Abstract
The Domain Name System (DNS) provides crucial name resolution functions for most Internet services. As a result, DNS traffic provides an important attack vector for mass surveillance, as demonstrated by the QUANTUMDNS and MORECOWBELL programs of the NSA. This article reviews how DNS works and describes security considerations for next generation name resolution systems. We then describe DNS variations and analyze their impact on security and privacy. We also consider Namecoin, the GNU Name System and RAINS, which are more radical re-designs of name systems in that they both radically change the wire protocol and also eliminate the existing global consensus on TLDs provided by ICANN. Finally, we assess how the different systems stack up with respect to the goal of improving security and privacy of name resolution for the future Internet.
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