. The protocol is about to be finalised and the code implementing the
protocol is available in alpha releases.

The DNSSec course consists of two parts: an "Introduction to DNSSec" and 
a real life demonstration.

The "Introduction to DNSSEC" will cover:
- DNS security threats
- DNSSec security mechanisms 
- DNSSec server protection
- DNSSec data protection
- Delegation issues
- Key management issues 
- Current developments

Examples are based on the BIND name server.

Please note that DNSSec is an advanced course. It will: 
- NOT teach the basics of DNS.
- NOT describe how to receive Internet resources from the RIPE NCC
not describe how to operate a Local Internet Registry (LIR)

The target audience of the course are technical staff of LIRs: e.g.
network & system operators, engineers, etc. This course is not intended
for administrative or management staff (e.g. Hostmasters). It is assumed
that all attendees are familiar with common DNS terminology, have a
practical knowledge in operating DNS servers and are interested in
learning the concepts and mechanisms that DNSSec offers.

The DNSSec course is conducted in the English language and is free of
charge, since it is covered by the membership fee.

More information about the DNSSec Training Course can be found at: 
http://www.ripe.net/training/dnssec/

REGISTRATION:

You can register for a course at the following URL:
http://www.ripe.net/cgi-bin/trainingform.pl.cgi

Or by completing the registration form at the end of this e-mail and
replying to <training at ripe.net>

In order to register for a DNSSec Training Course you must be an
employee of an LIR and either :
- be an LIR contact 
- be confirmed by an LIR contact.

LIR contacts are those employees of an LIR who are registered with the RIPE
NCC as authoritative contact persons.  

It is expected that most of those interested in the DNSSec Training
Course will not be an authorative contact persons for their LIR, and
therefore will be refused by the course registration "robot". 
In order to be admitted to the course, a confirmation e-mail must be sent
to <training at ripe.net>.
Please approach the LIR contacts from your organisation personally, 
since the identity of LIR contacts is confidential, and the RIPE NCC is 
unable to divulge contact persons for any given LIR.


Kind Regards,
The RIPE NCC Training Team

COURSE DATES AND VENUES
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             Date:      Thursday 27 March 2003
             Time:      0900 - 1700     
             Location:  Amsterdam,The Netherlands

AND:
             Date:      Saturday 17 May 2003
             Time:      0900 - 1700
             Location:  Barcelona, Spain
AND:

             Date:      Tuesday 3 June 2003
             Time:      0900 - 1700
             Location:  Stockholm, Sweden


REGISTRATION FORM
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PART 1 - Registration

1) Your name 
Enter First name, Last name in full 
e.g. John Doe 
Mary-Beth Walton

# NAME [ ]

2) Your Registry ID (format: country-code.<name of registry>)
# REG [ ]

3) Your e-mail address
# EMAIL [ ]
4) Your NIC handle (optional)
# NICHANDLE [ ] 

5) The course you plan to attend (date and location)
# COURSE [ ]

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