(Fwd) CENTR Technical Workshop

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Niall O'Reilly

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Date:          Sun, 26 Apr 1998 19:14:07 +0200
From:          Fay Howard <fay at ripe.net>
Subject:       CENTR Technical Workshop
To:            centr at ripe.net, Timo.Tuuli at thk.fi, Grete.Duna at uninett.no


Dear CENTR participants/ccTLDs,

Following the positive response at last week's CENTR meeting to the
idea of TLD workshops, I am beginning arrangements for the first which
will be:

Technical Workshop for ccTLDs
25 - 26 June 1998
Venue: RIPE NCC Office, Singel 258, Amsterdam.

It is proposed to hold the workshop over two days starting lunch time
on Thursday, 25 June and finishing lunchtime on Friday, 26 June. 
Lunch will be provided on both days and dinner arranged for the
Thursday evening. Transport and accommodation costs will be the
responsibility of the workshop participants.

Places will be limited to 18. If more than 18 applications are
received, it will be necessary to limit attendance to one per TLD with
preference given to TLDs who have committed to support RIPE CENTR in
1998(first come first served basis).  If applications are well in
excess of 18 it may be possible to run the workshop again at a later
date.

The workshop, which is aimed at staff involved in the operational side
of running a TLD, will encourage discussion and exchange of
experiences.  Below are listed some topics to be covered but
suggestions for other items are welcomed.

Please contact me if you require any further information.
If you would like to attend or to nominate suitable colleagues, please
complete the application details given at the end of this mail and
return to me.

Fay Howard
RIPE CENTR Project Manager

Topics for the Workshop: 

Registry Databases
Each TLD administrator keeps a database of registrations.  The
technical implementation of this database seems to be differing
widely.  Under this topic short case studies are presented and a
general exchange of experiences follows.  Aspects to be covered
include

 - implementation of registry database
 - human interfaces
 - generation of DNS zone files 
 - genertaing charging information
 - statistics


Request Tracking

TLD administrators process requests for additions, changes and
deletions to the TLD registry.  How are these requests received?  How
are they tracked while being processed?  How are they documented for
future reference?  Experiences with request tracking systems.  Aspects
to be covered include

 - request origination e-mail / phone / bulk (registrars)
 - request tracking 
 - human interfaces (external/internal)
 - request documentation / filing
 - statistics


DNS Operations

TLD administrators are responsible for the operation of TLD name
servers.  There are numerous technical aspects to this.  We will look
at operational experiences and get some technical presentations about
developments in bind software. 

 - zone file maintenance
 - primary nameserver
 - secondaries
 - software issues (bind)
 - security
 - load statistics
 - current developments of NS software (bind)


Secure DNS

Developments are under way to use public key cryptography to
authenticate the origin of DNS zone information in a hierarchical
manner.  TLD administrators play a key role in its deployment because
they are close to the root of the hierarchy.  We will present an
overview of this new technology and exchange views on its impact on
operational procedures. 

 - what ?
 - why ?
 - status
 - operational consequences

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APPLICATION

Please complete the following and return to fay at ripe.net

Name:
Organization:
Country:
Job Function:
Suggestions for Topics to be included other than those mentioned:


If space permits or a repeat workshop is arranged, I would also like
to nominate: Name: Organization: Country: Job Function:    

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