About YOU ARE HERE Contact

Papers, Guides and other Publications
  • Public Comment Regarding DNS Transition , Baptista J., 9 June 2009
      Public comment submission on behalf of the Public Root to the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) on the Assessment of the Transition of the Technical Coordination and Management of the Internet's Domain Name and Addressing System.

  • Public Comment Regarding DNS Transition , Baptista J., 8 June 2009
      Public comment submission as an individual to the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) on the Assessment of the Transition of the Technical Coordination and Management of the Internet's Domain Name and Addressing System.

  • Public Comment Regarding the Deployment of DNSSEC , Baptista J., 24 November 2008
      Public comment submission to the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) regarding the deployment of DNS Security Extensions (DNSSEC) in the DNS hierarchy, including at the authoritative root zone level. The Notice of Inquiry (NOI) was published in the Federal Register on October 9, 2008.

  • The ACE Prefix and Internationalized Domain Names, Baptista J., 11 May 2005

  • Public-Root Name Server Operational Requirements, Baptista J., 17 January 2005
      The bible on the technical operation of root name servers to serve the public at large. First ever consideration of privacy issues affecting root operators.

  • Registry Operations, A Reference Guide for Top-Level Domain Operators, Version 1, Baptista J. and Thornton B., 14 January 2005
      The authoritative reference on the operation of a top level domain. Detailed instructions on setup and database strategies.

  • Dud Queries swamp US Internet Root Servers, Baptista J., 5 February 2003
      The biggest threats to roots today is in active TLDs the root can't see. I would love to see the impact of the China or Ankara root on the IANA namespace.

  • DDoS Attack: What The Media Did Not Tell You, Baptista J., 20 November 2002
      The DNS is one of the best kept secrets in the technology arena. There is so much dependent on DNS yet so few people have any idea what is behind it and how it works.

  • IPv6: In Search Of Internet Security, Baptista J., 9 October 2002

  • IPv6 Transition: Prepairing For The Big Shift, Baptista J., 25 September 2002

  • Overcoming IPv6 Security Treat, Baptista J., 12 September 2002

  • Electronic privacy issues affecting Canadians, business and government, Baptista J., 9 September 2002
      Warning to the government of Canada on the power behind root servers and the potential for electronic privacy violations.

  • @discover.CA, Who controls the Internet?, Baptista J., Heinzeman A. and Ingram J., 5 April 1995
      The first time I warned that the Internet was dangerous to economies, and governments.