ICANN and the 7 Keys to the Internet
Episode Description
In this episode, David sits down to explain how wanting the Pizza.Pizza domain led him down a rabbit hole to discovering some interesting facts about how the internet works. Who decides what domains are available? How much does it cost to start one? And is it true that there are seven people with special keys that control the internet? David gets to the bottom of it all! We hope you enjoy.
Chapters: 00:00 Intro 00:24 The story begins 05:31 Looking for who owns pizza.pizza 10:51 Managing IP Addresses 16:29 Ad break 16:31 DNS explainer 30:46 Ad break 30:48 Key Signing Key Ceremony 43:43 Going to the location 52:10 Transparency with the ceremony 58:19 So who owns pizza.pizza? 01:01:42 Tangent into David's master plan for all of his domains 01:06:19 Weown.pizza 01:06:55 Outro
Links: ICANN Key Ceremony 47: https://bit.ly/ICANNKSK47 WeOwn.Pizza: https://bit.ly/3Cea0yu
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Brief Summary
David Mel shares his quest to buy pizza.pizza and explores the domain industry, DNS, and ICANN's key signing ceremony.
Key points
- The Mystery of Pizza.pizza. David shares a humorous story about trying to access pizza.pizza and the absurdity of domain ownership.
- Donuts Inc: The Domain Giant. David uncovers how Donuts Inc owns a significant portion of the domain industry, raising questions about internet ownership.
- The Birth of the DNS System. The transition from a single spreadsheet to a scalable DNS system marks a pivotal moment in internet history.
- The Birth of ICANN. ICANN emerges as the governing body for internet registration, creating rules and maintaining order.
- The Key Signing Ceremony. A secretive ritual involving seven key holders from different countries that can take down the internet.
- DNS Cache Poisoning Explained. A major security exploit in DNS that can lead to stolen information.
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Episode highlights
- The Mystery of Pizza.pizzaDavid shares a humorous story about trying to access pizza.pizza and the absurdity of domain ownership.“I thought it was the dumbest one.”2:34Dec 30, 2022
- Donuts Inc: The Domain GiantDavid uncovers how Donuts Inc owns a significant portion of the domain industry, raising questions about internet ownership.“How is it that one company can be a multi-billion dollar Corporation and own almost a quarter of the entire domain industry?”6:48Dec 30, 2022
- The Birth of the DNS SystemThe transition from a single spreadsheet to a scalable DNS system marks a pivotal moment in internet history.“The DNS system is a hit and it's working pretty well.”19:23Dec 30, 2022
- The Birth of ICANNICANN emerges as the governing body for internet registration, creating rules and maintaining order.“This organization comes forward calling themselves ICANN.”23:44Dec 30, 2022
- The Key Signing CeremonyA secretive ritual involving seven key holders from different countries that can take down the internet.“There are seven different people from seven different countries who come together at a secret facility.”28:30Dec 30, 2022
- DNS Cache Poisoning ExplainedA major security exploit in DNS that can lead to stolen information.“Imagine you look up facebook.com and end up on a fake login page.”35:54Dec 30, 2022
- The Key Signing CeremonyA detailed look into the security protocols of the key signing ceremony for the internet.“It's a rigorous process to ensure the internet's safety.”45:01Dec 30, 2022
- Security Through TransparencyThe ceremony is live-streamed to ensure public trust while maintaining high security.“It's actually security through transparency because they live stream the entire process.”53:32Dec 30, 2022
