CALIFORNIA – Global Internet service may witness crashing situation in next48 hours as major updates are being made.
Internet users around the world may experience network connection failureson Thursday as the main domain servers and related infrastructurecontrolling the web will be powered down for some time.
The Internet Corporation of Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN), which isresponsible for maintaining the registry of domain names and IP addresses,will be changing the cryptographic key that helps protect the Domain NameSystem (DNS) or the internet’s address book.
It’s an important measure to ensure a secure, stable, and resilient DNS,according to the Communications Regulatory Authority (CRA).
“To further clarify, some internet users might be affected if their networkoperators or Internet Service Providers (ISPs) have not prepared for thischange. However, this impact can be avoided by enabling the appropriatesystem security extensions,” it said.
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An analyst from the Mobile Research Group Eldar Murtazin explained thatinternet users may face some difficulties within 48 hours. There may beproblems with access to some resources, and slow loading of internet pages.Some users may have problems with access to the network if they use anoutdated provider.
ICANN has already carried out some preliminary tests that showed the keyreplacement process would create minimal problems.
