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Re: OpenDNS today announced it has adopted DNSCurve to secure DNS

Tony Finch <dot@dotat.at> Thu, 25 February 2010 14:13 UTC

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On Thu, 25 Feb 2010, Martin Rex wrote:
>
> What does DNSCurve additionally provide
> compared to a combination of traditional DNS with IPsec?

DNS-based keying.

Tony.
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