Re: "VeriSign Moves DNS Server To Boost Security"

[David Charlap <David.Charlap () marconi com>]

Stephen Sprunk wrote:
> Thus spake "Gil Cohen" <gcohen () saturnbandwidth net>
>
> > In an effort to protect the Internet from future hacking attacks, VeriSign
> > (Nasdaq: VRSN - news) has moved one of the Net's root servers to an
> > undisclosed physical and virtual location.
>
> Maybe I'm missing something...  J's "virtual location" aka IP address is now
> available from every DNS server in the world, not to mention the public
> announcement that VeriSign made to various lists.  How is this undisclosed?

And how does it help anybody if a root server's address is made secret?

Wouldn't an off-line backup be just as useful and cheaper to implement?

-- David