The Domain Name System (DNS) is a global database that translates domain names (such as www.internetsociety.org) to Internet addresses that are used by computers to talk to each other. DNS also provides other information about domain names, such as mail services.
Domain Name System (DNS)
DNS News
Accelerating digital transformation with IPv6 migration offers Kenya huge potential
In the News
30 September 2022
Accelerating digital transformation with IPv6 migration offers Kenya huge potential
The Exchange
The internet’s ‘phonebook’ is flawed and outdated. It’s time for an upgrade
In the News
6 September 2021
The internet’s ‘phonebook’ is flawed and outdated. It’s time for an upgrade
Digital Trends
Internet Society Joins Leading Internet Advocates to Call on ISPs to Commit to Basic User Privacy Protections
Domain Name System (DNS)
10 March 2021
Internet Society Joins Leading Internet Advocates to Call on ISPs to Commit to Basic User Privacy Protections
Mozilla, the Electronic Frontier Foundation, and the Internet Society call on AT&T, T-Mobile, and Verizon to commit to limiting...
Internet Advocates Call on ISPs to Commit to Basic User Privacy Protections
In the News
10 March 2021
Internet Advocates Call on ISPs to Commit to Basic User Privacy Protections
Before It's News
Privacy purists prickle at T-Mobile US plan to proffer people’s personal web, app pursuits to ad promoters
In the News
10 March 2021
Privacy purists prickle at T-Mobile US plan to proffer people’s personal web, app pursuits to ad promoters
The Register
Broadband Carriers Should Seek Permission Before Harnessing Web-Browsing Data For Ads, Groups Say
In the News
10 March 2021
Broadband Carriers Should Seek Permission Before Harnessing Web-Browsing Data For Ads, Groups Say
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DNS Considerations for IPv6
With so much information on IPv6 focusing on connectivity, it’s sometimes important to remember that deploying IPv6 for actual...
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DNS Servers Supporting DNSSEC
When you install a DNS “server” on your network, it generally acts as either: 1) an “authoritative server” serving...
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State of DNSSEC Deployment 2016
This report provides a snapshot of the state of deployment of DNSSEC as of the end of 2016. Please download...