Paul Kane is chief executive of the British technology firm CommunityDNS[1] and from 2010 to 2017 was one of seven people entrusted with a credit card-like key to restart portions of the World Wide Web or internet which are secured with DNSSEC, after a catastrophic event such as a major security breach or terrorist attack.[1][2] If such a situation arises, five keyholders will travel to the United States to meet up and restart the DNSSEC system.[3]

Kane runs ICB, registrars for the controversial .io ccTLD.[4]

References

  1. 1 2 Kiss, Jemima. "Is there really a key to reboot the internet?". The Guardian. Retrieved 17 October 2013.
  2. ↑ "Trusted Community Representatives". IANA. Retrieved 3 August 2020.
  3. ↑ Schneier, Bruce (July 28, 2010). "DNSSEC Root Key Split Among Seven People". Schneier on Security. Retrieved 17 October 2013.
  4. ↑ McCarthy, Kieran (May 27, 2019). "Uh-oh .io: Question mark hangs over trendy tech startup domains as UN condemns British empire hangover. The Chagos Islands situation, already a shameful episode of UK history, just got worse". The Register. Retrieved 3 July 2020.
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