The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) plans to open three new cybersecurity facilities designed to provide secure digital signatures for country code top-level domains (ccTLDs).
Identical centers will be located in Zurich, San Jose and Singapore, and will offer digital signatures based on domain name system security extensions (DNSSEC).
Multiple layers of security will be used at the premises, in a bid to encourage the adoption of DNSSEC among an increasing number of nations.
ICANN has invested in the facilities to allow regions to benefit from DNSSEC without the need to invest millions in the infrastructure for their relevant ccTLD.
To date, 14 countries have signed up to use the security facilities in Singapore, which will be the first of the three centers to open.
“We believe DNSSEC is very important in enabling innovation and enhancing the overall security of the domain name system,” said ICANN chief security officer Jeff Moss.
He noted that uptake of the defense mechanism has been strong, and ICANN is hoping to sign up the vast majority of zones over the coming months.