[NCSA] NC*SA July Meeting: Deploying DNS Security Extension (DNSSEC) in 6 minutes

[NC*SA Announcements List - Moderated]

The next meeting of the North Carolina System Administrators
organization (NC*SA) is next Monday, July 14th, 2007. 
Details about the meeting are provided in this note.  
We hope to see you there!

Topic: Deploying DNS Security Extension (DNSSEC) in 6 minutes
Presenter: Alan Clegg
Date/Time: 7:00 pm Monday, July 14th, 2008
Location: Room 1015, FedEx Global Edication Center, UNC at Chapel Hill
(Directions at the end of this email) 

*Topics and Speakers: *

Deploying DNS Security Extension (DNSSEC) in 6 minutes

There have been many tutorials on DNSSEC in the past, but few have
focused on just how easy it really is to deploy secure DNS.  In this
presentation, Alan Clegg will provide an easy to understand and follow
tutorial on rapid deployment of DNSSEC.

Additionally, Alan will comment on the newly released CERT advisory
regarding DNS Infrastructure vulnerability.

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 Speaker BIO:

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Alan Clegg has over 20 years experience providing support and management
of Internet facing systems.  As a Dale Carnegie trained public speaker,
Alan has provided tailored learning experiences to corporations (Banc
One, Jefferson Pilot Communications), at conventions and meetings
(BSDcon, InfraGard, HTCIA), and now, as part of his job with Internet
Systems Consortium (ISC).

During the NSF funded rollout of Internet access to higher education,
Alan assisted in the deployment of “high speed� (56k!) network access to
all 2 and 4 year degree granting, publicly funded colleges and
universities in North Carolina.  Later, as a member of the technical
staff of Berkeley Software Design, he provided training and support for
the BSD/OS and FreeBSD operating systems.  More recently, Alan was a
member of the senior engineering team at Hosted Solutions, a data center
solutions provider with multiple data centers in North Carolina and
Massachusetts.

Alan is involved with InfraGard, a public/private partnership between
the Federal Bureau of Investigation and providers of infrastructure in
the United States, and recently stepped down from the office of
President of the board of directors for the Eastern Carolina Chapter.

Serving as a volunteer firefighter for over 18 years, Alan became an
American Red Cross Disaster Services volunteer following Hurricane
Katrina.  He is also a trainer for the FEMA Community Emergency Response
Team, specializing in CERT response to acts of terrorism.

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Sponsors:
UNC FedEx Global Edication Center - 
http://www.global.unc.edu/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=31&Itemid=37
IBM - www.ibm.com
Trilug - www.trilug.org
UNC-TV - www.unc-tv.org

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Directions 

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THE FEDEX GLOBAL EDUCATION CENTER

301 Pittsboro Street
Chapel Hill, NC 27516

*Location:* Corner of McCauley and Pittsboro Streets
*Phone:* +1 (919) 962-2435
*Hours:* Monday through Friday 8:00 a.m. - 9:00 p.m.; Saturday 8:00 
a.m. – 4:30 p.m.

Locate the FedEx Global Education Center using Google Maps 
<http://maps.google.com/maps?q=301+pittsboro+street+chapel+hill+nc+27516>:
http://maps.google.com/maps?q=301+pittsboro+street+chapel+hill+nc+27516

GENERAL DIRECTIONS TO THE CENTER

 From Greensboro and Points West

On I-40 East, take the Chapel Hill 86 South exit (Airport Road/MLK Jr. 
Blvd/Columbia Street) (Exit 266) 4.5 miles into Chapel Hill. Turn right 
on Cameron Avenue, then left on Pittsboro Street, and the Global 
Education Center is on the left at the corner of Pittsboro and McCauley 
Streets. To use the parking deck, take a left on McCauley Street and 
then a right on Pharmacy Lane. The parking garage is on your right.

 From Raleigh, RDU Airport and Points East

On I-40 West, take the Chapel Hill/Hwy 54 exit (Exit 273A). Follow Hwy 
54/Raleigh Road/South Road through campus. The road turns into McCauley 
Street, and the Global Education Center is on the left at the corner of 
Pittsboro and McCauley Streets. To use the parking deck, take a left on 
Pharmacy Lane. The parking garage is on your right.

 From Durham and Points North

On I-85, exit right at the 15-501 South (Chapel Hill) exit. At the edge 
of Chapel Hill, veer right onto Franklin Street. In the downtown area, 
turn left on Columbia Street (86 South), then right on Cameron Avenue 
and left on Pittsboro Street. The Global Education Center is on the left 
at the corner of Pittsboro and McCauley Streets. To use the parking 
deck, take a left on McCauley Street and then a right on Pharmacy Lane. 
The parking garage is on your right.

Parking

Free Parking should be available in the GEC/McCauley parking deck and 
Beard surface lot (both on Pharmacy Lane) on the weekends and after 5pm 
on weekdays. For other parking options, visit the Department of Public 
Safety’s Parking Services website at 
http://www.dps.unc.edu/Parking/parkingnav.cfm or call Parking 
Information at (919) 962-3951.