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'''Increased DNS security thanks to Afilias'''
'''Increased DNS security thanks to Afilias'''
Afilias has managed to implement [[DNSSEC]] for many of its [[ccTLD]]s and [[gTLD]]s. Its [[.org]] [[TLD]] was secured with DNSSEC in 2009, making it the first open TLD to implement these important security measures.<ref>[http://www.thewhir.com/web-hosting-news/060209_Afilias_Secures_org_TLD_with_DNSSEC The Whir]</ref> On October 5th, 2010 it initiated the new security measures for [[.VC]] (Saint Vincent and the Grenadines), [[.LC]] (St. Lucia), [[.HN]] (Honduras), [[.BZ]] (Belize) and [[.AG]] (Antigua and Barbuda).<ref>[http://www.myhostnews.com/2010/10/afilias-increases-dns-security-with-dnssec/ Afilias Increases DNS Security with DNSSEC]</ref> It has continued to transition to DNSSEC secured TLDs.
Afilias has managed to implement [[DNSSEC]] for many of its [[ccTLD]]s and [[gTLD]]s. Its [[.org]] [[TLD]] was secured with DNSSEC in 2009, making it the first open TLD to implement these important security measures.<ref>[http://www.thewhir.com/web-hosting-news/060209_Afilias_Secures_org_TLD_with_DNSSEC The Whir]</ref> On October 5th, 2010 it initiated the new security measures for [[.vc]] (Saint Vincent and the Grenadines), [[.lc]] (St. Lucia), [[.hn]] (Honduras), [[.bz]] (Belize) and [[.ag]] (Antigua and Barbuda).<ref>[http://www.myhostnews.com/2010/10/afilias-increases-dns-security-with-dnssec/ Afilias Increases DNS Security with DNSSEC]</ref> It has continued to transition to DNSSEC secured TLDs.
==New gTLDs==
==New gTLDs==
In November, 2011, Afilias announced that it was going to apply for both simplified and traditional chinese [[IDN]]s for the translation of its [[.info]] domain under [[ICANN]]'s new [[gTLD]] policy. This followed an announcement by their competitor [[Verisign]] that they intended to pursue IDN translations of their own [[.com]] domain.<ref>[http://domainincite.com/afilias-to-apply-for-chinese-info/ Afilias to Apply for Chinese .info, DomainIncite.com]</ref>
In November, 2011, Afilias announced that it was going to apply for both simplified and traditional chinese [[IDN]]s for the translation of its [[.info]] domain under [[ICANN]]'s new [[gTLD]] policy. This followed an announcement by their competitor [[Verisign]] that they intended to pursue IDN translations of their own [[.com]] domain.<ref>[http://domainincite.com/afilias-to-apply-for-chinese-info/ Afilias to Apply for Chinese .info, DomainIncite.com]</ref>