[techsec-wg] Announcement DNSSEC Training Course

Dear Colleagues

The RIPE NCC Training Services Department invites you to register for one 
of our upcoming DNSSEC Training Courses:


             Date:        Friday 5 August 2005
             Time:        0900 - 1700
             Location:    Paris, France
AND: 
 	     Date:        Wednesday 28 September 2005
             Time:        0900 - 1700
             Location:    Moscow, Russian Federation
AND:
             Date:        Monday 14 November 2005
             Time:        0900 - 1700
             Location:    Damascus, Syria 
             Hosted by SCS-NET: http://www.scs-net.org/
AND:
             Date:        Wednesday 7 December 2005
             Time:        0900 - 1700
             Location:    London, United Kingdom
AND:
             Date:        Friday 16 December 2005
             Time:        0900 - 1700
             Location:    Lisbon, Portugal

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 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 course is free of charge. We provide lunch and printed training materials. 
We do not cover any of your travel expenses or accommodation. 

We give all of our training courses in English.

You can find more information about the course at:

http://www.ripe.net/training/dnssec

REGISTRATION:
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To register for this Course, please use the LIR Portal or complete the
registration via our website on:

http://www.ripe.net/cgi-bin/trainingform.pl.cgi

If you have any questions please do not hesitate to contact us at
<training at ripe.net>.

Kind regards



Rumy Kanis
Training Services Manager
RIPE NCC