OARC 44 is almost here! 🎉 Join DNS-OARC in Atlanta, GA, or virtually, on Feb 6-7, 2025, for an exciting lineup of DNS-focused talks:

✨ **Register now:** Stay ahead in the world of DNS! 📅 https://www.dns-oarc.net/oarc44 💻

While you wait, check out #OARC43 videos on YouTube from Prague 🎥 👉 (https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLCAxS3rufJ1cqKyA3OhhB0IU_Y2w45Oxv) and relive last October's amazing sessions.

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📅 Register: https://www.dns-oarc.net/oarc44

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🎉 We just wrapped up OARC 43 in beautiful Prague! This 20th-anniversary workshop was packed with lively sessions, including insights into DNSTAP processing, TLD nameserver performance, and phishing mitigation strategies. Plus, we introduced new and improved initiatives, like the Mentor-Mentee Program and a Staff Lead Session, to enhance the OARC community experience. Catch up on all the highlights in our full recap blog here: https://dnsoarc.medium.com/a51ea582c369?source=friends_link&sk=4ceacbf4d27129469f0ff733cbc3a2b6

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Presenting Jeffrey Damick from Amazon and Tommy Jensen from Microsoft at #OARC43:

🗣️ Talk: "Client Authentication Recommendations for Encrypted DNS (CARED)"
🕒 Time: 14:25–14:40 CEST

Join us to explore the latest CARED draft, outlining guidance for secure client identification in encrypted DNS to enable customized access policies.

👉 More details: https://indico.dns-oarc.net/event/51/contributions/1097/

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Introducing Mr. Sebastian Castro from .IE at #OARC43:

🗣️ Talk: "Characterizing and Mitigating Phishing Attacks at ccTLD Scale"
🕒 Time: 14:10–14:25 CEST

Sebastian will discuss a comprehensive 10-year analysis of phishing patterns across three ccTLDs, revealing attack trends and how registry policies impact the mitigation of phishing threats.

👉 More details: https://indico.dns-oarc.net/event/51/contributions/1099/

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Introducing Jason Goertzen at #OARC43:

🗣️ Talk: "Field Experiments on Post-Quantum DNSSEC"
🕒 Time: 13:55–14:10 CEST

Jason will share insights from a large-scale field study testing post-quantum cryptographic algorithms in DNSSEC, highlighting response success and failure patterns based on signing schemes and configuration variables.

👉 More details: https://indico.dns-oarc.net/event/51/contributions/1089/

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Introducing Cathy Almond from the Internet Systems Consortium, presenting at #OARC43:

🗣️ Talk: "CVSS Scoring Often Does Not Work Well for DNS"
🕒 Time: 11:45–12:00 CEST

Cathy will discuss how traditional CVSS metrics may misrepresent DNS vulnerabilities' true operational risk and explore alternative evaluation approaches tailored for DNS security.

👉 More details: https://indico.dns-oarc.net/event/51/contributions/1096/

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Introducing Yunyi Zhang from the National University of Defense Technology and Tsinghua University @ #OARC43:

🗣️ Talk: "Cross the Zone: Toward a Covert Domain Hijacking via Shared DNS Infrastructure"
🕒 Time: 11:35–11:45 CEST

Yunyi will present on a newly discovered DNS vulnerability, XDAuth, which exploits shared DNS infrastructure to enable covert domain hijacking and poses risks to many high-profile domains.

👉 More details: https://indico.dns-oarc.net/event/51/contributions/1104/

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