DNSSEC

Initiators of the DNSSEC.nl platform

The DNSSEC.nl platform is supported by the organisations listed below. Read more about the goals of the platform in the charter.

Ministry of Economic Affairs

In an open global economy, the ministry of economic affairs creates the conditions for prosperity, sustainability and entrepeneurship in The Netherlands. Part of the strategy of the ministry is to ensure that telecommunications are and remain safe and dependable.

NLnet Labs

NLnet Labs is a research and development group that focuses on those developments in Internet technology where bridges between theory and practical deployment need to be built; areas where engineering and standardization takes place.

It is our goal to play an active and relevant role in these areas through the development of open source software, through participating in development of open standards, and through the dissemination of knowledge.

PowerDNS

PowerDNS is an open source nameserver with a market share of over 40% in Western Europe and as such is a major player for both Internet registries as well as registrars.

SIDN

SIDN is responsible for the functional stability and development of the .nl Internet domain. As well as registering and allocating .nl domain names, the organisation enables Internet users all over the world to make use of these labels at any given moment.

SIDN also plays an active role in the technical, regulatory and political development of the Internet, at the national and international levels. Through the ENUM Foundation for the Netherlands, SIDN is additionally at the forefront of preparations to bring ENUM to the Netherlands.

SURFnet

SURFnet develops and operates innovative services for higher education and the research community. We focus on network infrastructure, authentication and authorisation services and multimedia platforms for online collaboration. About one million end-users access our services on a daily basis. SURFnet is part of SURF, an organisation in which universities, polytechnics and research institutions collaborate on groundbreaking ICT innovations. SURFnet has been a leader in ICT innovation in The Netherlands for over 20 years.