[Newsclips] IETF SYN-ACK Newspack 2023-07-17

[David Goldstein <[e-mail]>]

The IETF SYN-ACK Newspack collects IETF-related items from a variety of news outlets and other online publications. They do not represent the views of the IETF and are not checked for factual accuracy.

 

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IETF IN THE NEWS

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IETF standardises quantum-safe VPN protocol created by Post-Quantum [news release]

The world’s efforts to secure digital communications from the threat posed by quantum computers took a significant leap forward today as a new standard for quantum-safe Virtual Private Networks (VPN) was ratified by the IETF.

< <https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20230713587680/en/Internet-Engineering-Task-Force-standardises-quantum-safe-VPN-protocol-created-by-Post-Quantum> https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20230713587680/en/Internet-Engineering-Task-Force-standardises-quantum-safe-VPN-protocol-created-by-Post-Quantum>

 

Ten years after: What’s changed since Snowden?

A draft has now hit its third revision, which I strongly encourage people to read. The memo draft-farrell-tenyearsafter discusses the aftermath of Edward Snowden’s 2013 revelation about the NSA’s activities, presenting the different perspectives of the authors. This draft has four authors: Stephen Farrell from Trinity College, Dublin, Ireland; Farzaneh Badii from Digital Medusa; Bruce Schneier from Harvard University; and Steven M. Bellovin from Columbia University. It’s this mix of backgrounds that makes the draft so interesting. Stephen is the IETF’s Security Area Director concerned with reviewing drafts and proposals for their security context and risks, as well as the documents focusing on security as their main topic. Farzaneh is a human rights advocate, and Bruce is a cryptographer and a cryptography advocate. He was one of the people selected to sift through the cache of materials in the ‘Snowden Revelations’ released to the media 10 years ago now. Steven is an academic in cryptography and law and has also been a FCC commissioner.

< <https://blog.apnic.net/2023/07/11/ten-years-after-whats-changed-since-snowden/> https://blog.apnic.net/2023/07/11/ten-years-after-whats-changed-since-snowden/>

 

Huawei Data Communication Launches 20+ innovative products and solutions for Sub-Saharan Africa

HUAWEI Data Communication has launched more than 20 new products and solutions for the Sub-Saharan Africa market. ... Donald Eastlake, Chair of the IETF BABEL and MANET Working Groups, introduced the latest IPv6 Enhanced progress and its typical applications in industries such as carriers, ISPs, and railways. He said SRv6 is a mature technology, adding that Huawei has deployed more than 160 networks around the world.

< <https://www.cajnewsafrica.com/2023/07/11/huawei-launches-over-20-products-solutions-for-sub-saharan-africa/> https://www.cajnewsafrica.com/2023/07/11/huawei-launches-over-20-products-solutions-for-sub-saharan-africa/>

< <https://it-online.co.za/2023/07/12/huawei-data-communication-launches-20-innovative-products-and-solutions-for-sub-saharan-africa/> https://it-online.co.za/2023/07/12/huawei-data-communication-launches-20-innovative-products-and-solutions-for-sub-saharan-africa/>

 

L'histoire du courrier électronique [The history of e-mail]

... Au fur et à mesure que la popularité du courrier électronique augmentait, le besoin de normalisation est devenu évident. En 1982, l'IETF a développé le protocole SMTP (Simple Mail Transfer Protocol), qui décrit les règles et les procédures d'envoi et de réception des e-mails. SMTP est devenu la base de la communication par courrier électronique et est encore largement utilisé aujourd'hui.

< <https://fr.runwaymagazines.com/the-history-of-email/> https://fr.runwaymagazines.com/the-history-of-email/>

 

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SECURITY & PRIVACY

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Connected to Port 53 - A Report from the DNS Hackathon 2023

DNS Hackathon took place during the weekend before RIPE 86 in Rotterdam. Co-hosted by DNS-OARC, Netnod and the RIPE NCC, it included 46 "hackers" who worked on 6 projects, had a lot of fun and many stroopwafels. Read about the results, and join us next time!

< <https://labs.ripe.net/author/becha/connected-to-port-53-a-report-from-the-dns-hackathon-2023/> https://labs.ripe.net/author/becha/connected-to-port-53-a-report-from-the-dns-hackathon-2023/>

 

ICANN convenes security experts for 50th time to keep the Internet secure

ICANN will hold its 50th key signing ceremony on 19 July 2023, at its Los Angeles facility. This key ceremony is a crucial operational event that is fundamental to how ICANN secures the Internet's DNS. ICANN's key signing ceremonies provide one of the critical safeguards that keeps the Internet infrastructure safe and available to all.

< <https://www.icann.org/resources/press-material/release-2023-07-12-en> https://www.icann.org/resources/press-material/release-2023-07-12-en>

 

The Key to the Internet and Key Ceremonies: An Explainer by Kim Davies

If you hear about the "keys to the Internet," the topic usually relates to a very specific thing — a digital key that is used to verify the security of the DNS. The concept of a master key that controls such an essential function sounds like it is lifted from spy novels. It has been the subject of many stories, television, and radio shows, that focus on the idea that seven people hold keys to the Internet. These fictionalized accounts, and some of the journalistic reporting, can overplay its significance. Let's explore in simple terms what these keys are and how it's all managed.

< <https://www.icann.org/en/blogs/details/the-key-to-the-internet-and-key-ceremonies-an-explainer-11-07-2023-en> https://www.icann.org/en/blogs/details/the-key-to-the-internet-and-key-ceremonies-an-explainer-11-07-2023-en>

 

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INTERNET OF THINGS

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Call for Review: WoT Architecture 1.1, Thing Description 1.1 and WoT Discovery are W3C Proposed Recommendations

The Web of Things Working Group has just published three Proposed Recommendations for WoT. The W3C Web of Things (WoT) enables interoperability across IoT platforms and application domains. The goal of the WoT is to preserve and complement existing IoT standards and solutions. The W3C WoT architecture is designed to describe what exists, and only prescribes new mechanisms when necessary.

< <https://www.w3.org/news/2023/call-for-review-wot-architecture-1-1-thing-description-1-1-and-wot-discovery-are-w3c-proposed-recommendations/> https://www.w3.org/news/2023/call-for-review-wot-architecture-1-1-thing-description-1-1-and-wot-discovery-are-w3c-proposed-recommendations/>

 

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QUANTUM NETWORKING

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Multichip multidimensional quantum networks with entanglement retrievability

Abstract: Quantum networks provide the framework for quantum communication, clock synchronization, distributed quantum computing, and sensing. Implementing large-scale and practical quantum networks relies on the development of scalable architecture and integrated hardware that can coherently interconnect many remote quantum nodes by sharing multidimensional entanglement through complex-medium quantum channels. We demonstrate a multichip multidimensional quantum entanglement network based on mass-manufacturable integrated-nanophotonic quantum node chips fabricated on a silicon wafer by means of complementary metal-oxide-semiconductor processes. Using hybrid multiplexing, we show that multiple multidimensional entangled states can be distributed across multiple chips connected by few-mode fibers. We developed a technique that can efficiently retrieve multidimensional entanglement in complex-medium quantum channels, which is important for practical uses. Our work demonstrates the enabling capabilities of realizing large-scale practical chip-based quantum entanglement networks.

< <https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.adg9210> https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.adg9210>

 

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OTHERWISE NOTEWORTHY

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At last: IEEE approves a Li-Fi standard

Li-Fi passed a significant mile marker on its marathon road to mass adoption, as the Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers (IEEE) finally approved a standard for its use.

< <https://www.ledsmagazine.com/connected-ssl-controls/article/14296421/at-last-ieee-approves-a-lifi-standard> https://www.ledsmagazine.com/connected-ssl-controls/article/14296421/at-last-ieee-approves-a-lifi-standard>

 

New IEEE 802.11bb standard to significantly boost LiFi market

The IEEE Standards Board has approved IEEE 802.11bb as the latest global light communications standard. The bb standard marks a significant milestone for the LiFi market, as it provides a globally recognized framework for deployment of LiFi technology.

< <https://techblog.comsoc.org/2023/07/13/new-ieee-802-11bb-standard-to-significantly-boost-lifi-market/> https://techblog.comsoc.org/2023/07/13/new-ieee-802-11bb-standard-to-significantly-boost-lifi-market/>

 

Global LiFi firms welcome the release of IEEE 802.11bb global light communications standard [news release]

Global LiFi technology firms pureLiFi and Fraunhofer HHI welcome the release of IEEE 802.11bb as the latest global light communications standard alongside IEEE 802.11 WiFi standards. The bb standard marks a significant milestone for the LiFi market, as it provides a globally recognised framework for deployment of LiFi technology.

< <https://www.purelifi.com/global-lifi-firms-welcome-the-release-of-ieee-802-11bb-global-light-communications-standard/> https://www.purelifi.com/global-lifi-firms-welcome-the-release-of-ieee-802-11bb-global-light-communications-standard/>

 

Transformative Innovation Takes Center Stage at 2023 IEEE Vision, Innovation, and Challenges Summit

IEEE, the world’s largest technical professional organization dedicated to advancing technology for humanity, will pay tribute to innovation and creativity in engineering, science, and technology at its 2023 IEEE Vision, Innovation, and Challenges Summit (IEEE VIC Summit) & Honors Ceremony on 5 May 2023, at the Hilton Atlanta in downtown Atlanta, GA, USA. The daylong conference is marked by compelling discussions of the transformative advances propelling humanity forward, culminating with an awards ceremony where IEEE Life Fellow Vinton G. Cerf will be presented with IEEE’s highest award and century-old distinction: the IEEE Medal of Honor.

< <https://www.ieee.org/about/news/2023/ieee-vic-summit.html> https://www.ieee.org/about/news/2023/ieee-vic-summit.html>

 

3GPP moving to prevent power grab by Apple, others

The primary international standards body for 5G – the 3GPP – is in the process of updating its voting rules in order to prevent Apple and other big companies from gaining too much power.

< <https://www.lightreading.com/5g-and-beyond/3gpp-moving-to-prevent-power-grab-by-apple-others/d/d-id/785660> https://www.lightreading.com/5g-and-beyond/3gpp-moving-to-prevent-power-grab-by-apple-others/d/d-id/785660>

 

Comcast passes 100k remote PHY nodes milestone as DOCSIS upgrade gathers pace

... Comcast recently also launched what it claims to be the industry’s first low latency DOCSIS (LLD) field trials in collaboration with Apple, Nvidia and Valve. Comcast is planning to make LLD, based on a CableLabs technology standard that implements the IETF's Low Latency Low Loss Scalable Throughput (L4S) open standards, available to customers by the end of 2023.

< <https://www.digitaltveurope.com/2023/07/11/comcast-passes-100k-remote-phy-nodes-milestone-as-docsis-upgrade-gathers-pace/> https://www.digitaltveurope.com/2023/07/11/comcast-passes-100k-remote-phy-nodes-milestone-as-docsis-upgrade-gathers-pace/>

 

The RIPE Chair Team Reports - July 2023

Looking back over developments that came out of RIPE 86, the RIPE Chair Team reports on the various activities and events that will be keeping the community busy this summer.

< <https://labs.ripe.net/author/mirjam_kuhne/the-ripe-chair-team-reports-july-2023/> https://labs.ripe.net/author/mirjam_kuhne/the-ripe-chair-team-reports-july-2023/>

 

Internet registry APNIC announces governance and election reforms

The Asia Pacific Network Information Centre (APNIC), the regional internet registry for 56 economies across the region, has announced significant governance changes.

< <https://www.theregister.com/2023/07/12/apnic_governance_reforms/> https://www.theregister.com/2023/07/12/apnic_governance_reforms/>

< <https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/news/internet-registry-apnic-announces-governance-and-election-reforms/ar-AA1dKyXA> https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/news/internet-registry-apnic-announces-governance-and-election-reforms/ar-AA1dKyXA>

 

Updating APNIC’s governance structure

The APNIC Executive Council (EC) is today announcing several improvements to APNIC’s governance structure and important updates to allow Members to practically amend and improve the APNIC By-laws.

< <https://blog.apnic.net/2023/07/12/updating-apnics-governance-structure/> https://blog.apnic.net/2023/07/12/updating-apnics-governance-structure/>

 

Giving APNIC Members power to change the APNIC By-laws

The process for Members to change the APNIC By-laws has been made easier, as part of governance improvements announced today by the APNIC Executive Council (EC). Previously, any change to the by-laws required the agreement of two-thirds of all Members; from today, change will be possible if two-thirds of all votes cast are in favour.

< <https://blog.apnic.net/2023/07/12/giving-apnic-members-power-to-change-the-apnic-by-laws/> https://blog.apnic.net/2023/07/12/giving-apnic-members-power-to-change-the-apnic-by-laws/>

 

Measuring NXDOMAIN responses

The DNS is a strange and surprising environment. One could take a simple perspective and claim that the aim of the DNS is to translate DNS names into IP addresses. And you wouldn’t be wrong, but it’s also so much more.

< <https://www.potaroo.net/ispcol/2023-07/nxdomain.html> https://www.potaroo.net/ispcol/2023-07/nxdomain.html>

 

On Internet blowback

In our Internet scanning experiments over the years, we have observed that some simple probes (for example, a TCP SYN or ICMP echo request) yield large volumes of packets in response although at most a few packets would be expected from the protocol specifications. We call this unexpected response traffic ‘blowback’.

< <https://blog.apnic.net/2023/07/13/on-internet-blowback/> https://blog.apnic.net/2023/07/13/on-internet-blowback/>

 

Inaugural DOCSIS 4.0 Interop Event Sets Stage for Interoperability Testing

Consumers are demanding increasingly immersive, interactive media experiences that require faster speeds, lower latency, increased network reliability and enhanced security. The future of the cable industry relies on interoperability to deliver what consumers need. That’s the goal of the industry’s full-court press toward 10G deployment, and it starts with DOCSIS® 4.0 compliance.

< <https://www.cablelabs.com/blog/inaugural-docsis-4-0-interop-event-sets-stage-for-interoperability-testing> https://www.cablelabs.com/blog/inaugural-docsis-4-0-interop-event-sets-stage-for-interoperability-testing>

 

Will Web3 Crush the Internet as We Know It, Leaving Big Tech in the Dust?

Web3 may be comparatively new in the digital space, but every big tech firm is moving towards adopting and developing Web3 products and services. The introduction of Web3 has brought about a paradigm shift in how users interact with other projects on the internet. Web3 outperforms every traditional client-server product and embraces blockchain technology, decentralization, and digital currencies. It aims to foster transparency, eliminate all possible intermediaries in different sectors, and, most importantly, empower individuals.

< <https://techbuzzireland.com/2023/07/11/will-web3-crush-the-internet-as-we-know-it-leaving-big-tech-in-the-dust/> https://techbuzzireland.com/2023/07/11/will-web3-crush-the-internet-as-we-know-it-leaving-big-tech-in-the-dust/>

 

Privacy and networking: Part 8 — IPv6 addresses and privacy

One of the biggest advantages of IPv6, from a network administration perspective, is the ease of renumbering. While IPv4 networks can be renumbered using DHCP, the process of changing the address of every device on a network is always fraught with unexpected challenges. People (like me) have a habit of manually assigning printers and network-attached storage (NAS) devices a fixed address so they will be easy to find and use.

< <https://blog.apnic.net/2023/07/14/privacy-and-networking-part-8-ipv6-addresses-and-privacy/> https://blog.apnic.net/2023/07/14/privacy-and-networking-part-8-ipv6-addresses-and-privacy/>

 

Specific App and Service Bans are Fragmenting the Internet: Increasing government actions to block or ban specific web services or applications are fragmenting the Internet.

Because of how the Internet works, top-down interference with specific services and technologies on the Internet will likely damage interoperation and tend to splinter the Internet into smaller, less-connected islands.

< <https://www.internetsociety.org/news/statements/2023/specific-app-and-service-bans-are-fragmenting-the-internet/> https://www.internetsociety.org/news/statements/2023/specific-app-and-service-bans-are-fragmenting-the-internet/>

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