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nic.at launches DNSSEC

News 29-02-2012

Leap day on the Internet: 29 February 2012 is also a special day for the .at-zone. At 11.35 a.m., the local domain registry nic.at activated the security extension DNSSEC for .at-domains. The first Austrian domain with a DNSSEC signature is the tourism portal austria.at.

“Security is the dominant topic on the Internet. With the DNSSEC extension we have now set another milestone for the security of the .at-zone”, says nic.at CEO Robert Schischka. “While the DNSSEC signature of domains is not equally relevant for every domain holder, highly sensitive sectors like banks, insurance companies or online shop providers will definitely welcome DNSSEC as an additional means of protection. This technology increases the safety of sensitive transactions and is another measure to protect the users against misuse on the Internet.”

The first .at-domain with DNSSEC signature goes to… Salzburg!

Great joy in Salzburg: The first .at-domain with a DNSSEC signature in Austria is the tourism platform austria.at. Says CEO Renate Emminger: “This is a double jubilee for us. We registered our domain austria.at in 1997, and on its 15th birthday its own DNSSEC signature provides even more security.” Co-manager Josef Rehrl adds: “We didn’t have to think twice after being informed by our registrar WORLD4YOU about DNSSEC. As a tourism and booking platform, security is of utmost importance to us. As payment transactions are also performed on our portal, we can say that everything that increases the confidence on the Internet is a boon to our customers.”

Only a few DNSSEC pioneers among Austrian registrars

WORLD4YOU, a company located in Linz, is one of the first registrars to offer this new service for .at-domains to its customers. CEO Johannes Kührerüber told us about his motives: “We believe that this service makes us stand out well. DNSSEC is a useful supplement, especially for customers whose domains are used for financial transactions or the transmission of sensitive data. Thus, we have thoroughly tested the required processes and sequences, as we really wanted to be among the first registrars offering this service in Austria.” More information about DNSSEC from nic.at available here

 

Photo credits:
Photo 1: nic.at CEOs Robert Schischka (far left) and Richard Wein (far right) hand over the certificate for the first Austrian domain with DNSSEC signature to CEOs of austria.at Renate Emminger and Josef Rehrl
© nic.at, Wildbild
Photo 2:
Mood of celebration at nic.at – CEOs Richard Wein (left) and Robert Schischka (right) raise their glasses of “DNSSECco” to the successful launch of DNSSEC for the .at-zone.
© nic.at, Wildbild 

Further inquiry note

Mag. Monika Pink-Rank, nic.at PR
Tel: +43(0)662/4669-63
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