{"id":28906,"date":"2014-05-06T18:50:28","date_gmt":"2014-05-06T18:50:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.internetsociety.org\/deploy360\/where-do-i-start\/"},"modified":"2025-08-18T10:05:13","modified_gmt":"2025-08-18T10:05:13","slug":"where-do-i-start","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.internetsociety.org\/deploy360\/start\/","title":{"rendered":"Where do I start?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<section class=\"wp-block-uagb-columns uagb-columns__wrap uagb-columns__background-image uagb-columns__stack-mobile uagb-columns__valign- uagb-columns__gap-10 align uagb-block-f872f557 uagb-columns__columns-1 uagb-columns__max_width-theme background-image-fallback-black\"><div class=\"uagb-columns__overlay\"><\/div><div class=\"uagb-columns__inner-wrap uagb-columns__columns-1\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-column uagb-column__wrap uagb-column__background-undefined uagb-block-d18c691d\"><div class=\"uagb-column__overlay\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"height:60px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-neutral-white-color has-text-color has-18-font-size\"><a href=\"\/deploy360\/\">Internet Technologies<\/a> &gt; Where Do I Start?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading has-neutral-white-color has-text-color\">Where Do I Start?<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:60px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/section>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:10%\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:80%\">\n<div style=\"height:40px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-18-font-size\">Confused about where to start with <a href=\"\/deploy360\/ipv6\/\">IPv6<\/a>, <a href=\"\/deploy360\/dnssec\/\">DNSSEC<\/a>, <a href=\"\/deploy360\/securing-bgp\/\">securing BGP<\/a>, <a href=\"\/deploy360\/anti-spoofing\/\">anti-spoofing<\/a>, or <a href=\"\/deploy360\/tls\/\">using TLS<\/a>? No matter if your organization is a network operator, a domain name registrar, an IXP, or you are a government representative, a developer, a website owner, or responsible for an enterprise or campus network within a company or other organization\u2014we got you covered. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-32-font-size\">Why Is the Adoption of These Standards Important?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-tabs uagb-block-24280615 uagb-tabs__wrap uagb-tabs__hstyle3-desktop uagb-tabs__vstyle6-tablet uagb-tabs__stack1-mobile\" data-tab-active=\"0\"><ul class=\"uagb-tabs__panel uagb-tabs__align-left\" role=\"tablist\"><li class=\"uagb-tab uagb-tabs__active\" role=\"none\"><a href=\"#uagb-tabs__tab0\" class=\"uagb-tabs-list uagb-tabs__icon-position-left\" data-tab=\"0\" role=\"tab\"><div><strong>To Network Operators<\/strong><\/div><\/a><\/li><li class=\"uagb-tab \" role=\"none\"><a href=\"#uagb-tabs__tab1\" class=\"uagb-tabs-list uagb-tabs__icon-position-left\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"tab\"><div><strong>To Enterprise and Campus Networks<\/strong><\/div><\/a><\/li><li class=\"uagb-tab \" role=\"none\"><a href=\"#uagb-tabs__tab2\" class=\"uagb-tabs-list uagb-tabs__icon-position-left\" data-tab=\"2\" role=\"tab\"><div><strong>To Developers<\/strong><\/div><\/a><\/li><li class=\"uagb-tab \" role=\"none\"><a href=\"#uagb-tabs__tab3\" class=\"uagb-tabs-list uagb-tabs__icon-position-left\" data-tab=\"3\" role=\"tab\"><div><strong>To Consumer Electronics<\/strong><\/div><\/a><\/li><li class=\"uagb-tab \" role=\"none\"><a href=\"#uagb-tabs__tab4\" class=\"uagb-tabs-list uagb-tabs__icon-position-left\" data-tab=\"4\" role=\"tab\"><div><strong>To Domain Name Registrars<\/strong><\/div><\/a><\/li><li class=\"uagb-tab \" role=\"none\"><a href=\"#uagb-tabs__tab5\" class=\"uagb-tabs-list uagb-tabs__icon-position-left\" data-tab=\"5\" role=\"tab\"><div><strong>To Governments<\/strong><\/div><\/a><\/li><li class=\"uagb-tab \" role=\"none\"><a href=\"#uagb-tabs__tab6\" class=\"uagb-tabs-list uagb-tabs__icon-position-left\" data-tab=\"6\" role=\"tab\"><div><strong>To Content Providers<\/strong><\/div><\/a><\/li><\/ul><div class=\"uagb-tabs__body-wrap\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-tabs-child uagb-tabs__body-container uagb-inner-tab-0\" aria-labelledby=\"uagb-tabs__tab0\">\n<p class=\"has-18-font-size\">As predicted years ago, the pool of IPv4 addresses was depleted at the Internet Assigned Numbers Authority (IANA) in early 2011. For the Internet to continue growing and to satisfy the requirements of additional users, devices, and content, Internet Service Providers and network operators must deploy IPv6. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-18-font-size\">Additionally, as the security of the Domain Name System (DNS) is critical, network operators and ISPs need to understand how they can deploy DNS Security Extensions (DNSSEC).<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-tabs-child uagb-tabs__body-container uagb-inner-tab-1\" aria-labelledby=\"uagb-tabs__tab1\">\n<p class=\"has-18-font-size\">As Internet service providers and content companies continue to move forward with their IPv6 deployments, it is important for enterprises to enable access to IPv6 resources from their user networks. Even more immediately important is to dual-stack the hosting of your enterprise web and mail services. As the IPv6 user population grows, you want to make sure interaction with your web site and email remains seamless.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-18-font-size\">Additionally, enterprises need to understand how they can use DNS Security Extensions (DNSSEC) to secure the communication between the enterprise and its customers and also its vendors. DNSSEC provides a means that you can ensure that customers and partners are talking to your website and not that of an attacker masquerading as your site.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-tabs-child uagb-tabs__body-container uagb-inner-tab-2\" aria-labelledby=\"uagb-tabs__tab2\">\n<p class=\"has-18-font-size\">Internet service providers and content companies are moving rapidly to deploy IPv6. It is important to ensure your software and applications are updated to support IPv6. As the depleted IPv4 resource and heavily NATed IPv4 network starts to experience degraded performance, software and application users will expect their tools and services to work on the IPv6 Internet.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-18-font-size\">Additionally, the security of the Domain Name System (DNS) is critical. The DNS Security Extensions (DNSSEC) provide a way to increase the security of DNS. Developers need to understand how they can use DNSSEC within their applications and what new capabilities it offers.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-tabs-child uagb-tabs__body-container uagb-inner-tab-3\" aria-labelledby=\"uagb-tabs__tab3\">\n<p class=\"has-18-font-size\">Adoption of new standards by consumer electronics manufacturers is critical to the wider deployment of standards across the Internet. In many cases Internet service providers, content companies and consumers may not move forward with their own new deployments until the devices used on their networks support the new standards. Adoption of these standards is very likely going to influence the purchasing decisions of large consumers of consumer electronics in the coming year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-18-font-size\">Additionally, as the security of the Domain Name System (DNS) is critical, vendors need to understand how they can use DNS Security Extensions (DNSSEC) to secure the connections from their equipment and thwart attackers.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-tabs-child uagb-tabs__body-container uagb-inner-tab-4\" aria-labelledby=\"uagb-tabs__tab4\">\n<p class=\"has-18-font-size\">Are you a registrar of domain names? Or a reseller of domain names? If so, t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.internetsociety.org\/deploy360\/blog\/2013\/09\/icanns-2013-raa-requires-domain-name-registrars-to-support-dnssec-ipv6\/\">he 2013 ICANN Registrar Accreditation Agreement (RAA) has some specific operational requirements<\/a>&nbsp;related to&nbsp;DNSSEC&nbsp;and&nbsp;IPv6. These requirements are documented in \u201c<em>Additional Registrar Operation Specification<\/em>\u201d on page 67 of&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.icann.org\/en\/resources\/registrars\/raa\/approved-with-specs-27jun13-en.pdf\">the final 2013 RAA<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-18-font-size\">If you are an ICANN-accredited registrar and have not yet signed the 2013 RAA, do note that signing will be a requirement if you want to sell the new generic top-level domains (newgTLDs).<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-tabs-child uagb-tabs__body-container uagb-inner-tab-5\" aria-labelledby=\"uagb-tabs__tab5\">\n<p class=\"has-18-font-size\">Are you a government regulatory organization interested in understanding the relevance of Internet technologies such as IPv6 and DNSSEC?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-18-font-size\">As predicted years ago, the pool of IPv4 addresses was depleted at the Internet Assigned Numbers Authority (IANA) in early 2011. For the Internet to continue growing and to satisfy the requirements of additional users, devices, and content, the Internet needs to transition to IPv6. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-18-font-size\">Additionally, as the security of the Domain Name System (DNS) is critical, network operators need to understand how they can deploy DNS Security Extensions (DNSSEC). Governments need to understand why these technologies are important and what they can do to foster their continued adoption.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-tabs-child uagb-tabs__body-container uagb-inner-tab-6\" aria-labelledby=\"uagb-tabs__tab6\">\n<p class=\"has-18-font-size\">Do you have a website? A blog? Do you create videos? Podcasts? Do you write articles for websites? Do you participate in social networks? Do you operate a social network?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-18-font-size\">With IPv4 addresses rapidly being exhausted, you can no longer publish content only on the IPv4 Internet and expect everyone to be able to access it. As IPv4 depletes, users are being connected to the Internet using IPv6 address space. You must ensure all content is available via both IPv4 and IPv6 for the foreseeable future in order for it to be visible to all users.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-18-font-size\">Additionally, DNS Security Extensions (DNSSEC) provide a way to ensure that users and customers are correctly connecting to your sites and services instead of to someone else pretending to offer your same services. Understanding how to secure your domain is critical!<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:40px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-32-font-size\">Basic Steps: IPv6<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-tabs uagb-block-afca4d56 uagb-tabs__wrap uagb-tabs__vstyle8-desktop uagb-tabs__vstyle6-tablet uagb-tabs__stack1-mobile\" data-tab-active=\"0\"><ul class=\"uagb-tabs__panel uagb-tabs__align-left\" role=\"tablist\"><li class=\"uagb-tab uagb-tabs__active\" role=\"none\"><a href=\"#uagb-tabs__tab0\" class=\"uagb-tabs-list uagb-tabs__icon-position-right\" data-tab=\"0\" role=\"tab\"><div><strong>Step 1<\/strong><\/div><span class=\"uagb-tabs__icon\"><svg xmlns=\"https:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\"><path d=\"M438.6 278.6l-160 160C272.4 444.9 264.2 448 256 448s-16.38-3.125-22.62-9.375c-12.5-12.5-12.5-32.75 0-45.25L338.8 288H32C14.33 288 .0016 273.7 .0016 256S14.33 224 32 224h306.8l-105.4-105.4c-12.5-12.5-12.5-32.75 0-45.25s32.75-12.5 45.25 0l160 160C451.1 245.9 451.1 266.1 438.6 278.6z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"uagb-tab \" role=\"none\"><a href=\"#uagb-tabs__tab1\" class=\"uagb-tabs-list uagb-tabs__icon-position-right\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"tab\"><div><strong>Step 2<\/strong><\/div><span class=\"uagb-tabs__icon\"><svg xmlns=\"https:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\"><path d=\"M438.6 278.6l-160 160C272.4 444.9 264.2 448 256 448s-16.38-3.125-22.62-9.375c-12.5-12.5-12.5-32.75 0-45.25L338.8 288H32C14.33 288 .0016 273.7 .0016 256S14.33 224 32 224h306.8l-105.4-105.4c-12.5-12.5-12.5-32.75 0-45.25s32.75-12.5 45.25 0l160 160C451.1 245.9 451.1 266.1 438.6 278.6z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"uagb-tab \" role=\"none\"><a href=\"#uagb-tabs__tab2\" class=\"uagb-tabs-list uagb-tabs__icon-position-right\" data-tab=\"2\" role=\"tab\"><div><strong>Step 3<\/strong><\/div><span class=\"uagb-tabs__icon\"><svg xmlns=\"https:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\"><path d=\"M438.6 278.6l-160 160C272.4 444.9 264.2 448 256 448s-16.38-3.125-22.62-9.375c-12.5-12.5-12.5-32.75 0-45.25L338.8 288H32C14.33 288 .0016 273.7 .0016 256S14.33 224 32 224h306.8l-105.4-105.4c-12.5-12.5-12.5-32.75 0-45.25s32.75-12.5 45.25 0l160 160C451.1 245.9 451.1 266.1 438.6 278.6z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"uagb-tab \" role=\"none\"><a href=\"#uagb-tabs__tab3\" class=\"uagb-tabs-list uagb-tabs__icon-position-right\" data-tab=\"3\" role=\"tab\"><div><strong>Step 4<\/strong><\/div><span class=\"uagb-tabs__icon\"><svg xmlns=\"https:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\"><path d=\"M438.6 278.6l-160 160C272.4 444.9 264.2 448 256 448s-16.38-3.125-22.62-9.375c-12.5-12.5-12.5-32.75 0-45.25L338.8 288H32C14.33 288 .0016 273.7 .0016 256S14.33 224 32 224h306.8l-105.4-105.4c-12.5-12.5-12.5-32.75 0-45.25s32.75-12.5 45.25 0l160 160C451.1 245.9 451.1 266.1 438.6 278.6z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"uagb-tab \" role=\"none\"><a href=\"#uagb-tabs__tab4\" class=\"uagb-tabs-list uagb-tabs__icon-position-right\" data-tab=\"4\" role=\"tab\"><div><strong>Step 5<\/strong><\/div><span class=\"uagb-tabs__icon\"><svg xmlns=\"https:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\"><path d=\"M438.6 278.6l-160 160C272.4 444.9 264.2 448 256 448s-16.38-3.125-22.62-9.375c-12.5-12.5-12.5-32.75 0-45.25L338.8 288H32C14.33 288 .0016 273.7 .0016 256S14.33 224 32 224h306.8l-105.4-105.4c-12.5-12.5-12.5-32.75 0-45.25s32.75-12.5 45.25 0l160 160C451.1 245.9 451.1 266.1 438.6 278.6z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"uagb-tab \" role=\"none\"><a href=\"#uagb-tabs__tab5\" class=\"uagb-tabs-list uagb-tabs__icon-position-right\" data-tab=\"5\" role=\"tab\"><div><strong>Step 6<\/strong><\/div><span class=\"uagb-tabs__icon\"><svg xmlns=\"https:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\"><path d=\"M438.6 278.6l-160 160C272.4 444.9 264.2 448 256 448s-16.38-3.125-22.62-9.375c-12.5-12.5-12.5-32.75 0-45.25L338.8 288H32C14.33 288 .0016 273.7 .0016 256S14.33 224 32 224h306.8l-105.4-105.4c-12.5-12.5-12.5-32.75 0-45.25s32.75-12.5 45.25 0l160 160C451.1 245.9 451.1 266.1 438.6 278.6z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"uagb-tab \" role=\"none\"><a href=\"#uagb-tabs__tab6\" class=\"uagb-tabs-list uagb-tabs__icon-position-right\" data-tab=\"6\" role=\"tab\"><div><strong>Step 7<\/strong><\/div><span class=\"uagb-tabs__icon\"><svg xmlns=\"https:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\"><path d=\"M438.6 278.6l-160 160C272.4 444.9 264.2 448 256 448s-16.38-3.125-22.62-9.375c-12.5-12.5-12.5-32.75 0-45.25L338.8 288H32C14.33 288 .0016 273.7 .0016 256S14.33 224 32 224h306.8l-105.4-105.4c-12.5-12.5-12.5-32.75 0-45.25s32.75-12.5 45.25 0l160 160C451.1 245.9 451.1 266.1 438.6 278.6z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"uagb-tab \" role=\"none\"><a href=\"#uagb-tabs__tab7\" class=\"uagb-tabs-list uagb-tabs__icon-position-right\" data-tab=\"7\" role=\"tab\"><div><strong>Additional Steps for Network Operators<\/strong><\/div><span class=\"uagb-tabs__icon\"><svg xmlns=\"https:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\"><path d=\"M438.6 278.6l-160 160C272.4 444.9 264.2 448 256 448s-16.38-3.125-22.62-9.375c-12.5-12.5-12.5-32.75 0-45.25L338.8 288H32C14.33 288 .0016 273.7 .0016 256S14.33 224 32 224h306.8l-105.4-105.4c-12.5-12.5-12.5-32.75 0-45.25s32.75-12.5 45.25 0l160 160C451.1 245.9 451.1 266.1 438.6 278.6z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"uagb-tab \" role=\"none\"><a href=\"#uagb-tabs__tab8\" class=\"uagb-tabs-list uagb-tabs__icon-position-right\" data-tab=\"8\" role=\"tab\"><div><strong>Additional Step for Enterprise and Campus Networks<\/strong><\/div><span class=\"uagb-tabs__icon\"><svg xmlns=\"https:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\"><path d=\"M438.6 278.6l-160 160C272.4 444.9 264.2 448 256 448s-16.38-3.125-22.62-9.375c-12.5-12.5-12.5-32.75 0-45.25L338.8 288H32C14.33 288 .0016 273.7 .0016 256S14.33 224 32 224h306.8l-105.4-105.4c-12.5-12.5-12.5-32.75 0-45.25s32.75-12.5 45.25 0l160 160C451.1 245.9 451.1 266.1 438.6 278.6z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"uagb-tab \" role=\"none\"><a href=\"#uagb-tabs__tab9\" class=\"uagb-tabs-list uagb-tabs__icon-position-right\" data-tab=\"9\" role=\"tab\"><div><strong>Additional Step for Developers<\/strong><\/div><span class=\"uagb-tabs__icon\"><svg xmlns=\"https:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\"><path d=\"M438.6 278.6l-160 160C272.4 444.9 264.2 448 256 448s-16.38-3.125-22.62-9.375c-12.5-12.5-12.5-32.75 0-45.25L338.8 288H32C14.33 288 .0016 273.7 .0016 256S14.33 224 32 224h306.8l-105.4-105.4c-12.5-12.5-12.5-32.75 0-45.25s32.75-12.5 45.25 0l160 160C451.1 245.9 451.1 266.1 438.6 278.6z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"uagb-tab \" role=\"none\"><a href=\"#uagb-tabs__tab10\" class=\"uagb-tabs-list uagb-tabs__icon-position-right\" data-tab=\"10\" role=\"tab\"><div><strong>Additional Steps for Registrars<\/strong><\/div><span class=\"uagb-tabs__icon\"><svg xmlns=\"https:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\"><path d=\"M438.6 278.6l-160 160C272.4 444.9 264.2 448 256 448s-16.38-3.125-22.62-9.375c-12.5-12.5-12.5-32.75 0-45.25L338.8 288H32C14.33 288 .0016 273.7 .0016 256S14.33 224 32 224h306.8l-105.4-105.4c-12.5-12.5-12.5-32.75 0-45.25s32.75-12.5 45.25 0l160 160C451.1 245.9 451.1 266.1 438.6 278.6z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"uagb-tab \" role=\"none\"><a href=\"#uagb-tabs__tab11\" class=\"uagb-tabs-list uagb-tabs__icon-position-right\" data-tab=\"11\" role=\"tab\"><div><strong>Additional Steps for Governments<\/strong><\/div><span class=\"uagb-tabs__icon\"><svg xmlns=\"https:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\"><path d=\"M438.6 278.6l-160 160C272.4 444.9 264.2 448 256 448s-16.38-3.125-22.62-9.375c-12.5-12.5-12.5-32.75 0-45.25L338.8 288H32C14.33 288 .0016 273.7 .0016 256S14.33 224 32 224h306.8l-105.4-105.4c-12.5-12.5-12.5-32.75 0-45.25s32.75-12.5 45.25 0l160 160C451.1 245.9 451.1 266.1 438.6 278.6z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"uagb-tab \" role=\"none\"><a href=\"#uagb-tabs__tab12\" class=\"uagb-tabs-list uagb-tabs__icon-position-right\" data-tab=\"12\" role=\"tab\"><div><strong>Steps for Content Providers<\/strong><\/div><span class=\"uagb-tabs__icon\"><svg xmlns=\"https:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\"><path d=\"M438.6 278.6l-160 160C272.4 444.9 264.2 448 256 448s-16.38-3.125-22.62-9.375c-12.5-12.5-12.5-32.75 0-45.25L338.8 288H32C14.33 288 .0016 273.7 .0016 256S14.33 224 32 224h306.8l-105.4-105.4c-12.5-12.5-12.5-32.75 0-45.25s32.75-12.5 45.25 0l160 160C451.1 245.9 451.1 266.1 438.6 278.6z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span><\/a><\/li><\/ul><div class=\"uagb-tabs__body-wrap\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-tabs-child uagb-tabs__body-container uagb-inner-tab-0\" aria-labelledby=\"uagb-tabs__tab0\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-26-font-size\">1. Understand the basics of IPv6<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-18-font-size\">To get started, you may want to view&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.internetsociety.org\/deploy360\/ipv6\/basics\/\">our \u201cIPv6 Basics\u201d page<\/a>. Additionally,&nbsp;you may find these ebooks and resources helpful:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul style=\"color:#1d69d3\" class=\"wp-block-list has-text-color has-link-color has-18-font-size wp-elements-f2b7789f35a3f33a884e33606be6d68f\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.internetsociety.org\/deploy360\/resources\/ebook-ipv6-for-ipv4-experts-available-in-english-and-russian\/\">IPv6 for IPv4 Experts<\/a>&nbsp;<mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-ground-navy-color\">(Available in English and Russian)<\/mark><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.internetsociety.org\/deploy360\/resources\/ipv6-for-all-book-isoc-argentina\/\">IPv6 for All<\/a>&nbsp;<mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-ground-navy-color\">(Available in English and Spanish)<\/mark><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.internetsociety.org\/deploy360\/resources\/ipv6-for-network-operators-isoc-argentina-chapter\/\">IPv6 for Network Operators<\/a>&nbsp;<mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-ground-navy-color\">(Available in Spanish)<\/mark><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-tabs-child uagb-tabs__body-container uagb-inner-tab-1\" aria-labelledby=\"uagb-tabs__tab1\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-26-font-size\">2. Obtain IPv6 addresses and determine an address plan:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<ul style=\"color:#1d69d3\" class=\"wp-block-list has-text-color has-link-color has-18-font-size wp-elements-443979145cbfc069a371f82652a07845\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.internetsociety.org\/deploy360\/resources\/dns-considerations-for-ipv6\/\">DNS Considerations for IPv6<\/a>&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.internetsociety.org\/deploy360\/resources\/how-to-get-ipv6-addresses\/\">How to get IPv6 addresses<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.internetsociety.org\/deploy360\/resources\/ipv6-address-planning\/\">IPv6 Address Planning<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-tabs-child uagb-tabs__body-container uagb-inner-tab-2\" aria-labelledby=\"uagb-tabs__tab2\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-26-font-size\">3. Determine if your existing network equipment will support IPv6 or purchase appropriate equipment:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<ul style=\"color:#1d69d3\" class=\"wp-block-list has-text-color has-link-color has-18-font-size wp-elements-3fa53ff996423059c61b26595474ddac\">\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ripe.net\/ripe\/docs\/current-ripe-documents\/ripe-554\">RIPE-554: Requirements for IPv6 in ICT Equipment<\/a>&nbsp;<mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-ground-navy-color\">(useful for specifying requirements for new purchases)<\/mark><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ipv6ready.org\/db\/index.php\/public\/\">IPv6 Ready Logo Program Approved List<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.iol.unh.edu\/services\/testing\/ipv6\/usgv6tested.php\">UNH-IOL\u2019s Tested Devices for US Government IPv6 program<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-tabs-child uagb-tabs__body-container uagb-inner-tab-3\" aria-labelledby=\"uagb-tabs__tab3\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-26-font-size\">4. Understand different transition technologies that can help your network:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<ul style=\"color:#1d69d3\" class=\"wp-block-list has-text-color has-link-color has-18-font-size wp-elements-2f4be0c3336746e51e3516a3df5bad97\">\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/tools.ietf.org\/html\/rfc6180\">RFC 6180: <em>Guidelines for Using IPv6 Transition Mechanisms during IPv6 Deployment<\/em><\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.internetsociety.org\/deploy360\/blog\/2013\/07\/4-outstanding-ipv6-transition-videos-from-ripe-ncc\/\">Four outstanding IPv6 transition videos<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-tabs-child uagb-tabs__body-container uagb-inner-tab-4\" aria-labelledby=\"uagb-tabs__tab4\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-26-font-size\">5. Understand IPv6 security concerns:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<ul style=\"color:#1d69d3\" class=\"wp-block-list has-text-color has-link-color has-18-font-size wp-elements-58c3089f37f6852cb61c479f421176a6\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.internetsociety.org\/deploy360\/ipv6\/security\/\">IPv6 Security resources<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-tabs-child uagb-tabs__body-container uagb-inner-tab-5\" aria-labelledby=\"uagb-tabs__tab5\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-26-font-size\">6. Build the case for management about your transition to IPv6:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<ul style=\"color:#1d69d3\" class=\"wp-block-list has-text-color has-link-color has-18-font-size wp-elements-25c4b73cb553806ab3f444f0ef4fe3de\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.internetsociety.org\/deploy360\/ipv6\/statistics\/\">Find IPv6 statistics<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.internetsociety.org\/deploy360\/ipv6\/case-studies\/\">Explore IPv6 case studies<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-tabs-child uagb-tabs__body-container uagb-inner-tab-6\" aria-labelledby=\"uagb-tabs__tab6\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-26-font-size\">7. Keep up-to-date on the latest IPv6 news and activities:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<ul style=\"color:#1d69d3\" class=\"wp-block-list has-text-color has-link-color has-18-font-size wp-elements-6571be223cd948c7305d378622d08bbe\">\n<li><a href=\"\/deploy360\/ipv6\/\">IPv6-related blog posts<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-ground-navy-color\"><strong>Join IPv6 communities<\/strong>: there are many places on the Internet where members of the &#8220;IPv6 community&#8221; gather to discuss IPv6 deployment, ask and answer questions and share new tools\/services\/questions. With new discussion areas appearing on new social services all the time, here are the <em>public<\/em> places we are currently aware of:<\/mark>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-ground-navy-color\"><strong>Email Discussion Lists<\/strong>:<\/mark>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/lists.cluenet.de\/mailman\/listinfo\/ipv6-ops\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">ipv6-ops<\/a><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-ground-navy-color\"> &#8211; a list for people involved in the deployment of IPv6<\/mark><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-ground-navy-color\">RIPE NCC<\/mark> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ripe.net\/participate\/ripe\/wg\/ipv6\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">IPv6 working group<\/a> <mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-ground-navy-color\">&#8211; a list for discussion of IPv6 policy and operational issues within the RIPE NCC community.<\/mark><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.si6networks.com\/community\/mailing-lists.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">ipv6-hackers<\/a> <mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-ground-navy-color\">&#8211; lists for discussion of IPv6 security issues (one list in English and one in Spanish)<\/mark><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-ground-navy-color\"><strong>IETF Working Groups<\/strong>: within the Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF), IPv6-related issues and standards are developed and discussed in many different working groups. Some of the primary groups include:<\/mark>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/tools.ietf.org\/wg\/v6ops\/charters\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">v6ops<\/a> <mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-ground-navy-color\">&#8211; IPv6 Operations<\/mark><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/tools.ietf.org\/wg\/6man\/charters\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">6man<\/a> <mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-ground-navy-color\">&#8211; IPv6 Maintenance<\/mark><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/tools.ietf.org\/wg\/6lowpan\/charters\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">6lowpan<\/a> <mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-ground-navy-color\">&#8211; IPv6 over low power networks<\/mark><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/datatracker.ietf.org\/wg\/opsec\/about\/\">opsec<\/a> <mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-ground-navy-color\">&#8211;&nbsp;Operational Security Capabilities for IP Network Infrastructure<\/mark><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-ground-navy-color\"><strong>LinkedIn Groups<\/strong>:<\/mark> <mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-ground-navy-color\">LinkedIn currently has<\/mark> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/search-fe\/group_search?keywords=IPv6\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">over 100 different Groups related to IPv6<\/a><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-ground-navy-color\">, many connected with different regions and subject areas. Two of the more active Groups are:<\/mark>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/groups?gid=91720\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">IPv6<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/groups?gid=120352\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">IPv6 Enthusiasts<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-ground-navy-color\"><strong>Facebook<\/strong>: Similar to LinkedIn, Facebook contains a large number of<\/mark> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/search\/results.php?q=IPv6&amp;type=groups\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">IPv6-related Groups<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/search\/results.php?q=IPv6&amp;type=pages\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">IPv6-related Pages<\/a>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-ground-navy-color\"><strong>Twitter<\/strong><\/mark>: <mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-ground-navy-color\">the<\/mark> <a href=\"\/deploy360\/ipv6\/twitter-feeds\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">#IPv6 hashtag<\/a> <mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-ground-navy-color\">is commonly used for DNSSEC-related tweets.<\/mark><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-ground-navy-color\"><strong>Reddit<\/strong>: <\/mark><a href=\"http:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/ipv6\/\">find the IPv6 &#8220;subreddit&#8221;<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-tabs-child uagb-tabs__body-container uagb-inner-tab-7\" aria-labelledby=\"uagb-tabs__tab7\">\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li class=\"has-text-color has-link-color has-18-font-size wp-elements-96d9412ee8a0e99aaa6aa393de6ff42c\" style=\"color:#1d69d3\"><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-ground-navy-color\"><strong>Learn about peering<\/strong><\/mark>: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.internetsociety.org\/blog\/2025\/03\/all-about-peering\/\">All About Peering: What It Is, How It\u2019s Done, and Why We Need It<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"has-text-color has-link-color has-18-font-size wp-elements-5afba5e2250a3f3a764e17a6d58db1a1\" style=\"color:#1d69d3\"><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-ground-navy-color\"><strong>Understand different transition technologies that can help your network:<\/strong><\/mark>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li class=\"has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-30602044692ed36ba8d738591ca12805\" style=\"color:#1d69d3\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.internetsociety.org\/deploy360\/blog\/2013\/07\/4-outstanding-ipv6-transition-videos-from-ripe-ncc\/\">Four outstanding IPv6 transition videos<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-a0ab642443549f0b1e8a0df6976db6b1\" style=\"color:#1d69d3\"><a href=\"http:\/\/tools.ietf.org\/html\/rfc6180\">RFC 6180, \u201c<em>Guidelines for Using IPv6 Transition Mechanisms during IPv6 Deployment<\/em>\u201c<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-tabs-child uagb-tabs__body-container uagb-inner-tab-8\" aria-labelledby=\"uagb-tabs__tab8\">\n<ul style=\"color:#1d69d3\" class=\"wp-block-list has-text-color has-link-color has-18-font-size wp-elements-d243f32a6971b657fba7b3c53476e442\">\n<li><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-ground-navy-color\"><strong>Evaluate what will need to be done to enterprise applications for them to work over IPv6:<\/strong><\/mark>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"\/deploy360\/resources\/vps-providers-supporting-ipv6\/\">Virtual Private Server(VPS) providers that support IPv6<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"\/deploy360\/resources\/ipv6-hosting-providers\/\">Hosting providers that support IPv6<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-ground-navy-color\">IPv6 for Developers steps on this page<\/mark><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-tabs-child uagb-tabs__body-container uagb-inner-tab-9\" aria-labelledby=\"uagb-tabs__tab9\">\n<ul style=\"color:#1d69d3\" class=\"wp-block-list has-text-color has-link-color has-18-font-size wp-elements-1159404b88346ba0a3912170bb3a9fd0\">\n<li><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-ground-navy-color\"><strong>Understand the potential impact of \u201cHappy Eyeballs\u201d on how people may connect to your service \/ application:<\/strong><\/mark> <a href=\"http:\/\/tools.ietf.org\/html\/rfc6555\">RFC 6555 \u2013 Happy Eyeballs<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-tabs-child uagb-tabs__body-container uagb-inner-tab-10\" aria-labelledby=\"uagb-tabs__tab10\">\n<p class=\"has-18-font-size\">The 2013 RAA requires that registrars be able to accept&nbsp;IPv6&nbsp;addresses for DNS records. For instance, a registrant may want to enter a \u201cAAAA\u201d record for the IPv6 address of his\/her website. The RAA states:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-accent-purple-color has-neutral-white-background-color has-text-color has-background has-18-font-size\">To the extent that Registrar offers registrants the ability to register nameserver addresses, Registrar must allow both IPv4 addresses and IPv6 addresses to be specified.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-18-font-size\">This may require changes to your web interface to allow the longer IPv6 addresses to be entered. &nbsp;If you specify which DNS records your users are able to enter, you may need to add \u201cAAAA\u201d as a possible choice. &nbsp;Other existing records such as NS records will need to also be able to accommodate IPv6 addresses.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-18-font-size\">Now, allowing IPv6 addresses to be added into DNS zone files will not be all that your users will ask of you. You will also need to publish that information over IPv6 from your authoritative name servers. &nbsp;This will mean that you will need to have IPv6 connectivity to your name servers. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-18-font-size\">Visit our resource on&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.internetsociety.org\/deploy360\/registrars\/deploy360\/resources\/dns-considerations-for-ipv6\/\">DNS Considerations for IPv6<\/a>&nbsp;for more detail on this process. For more general information about IPv6 see<a href=\"https:\/\/www.internetsociety.org\/deploy360\/ipv6\/\">&nbsp;our list of IPv6 resources<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-tabs-child uagb-tabs__body-container uagb-inner-tab-11\" aria-labelledby=\"uagb-tabs__tab11\">\n<ul style=\"color:#1d69d3\" class=\"wp-block-list has-text-color has-link-color has-18-font-size wp-elements-fd9a1b05bf3da0bac6f500c9996e3ad3\">\n<li><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-ground-navy-color\"><strong>Understand what is involved with enabling DNSSEC validation<\/strong>: <\/mark><a href=\"\/deploy360\/resources\/deploying-dnssec-validation-on-recursive-caching-name-servers\/\">Whitepaper on DNSSEC validation<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-tabs-child uagb-tabs__body-container uagb-inner-tab-12\" aria-labelledby=\"uagb-tabs__tab12\">\n<p class=\"has-18-font-size\">To check if your content is available over IPv6 \u2013 or to make it accessible over IPv6 \u2013 follow these steps:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-18-font-size\"><strong>1. Understand the overall process of making your content available over IPv6<\/strong><br>View these resources as a start:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul style=\"color:#1d69d3\" class=\"wp-block-list has-text-color has-link-color has-18-font-size wp-elements-74f483e499f679e6d1da86a15d10e3db\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.internetsociety.org\/deploy360\/resources\/making-content-available-over-ipv6\/\">Making Content Available over IPv6<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rfc-editor.org\/rfc\/rfc6589.html\">RFC 6589 \u2013 Transitioning Content to IPv6<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.internetsociety.org\/deploy360\/blog\/2012\/05\/video-how-to-ipv6-enable-any-website-using-a-cdn\/\">Video: How To IPv6-Enable ANY Website Using A Content Delivery Network (CDN)<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-18-font-size\"><strong>2. Find Out If Your Hosting Providers Support IPv6<\/strong><br>If your website (or sites) is hosted with a provider, find out if your provider supports IPv6. We have&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.internetsociety.org\/deploy360\/resources\/ipv6-hosting-providers\/\">pointers to lists of hosting providers who support IPv6<\/a>, but your best bet is to start with the contacts you have at your providers. Ask if they will be making your content available over both IPv4 and IPv6. Ideally you are looking for a \u201cdual-stack\u201d server that supports both protocols.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-18-font-size\">If your hosting provider is\u00a0<em>NOT<\/em>\u00a0planning to support IPv6 any time soon, consider\u00a0moving to a hosting provider that does support IPv6, or a<a href=\"https:\/\/www.internetsociety.org\/deploy360\/resources\/vps-providers-supporting-ipv6\/\">\u00a0Virtual Private Server(VPS) provider that supports IPv6<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-18-font-size\">Don\u2019t forget about other services you may use, too, such as social networks. Contact them to ask if they will be supporting IPv6. The good news is that both Facebook, Google+ and YouTube were all&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.worldipv6launch.org\/participants\/?q=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">participants in World IPv6 Launch<\/a>&nbsp;and started making their sites available over IPv6 as of June 6, 2012.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-18-font-size\"><strong>3. Determine If Your Own Servers Have IPv6 Connectivity<\/strong><br>If you host your own website(s), find out whether your Internet Service Provider (ISP) can provide you with IPv6 connectivity. If not, consider what might be involved with switching to an ISP that supports IPv6 \u2013 or perhaps bringing in a separate connection. A great place to start is with&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.worldipv6launch.org\/participants\/?q=2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">the list of network operators participating in World IPv6 Launch<\/a>&nbsp;as they have all committed to providing IPv6 connectivity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-18-font-size\"><strong>4. Consider Using A Content Delivery Network (CDN) \u2013 or Contact Your Existing CDN<\/strong><br>A \u201ccontent delivery network\u201d (CDN) (also called a \u201ccontent distribution network\u201d) is a service that takes your existing content and makes it available through a global network of distribution servers. The primary reason companies use CDNs is to speed up access to website content because a CDN\u2019s servers can be closer to end users and therefore deliver the content to those users faster. A CDN can also help absorb a greater load of traffic than an individual server.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-18-font-size\">The cool thing about a CDN is that once your content is in its network, that content can be easily made available over both IPv4 and IPv6 \u2013&nbsp;<em><strong>even if YOUR web servers are IPv4-only!<\/strong><\/em>&nbsp; A CDN can be a very quick way to make your content IPv6-enabled, even if your own infrastructure cannot make the move quickly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-18-font-size\">Some of the largest CDNs such as a Akamai and Limelight as well as newer entrants like CloudFlare are all&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.worldipv6launch.org\/participants\/?q=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">participating in World IPv6 Launch<\/a>. We\u2019ve started<a href=\"https:\/\/www.internetsociety.org\/deploy360\/resources\/ipv6-and-content-delivery-networks-cdns\/\">&nbsp;a list of content delivery networks (CDNs) supporting IPv6<\/a>&nbsp;and would encourage you to investigate this option. If you are already using a CDN, contact them and find out how soon they will be able to make your content available over IPv6.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-18-font-size\"><strong>5. Update DNS To Point To The IPv6 Address(es) For Your Site<\/strong><br>Finally, once you have determined that your website has IPv6 connectivity, you\u2019ll need to update DNS so that it is publishing the IPv6 address(es) for your site(s).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-18-font-size\">NOTE: If you are using a CDN, you will usually&nbsp;<em>NOT<\/em>&nbsp;have to do this because the CDN takes care of handling all of your DNS entries for you.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-18-font-size\">What you need to do is to update DNS with \u201cAAAA\u201d record(s) pointing to your IPv6 address(es). For example, if your web server is at the address \u201c<code>www.example.com<\/code>\u201d and has the IPv6 address \u201c<code>2001:db8:1234:3f4c:51::234<\/code>\u201c, you need to create an&nbsp;<code>AAAA<\/code>&nbsp;record with this information. (Tip: If you are speaking with your IT team or provider about these DNS records, they will sometimes call them \u201cquad-A\u201d records.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-18-font-size\">For more information on DNS for IPv6 visit our resource on&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.internetsociety.org\/deploy360\/resources\/dns-considerations-for-ipv6\/\">DNS Considerations for IPv6<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-18-font-size\"><strong>5. Celebrate!<\/strong><br>Congrats!&nbsp;You\u2019ve done it \u2013 your content is now available to all of those people who are connecting to the Internet using IPv6.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:40px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-32-font-size\">Basic Steps: DNSSEC<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-tabs uagb-block-afca4d56 uagb-tabs__wrap uagb-tabs__vstyle8-desktop uagb-tabs__vstyle6-tablet uagb-tabs__stack1-mobile\" data-tab-active=\"0\"><ul class=\"uagb-tabs__panel uagb-tabs__align-left\" role=\"tablist\"><li class=\"uagb-tab uagb-tabs__active\" role=\"none\"><a href=\"#uagb-tabs__tab0\" class=\"uagb-tabs-list uagb-tabs__icon-position-right\" data-tab=\"0\" role=\"tab\"><div><strong>Step 1<\/strong><\/div><span class=\"uagb-tabs__icon\"><svg xmlns=\"https:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\"><path d=\"M438.6 278.6l-160 160C272.4 444.9 264.2 448 256 448s-16.38-3.125-22.62-9.375c-12.5-12.5-12.5-32.75 0-45.25L338.8 288H32C14.33 288 .0016 273.7 .0016 256S14.33 224 32 224h306.8l-105.4-105.4c-12.5-12.5-12.5-32.75 0-45.25s32.75-12.5 45.25 0l160 160C451.1 245.9 451.1 266.1 438.6 278.6z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"uagb-tab \" role=\"none\"><a href=\"#uagb-tabs__tab1\" class=\"uagb-tabs-list uagb-tabs__icon-position-right\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"tab\"><div><strong>Step 2<\/strong><\/div><span class=\"uagb-tabs__icon\"><svg xmlns=\"https:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\"><path d=\"M438.6 278.6l-160 160C272.4 444.9 264.2 448 256 448s-16.38-3.125-22.62-9.375c-12.5-12.5-12.5-32.75 0-45.25L338.8 288H32C14.33 288 .0016 273.7 .0016 256S14.33 224 32 224h306.8l-105.4-105.4c-12.5-12.5-12.5-32.75 0-45.25s32.75-12.5 45.25 0l160 160C451.1 245.9 451.1 266.1 438.6 278.6z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"uagb-tab \" role=\"none\"><a href=\"#uagb-tabs__tab2\" class=\"uagb-tabs-list uagb-tabs__icon-position-right\" data-tab=\"2\" role=\"tab\"><div><strong>Step 3<\/strong><\/div><span class=\"uagb-tabs__icon\"><svg xmlns=\"https:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\"><path d=\"M438.6 278.6l-160 160C272.4 444.9 264.2 448 256 448s-16.38-3.125-22.62-9.375c-12.5-12.5-12.5-32.75 0-45.25L338.8 288H32C14.33 288 .0016 273.7 .0016 256S14.33 224 32 224h306.8l-105.4-105.4c-12.5-12.5-12.5-32.75 0-45.25s32.75-12.5 45.25 0l160 160C451.1 245.9 451.1 266.1 438.6 278.6z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"uagb-tab \" role=\"none\"><a href=\"#uagb-tabs__tab3\" class=\"uagb-tabs-list uagb-tabs__icon-position-right\" data-tab=\"3\" role=\"tab\"><div><strong>Step 4<\/strong><\/div><span class=\"uagb-tabs__icon\"><svg xmlns=\"https:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\"><path d=\"M438.6 278.6l-160 160C272.4 444.9 264.2 448 256 448s-16.38-3.125-22.62-9.375c-12.5-12.5-12.5-32.75 0-45.25L338.8 288H32C14.33 288 .0016 273.7 .0016 256S14.33 224 32 224h306.8l-105.4-105.4c-12.5-12.5-12.5-32.75 0-45.25s32.75-12.5 45.25 0l160 160C451.1 245.9 451.1 266.1 438.6 278.6z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"uagb-tab \" role=\"none\"><a href=\"#uagb-tabs__tab4\" class=\"uagb-tabs-list uagb-tabs__icon-position-right\" data-tab=\"4\" role=\"tab\"><div><strong>Step 5<\/strong><\/div><span class=\"uagb-tabs__icon\"><svg xmlns=\"https:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\"><path d=\"M438.6 278.6l-160 160C272.4 444.9 264.2 448 256 448s-16.38-3.125-22.62-9.375c-12.5-12.5-12.5-32.75 0-45.25L338.8 288H32C14.33 288 .0016 273.7 .0016 256S14.33 224 32 224h306.8l-105.4-105.4c-12.5-12.5-12.5-32.75 0-45.25s32.75-12.5 45.25 0l160 160C451.1 245.9 451.1 266.1 438.6 278.6z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"uagb-tab \" role=\"none\"><a href=\"#uagb-tabs__tab5\" class=\"uagb-tabs-list uagb-tabs__icon-position-right\" data-tab=\"5\" role=\"tab\"><div><strong>Step 6<\/strong><\/div><span class=\"uagb-tabs__icon\"><svg xmlns=\"https:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\"><path d=\"M438.6 278.6l-160 160C272.4 444.9 264.2 448 256 448s-16.38-3.125-22.62-9.375c-12.5-12.5-12.5-32.75 0-45.25L338.8 288H32C14.33 288 .0016 273.7 .0016 256S14.33 224 32 224h306.8l-105.4-105.4c-12.5-12.5-12.5-32.75 0-45.25s32.75-12.5 45.25 0l160 160C451.1 245.9 451.1 266.1 438.6 278.6z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"uagb-tab \" role=\"none\"><a href=\"#uagb-tabs__tab6\" class=\"uagb-tabs-list uagb-tabs__icon-position-right\" data-tab=\"6\" role=\"tab\"><div><strong>Additional Steps for Developers<\/strong><\/div><span class=\"uagb-tabs__icon\"><svg xmlns=\"https:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\"><path d=\"M438.6 278.6l-160 160C272.4 444.9 264.2 448 256 448s-16.38-3.125-22.62-9.375c-12.5-12.5-12.5-32.75 0-45.25L338.8 288H32C14.33 288 .0016 273.7 .0016 256S14.33 224 32 224h306.8l-105.4-105.4c-12.5-12.5-12.5-32.75 0-45.25s32.75-12.5 45.25 0l160 160C451.1 245.9 451.1 266.1 438.6 278.6z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"uagb-tab \" role=\"none\"><a href=\"#uagb-tabs__tab7\" class=\"uagb-tabs-list uagb-tabs__icon-position-right\" data-tab=\"7\" role=\"tab\"><div><strong>Additional Steps for Consumer Electronics<\/strong><\/div><span class=\"uagb-tabs__icon\"><svg xmlns=\"https:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\"><path d=\"M438.6 278.6l-160 160C272.4 444.9 264.2 448 256 448s-16.38-3.125-22.62-9.375c-12.5-12.5-12.5-32.75 0-45.25L338.8 288H32C14.33 288 .0016 273.7 .0016 256S14.33 224 32 224h306.8l-105.4-105.4c-12.5-12.5-12.5-32.75 0-45.25s32.75-12.5 45.25 0l160 160C451.1 245.9 451.1 266.1 438.6 278.6z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"uagb-tab \" role=\"none\"><a href=\"#uagb-tabs__tab8\" class=\"uagb-tabs-list uagb-tabs__icon-position-right\" data-tab=\"8\" role=\"tab\"><div><strong>Additional Steps for Registrars<\/strong><\/div><span class=\"uagb-tabs__icon\"><svg xmlns=\"https:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\"><path d=\"M438.6 278.6l-160 160C272.4 444.9 264.2 448 256 448s-16.38-3.125-22.62-9.375c-12.5-12.5-12.5-32.75 0-45.25L338.8 288H32C14.33 288 .0016 273.7 .0016 256S14.33 224 32 224h306.8l-105.4-105.4c-12.5-12.5-12.5-32.75 0-45.25s32.75-12.5 45.25 0l160 160C451.1 245.9 451.1 266.1 438.6 278.6z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"uagb-tab \" role=\"none\"><a href=\"#uagb-tabs__tab9\" class=\"uagb-tabs-list uagb-tabs__icon-position-right\" data-tab=\"9\" role=\"tab\"><div><strong>Additional Steps for Governments<\/strong><\/div><span class=\"uagb-tabs__icon\"><svg xmlns=\"https:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\"><path d=\"M438.6 278.6l-160 160C272.4 444.9 264.2 448 256 448s-16.38-3.125-22.62-9.375c-12.5-12.5-12.5-32.75 0-45.25L338.8 288H32C14.33 288 .0016 273.7 .0016 256S14.33 224 32 224h306.8l-105.4-105.4c-12.5-12.5-12.5-32.75 0-45.25s32.75-12.5 45.25 0l160 160C451.1 245.9 451.1 266.1 438.6 278.6z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"uagb-tab \" role=\"none\"><a href=\"#uagb-tabs__tab10\" class=\"uagb-tabs-list uagb-tabs__icon-position-right\" data-tab=\"10\" role=\"tab\"><div><strong>Additional Steps for Content Providers<\/strong><\/div><span class=\"uagb-tabs__icon\"><svg xmlns=\"https:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\"><path d=\"M438.6 278.6l-160 160C272.4 444.9 264.2 448 256 448s-16.38-3.125-22.62-9.375c-12.5-12.5-12.5-32.75 0-45.25L338.8 288H32C14.33 288 .0016 273.7 .0016 256S14.33 224 32 224h306.8l-105.4-105.4c-12.5-12.5-12.5-32.75 0-45.25s32.75-12.5 45.25 0l160 160C451.1 245.9 451.1 266.1 438.6 278.6z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span><\/a><\/li><\/ul><div class=\"uagb-tabs__body-wrap\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-tabs-child uagb-tabs__body-container uagb-inner-tab-0\" aria-labelledby=\"uagb-tabs__tab0\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-26-font-size\">1. Understand the basics of DNSSEC<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-18-font-size\">If you would like to understand more of the basics of DNSSEC, we suggest&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.internetsociety.org\/deploy360\/resources\/video-how-dnssec-works\/\">starting with this video<\/a>&nbsp;(and&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.internetsociety.org\/deploy360\/resources\/video-why-dnssec-matters-an-interview-with-joe-klein\/\">this video interview<\/a>) and also visiting <a href=\"https:\/\/www.internetsociety.org\/deploy360\/dnssec\/basics\/\">DNSSEC basics<\/a> page.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-tabs-child uagb-tabs__body-container uagb-inner-tab-1\" aria-labelledby=\"uagb-tabs__tab1\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-26-font-size\">2. Learn how to deploy DNSSEC-validating DNS resolvers<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-18-font-size\">To assist in the development of DNSSEC in your products, it would be good to deploy \u201cDNSSEC-validating DNS resolvers\u201d that allow users on your network to be able to have their DNS queries validated with DNSSEC.&nbsp; This whitepaper is a great place to start:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul style=\"color:#1d69d3\" class=\"wp-block-list has-text-color has-link-color has-18-font-size wp-elements-e42685e37beb6d43a7378e182c380d39\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.internetsociety.org\/deploy360\/resources\/deploying-dnssec-validation-on-recursive-caching-name-servers\/\">Deploying DNS: Validation on recursive caching name servers<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-tabs-child uagb-tabs__body-container uagb-inner-tab-2\" aria-labelledby=\"uagb-tabs__tab2\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-26-font-size\">3. Determine what tools may be out there to help automate your usage of DNSSEC.<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<ul style=\"color:#1d69d3\" class=\"wp-block-list has-text-color has-link-color has-18-font-size wp-elements-150db134ef41bbbe859b5e3d4231919f\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.internetsociety.org\/deploy360\/dnssec\/tools\/\">Our list of DNSSEC tools<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-tabs-child uagb-tabs__body-container uagb-inner-tab-3\" aria-labelledby=\"uagb-tabs__tab3\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-26-font-size\">4. Sign your own domains:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<ul style=\"color:#1d69d3\" class=\"wp-block-list has-text-color has-link-color has-18-font-size wp-elements-9adc109dfddb59f3f2e8238ae2289bd6\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.internetsociety.org\/deploy360\/resources\/dnssec-registrars\/\">How to sign your domain using DNS registrars<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-tabs-child uagb-tabs__body-container uagb-inner-tab-4\" aria-labelledby=\"uagb-tabs__tab4\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-26-font-size\">5. Build the case for management about your deployment of DNSSEC:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<ul style=\"color:#1d69d3\" class=\"wp-block-list has-text-color has-link-color has-18-font-size wp-elements-6d856de0a8dbf264c0083141e55626ee\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.internetsociety.org\/deploy360\/dnssec\/statistics\/\">Find recent DNSSEC statistics<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.internetsociety.org\/deploy360\/dnssec\/case-studies\/\">Explore DNSSEC case studies<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-tabs-child uagb-tabs__body-container uagb-inner-tab-5\" aria-labelledby=\"uagb-tabs__tab5\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-26-font-size\">6. Keep up-to-date on the latest DNSSEC news and activities:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<ul style=\"color:#1d69d3\" class=\"wp-block-list has-text-color has-link-color has-18-font-size wp-elements-144f97ed8670a11258915371d4770dd5\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.internetsociety.org\/deploy360\/blog\/category\/dnssec\/\">DNSSEC-related blog posts<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-ground-navy-color\"><strong>Join DNSSEC communities:<\/strong> there are many places on the Internet where members of the &#8220;DNSSEC community&#8221; gather to discuss DNSSEC, ask and answer questions and share new tools\/services\/questions. With new discussion areas appearing on new social services all the time, here are the&nbsp;<em>public<\/em> places we are currently aware of:<\/mark>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-ground-navy-color\"><strong>Email Discussion Lists<\/strong>:<\/mark>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/elists.isoc.org\/mailman\/listinfo\/dnssec-coord\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">dnssec-coord<\/a><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-ground-navy-color\">&nbsp;&#8211; a list for people interested in promoting DNSSEC (advocacy\/marketing\/evangelism)<\/mark><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.jiscmail.ac.uk\/cgi-bin\/webadmin?A0=DNSSEC-DISCUSS\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">JANET DNSSEC-DISCUSS<\/a><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-ground-navy-color\"> &#8211; a list for members for the UK academic community<\/mark><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/lists.dns-oarc.net\/mailman\/listinfo\/dns-operations\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">dns-operations<\/a> <mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-ground-navy-color\">&#8211; a public forum for discussing DNS operational issues, of which DNSSEC is one of the many topics discussed.<\/mark><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dnssec-tools.org\/mailman\/listinfo\/users\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">DNSSEC Tools Project &#8220;users&#8221;<\/a> <mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-ground-navy-color\">&#8211; a list for discussion of users of the tools associated with the<\/mark> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.dnssec-tools.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">DNSSEC Tools Project<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/listas.nic.cl\/mailman\/listinfo\/dns-esp\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">dns-esp<\/a> <mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-ground-navy-color\">&#8211; a Spanish-language DNS operations list<\/mark><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-ground-navy-color\"><strong>IETF Working Groups<\/strong>: within the Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF), DNSSEC-related issues and standards are developed and discussed in several different working groups, including:<\/mark>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/tools.ietf.org\/wg\/dnsop\/charters\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">DNSOP<\/a> <mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-ground-navy-color\">&#8211; Domain Name System Operations<\/mark><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/tools.ietf.org\/wg\/dnsext\/charters\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">DNSEXT<\/a><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-ground-navy-color\"> &#8211; DNS Extensions<\/mark><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/tools.ietf.org\/wg\/dane\/charters\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">DANE<\/a> <mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-ground-navy-color\">&#8211; DNS-based Authentication of Named Entities (see <\/mark><a href=\"\/deploy360\/resources\/dane\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">our resource page about DANE<\/a><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-ground-navy-color\">)<\/mark><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-ground-navy-color\"><strong>LinkedIn Groups<\/strong>:<\/mark>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/groups?home=&amp;gid=1340467\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">DNSSEC<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/groups\/DNSSEC-Enthusiasts-3839903\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">DNSSEC Enthusiasts<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-ground-navy-color\"><strong>Twitter<\/strong>: the<\/mark> <a href=\"\/deploy360\/dnssec\/twitter-feeds\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">#DNSSEC hashtag<\/a><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-ground-navy-color\"> is commonly used for DNSSEC-related tweets.<\/mark><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-ground-navy-color\"><strong>Reddit<\/strong>: DNS security issues are discussed in the<\/mark> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/dns\/\">&#8220;DNS&#8221; subreddit<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-ground-navy-color\"><strong>Email Discussion Lists<\/strong>:<\/mark>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/elists.isoc.org\/mailman\/listinfo\/dnssec-coord\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">dnssec-coord<\/a><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-ground-navy-color\">&nbsp;&#8211; a list for people interested in promoting DNSSEC (advocacy\/marketing\/evangelism)<\/mark><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.jiscmail.ac.uk\/cgi-bin\/webadmin?A0=DNSSEC-DISCUSS\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">JANET DNSSEC-DISCUSS<\/a><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-ground-navy-color\"> &#8211; a list for members for the UK academic community<\/mark><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/lists.dns-oarc.net\/mailman\/listinfo\/dns-operations\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">dns-operations<\/a> <mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-ground-navy-color\">&#8211; a public forum for discussing DNS operational issues, of which DNSSEC is one of the many topics discussed.<\/mark><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dnssec-tools.org\/mailman\/listinfo\/users\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">DNSSEC Tools Project &#8220;users&#8221;<\/a> <mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-ground-navy-color\">&#8211; a list for discussion of users of the tools associated with the<\/mark> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.dnssec-tools.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">DNSSEC Tools Project<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/listas.nic.cl\/mailman\/listinfo\/dns-esp\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">dns-esp<\/a> <mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-ground-navy-color\">&#8211; a Spanish-language DNS operations list<\/mark><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-ground-navy-color\"><strong>IETF Working Groups<\/strong>: within the Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF), DNSSEC-related issues and standards are developed and discussed in several different working groups, including:<\/mark>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/tools.ietf.org\/wg\/dnsop\/charters\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">DNSOP<\/a> <mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-ground-navy-color\">&#8211; Domain Name System Operations<\/mark><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/tools.ietf.org\/wg\/dnsext\/charters\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">DNSEXT<\/a><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-ground-navy-color\"> &#8211; DNS Extensions<\/mark><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/tools.ietf.org\/wg\/dane\/charters\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">DANE<\/a> <mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-ground-navy-color\">&#8211; DNS-based Authentication of Named Entities (see <\/mark><a href=\"\/deploy360\/resources\/dane\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">our resource page about DANE<\/a><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-ground-navy-color\">)<\/mark><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-ground-navy-color\"><strong>LinkedIn Groups<\/strong>:<\/mark>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/groups?home=&amp;gid=1340467\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">DNSSEC<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/groups\/DNSSEC-Enthusiasts-3839903\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">DNSSEC Enthusiasts<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-ground-navy-color\"><strong>Twitter<\/strong>: the<\/mark> <a href=\"\/deploy360\/dnssec\/twitter-feeds\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">#DNSSEC hashtag<\/a><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-ground-navy-color\"> is commonly used for DNSSEC-related tweets.<\/mark><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-ground-navy-color\"><strong>Reddit<\/strong>: DNS security issues are discussed in the<\/mark> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/dns\/\">&#8220;DNS&#8221; subreddit<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-tabs-child uagb-tabs__body-container uagb-inner-tab-6\" aria-labelledby=\"uagb-tabs__tab6\">\n<ul style=\"color:#1d69d3\" class=\"wp-block-list has-text-color has-link-color has-18-font-size wp-elements-eddfda2fa640fc76020e1ee21c39e8bf\">\n<li class=\"has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-5dbb9e64cee3e42b5d34f878eb93532f\" style=\"color:#000000\"><strong>Understand what developer libraries are out there that support DNSSEC:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.internetsociety.org\/deploy360\/resources\/dnssec-developer-libraries\/\">List of developer libraries supporting DNSSEC<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-3f515c8d04e42475811909686961dc3e\" style=\"color:#0b0000\"><strong>Explore how you could use DANE to provide an extra layer of trust and protection to TLS\/SSL certificates:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.internetsociety.org\/deploy360\/resources\/dane\/\">DANE information<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-tabs-child uagb-tabs__body-container uagb-inner-tab-7\" aria-labelledby=\"uagb-tabs__tab7\">\n<ul style=\"color:#1d69d3\" class=\"wp-block-list has-text-color has-link-color has-18-font-size wp-elements-409bd7cf0852c0b9d9857df07a935459\">\n<li class=\"has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-5dbb9e64cee3e42b5d34f878eb93532f\" style=\"color:#000000\"><strong>Understand what developer libraries are out there that support DNSSEC:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.internetsociety.org\/deploy360\/resources\/dnssec-developer-libraries\/\">List of developer libraries supporting DNSSEC<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-cb17f1e2fbcccdf915ccbae0a9b24e88\" style=\"color:#000000\"><strong>Explore how you could use DANE to provide an extra layer of trust and protection to TLS\/SSL certificates:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.internetsociety.org\/deploy360\/resources\/dane\/\">DANE information<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-tabs-child uagb-tabs__body-container uagb-inner-tab-8\" aria-labelledby=\"uagb-tabs__tab8\">\n<p class=\"has-18-font-size\">The&nbsp;DNS Security Extensions (DNSSEC)&nbsp;provide a method to ensure that an attacker cannot intercept a DNS query and provide back to a user false data that might, for instance, redirect a user to a different website. &nbsp;You can learn the basics&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=p4cehmHRUmw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">by viewing a 4-minute animated video<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-18-font-size\">Domain name registrars play a critical role in DNSSEC by accepting DNSSEC records (either a \u201cDS\u201d or \u201cDNSKEY\u201d record) from a registrant and relaying those securely to the registry for the top-level domain. &nbsp;As noted in the 2013 RAA:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-accent-purple-color has-neutral-white-background-color has-text-color has-background has-18-font-size\">Registrar must allow its customers to use DNSSEC upon request by relaying orders to add, remove or change public key material (e.g., DNSKEY or DS resource records) on behalf of customers to the Registries that support DNSSEC. Such requests shall be accepted and processed in a secure manner and according to industry best practices. Registrars shall accept any public key algorithm and digest type that is supported by the TLD of interest and appears in the registries posted at:&nbsp;and&nbsp;. All such requests shall be transmitted to registries using the EPP extensions specified in RFC 5910 or its successors.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-18-font-size\">Registrars will need to provide some mechanism such as a web interface that allows a registrant to enter this data. &nbsp;This could merely be an extension of your existing user interface or a new page or tab for the DNSSEC information. &nbsp;As noted, you will also need to be able to transmit the DNSSEC information to a TLD registry using EPP.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-18-font-size\">As examples, we have&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.internetsociety.org\/deploy360\/resources\/dnssec-registrars\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">several tutorials about DNSSEC support<\/a>&nbsp;at a few registrars. ICANN also maintains a list of registrars supporting DNSSEC&nbsp;where you can get a sense of what other registrars are doing and perhaps explore their sites for more information.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-tabs-child uagb-tabs__body-container uagb-inner-tab-9\" aria-labelledby=\"uagb-tabs__tab9\">\n<ul style=\"color:#1d69d3\" class=\"wp-block-list has-text-color has-link-color has-18-font-size wp-elements-641b152e03f5b994472bbf52bead267a\">\n<li class=\"has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-58bfbd8b6f5cd4e72e24b87519a95855\" style=\"color:#000000\"><strong>Understand the basics of naming and numbering in the Internet.<\/strong> To get started, you may want to view&nbsp;<a href=\"\/doc\/iana-functions-0\">our \u201cIANA Explained\u201d document<\/a>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-b83f8d84794b646247861b21b7ab4bd0\" style=\"color:#000000\"><strong>Explore \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.internetsociety.org\/deploy360\/resources\/dnssec-practice-statements\/\">DNSSEC Practice and Policy Statements\u201d (DPS)<\/a> that define the signing process for major top-level domains (TLDs).<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-tabs-child uagb-tabs__body-container uagb-inner-tab-10\" aria-labelledby=\"uagb-tabs__tab10\">\n<ul style=\"color:#1d69d3\" class=\"wp-block-list has-text-color has-link-color has-18-font-size wp-elements-7bb59054c3dc4361c1bf11777b3ab497\">\n<li class=\"has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-a5ab2f17aa3baece3d85e6a7e80c54e5\" style=\"color:#000000\"><strong>Determine if your top-level domain (TLD) supports DNSSEC<\/strong>: If your domain ends in one of the common domains such as .COM, .NET, .ORG, .EDU, etc., those zones as well as many country code TLDs (ccTLDs) have all been signed with DNSSEC. To check if your TLD has been signed,&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/stats.research.icann.org\/dns\/tld_report\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">you can visit ICANN\u2019s list of signed TLDs<\/a>.&nbsp; If your TLD has&nbsp;<em>not<\/em>&nbsp;been signed, you can still sign your own domain but you cannot link it in to the global \u201cchain of trust\u201d that gives DNSSEC its power.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-bb384cfedde9d6d96bcfb191daaaaec1\" style=\"color:#000000\"><strong>Consider adding a widget to your site to help promote DNSSEC<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-tabs-child uagb-tabs__body-container uagb-inner-tab-11\" aria-labelledby=\"uagb-tabs__tab11\">\n<p>Learn about peering over IPv6:&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.internetsociety.org\/deploy360\/resources\/bcop-ipv6-peering-and-transit-nanog\/\">IPv6 Peering and Transit<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:40px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:10%\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Internet Technologies &gt; Where Do I Start? 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