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Why open-source DNS is 'internet's dirty little secret' (ZDNet)
LWN.net —
ZDNet is running an interview with Nominum manager Jon Shalowitz; it's an amusingly retro experience for those of us who have forgotten what 1990's-style security FUD looked like. "If I have a secret way of blocking a hacker from attacking my software, if it's freeware or open source, the hacker can look at the code.
By virtue of something being open source, it has to be open to everybody to look into. I can't keep secrets in there. But if I have a commercial-grade software product, then all of that is closed off, and so things are not visible to the hacker." ...
OStatic Buffer Overflow...
OStatic blogs —
... Why open-source DNS is the Internet's dirty little secret. Do Nominum's new Skye cloud DNS services close a key weakness in the Internet? ...
a trainwreck of a technical interview: skye cloud dns
terminal23 —
... threw down a doozy of a link today to a CNet interview with Jon Shalowitz, general manager of Skye, a new hosted DNS 'cloud" division for Nominum, who talks about why his proprietary DNS cloud solution is better than what is currently used. This is an example of many things, including how some people will say anything to market their product. And a shining example of irresponsibility in putting crap like this into ears of other managers who may then bring up these "solutions." ...
Well, I do like fluoride in my water
Educated Guesswork —
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Part of their pitch for this service is that it's supposedly
a lot more secure. Check out this
interview with Nominum's John Shalowitz
where he compares using their service to putting fluoride in the water: ...
Stupid FUD: Weird Nominum Interview
Security Bloggers Network —
... is a commercial DNS vendor that normally targets large enterprises and ISPs. Their DNS server software includes more features than the usual BIND installation, and was originally designed to run in high-assurance environments. From what I know, it’s a decent product. But that doesn’t excuse the stupid statements from one of their executives in this interview that’s been all over the interwebs the past couple days: ...
