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The assumptions are being made:
Assumptions
*Intermediate to advanced students. *Unix or Linux knowledge. *Able to move around a Unix/Linux file system. *Able to edit configuration files with vi/emacs/pico, etc. *Basic to intermediate DNS understanding, including the use of Bind, rndc, dig, etc. *Intermediate to advanced tcp/ip protocol understanding.
Based on discussion we've had via email here is an initial proposed workshop outline
Please update as you see fit, let the group know via email, and update the revision number below if you make changes. Thanks!
Revision 2.0
ccTLD Workshop Outline
Location: Amman, Jordan
Organizers: Internet Society (ISOC) and
The Network Startup Resource Center (NSRC)
Instructors: Hervey Allen, NSRC
Romy Arslan, AUB
Kim Davies, ICANN
Baher Esmat, ICANN
Mirjam Kuehne, ISOC
Phil Regnauld, catpipe ApS/NSRC
Naela Sarras, ICANN
Daily Time Schedule Instructor Key
Breakfast Lunch HA: Hervey Allen
0800-0900 1230-1400 RA: Romy Arslan
KD: Kim Davies
Session I Session III BE: Baher Esmat
0900-1030 1400-1530 MK: Mirjam Kuehne
PR: Phil Regnauld
Break Break
1030-1100 1530-1600
Session II SESSION IV
1100-1230 1600-1730
Monday
Morning
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* Welcome to the workshop (MK)
* Local host welcome (Bilal Kisswani, TAGorg)
* Global Partnerships (ICANN) (BE)
* NSRC Overview (HA)
* Registry implementation and functions top-down model (PR)
* Attendees describe their current ccTLD operations. (MK)
- Egypt (.eg): [PowerPoint | PDF]
- Jordan (.jo): [PowerPoint | PDF]
- Lebanon (.lb): [PowerPoint | PDF]
- Libya (.ly): [PowerPoint | PDF]
- Saudi Arabia (.sa): [PowerPoint | PDF]
- Sudan (.sd): [PowerPoint | PDF]
- Tunisia (.tn): [PowerPoint | PDF]
- United Arab Emirates (.ae): [PowerPoint | PDF]
Afternoon
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* FreeBSD Materials (HA)
* Why we are using FreeBSD (HA)
* A FreeBSD Overview (HA)
- Note some differences from Linux
- System admin core topics
- FreeBSD Command Reference:
*DNS Presentation: (PR)
Overview
Tuesday
Morning
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* Security: What we are trying to achieve on the server: (HA)
Turning off recursion on your nameservers (HA)
Introduction to Cryptography (HA)
* DNS session 1: [Intermediate to Advanced Topics] (PR)
Afternoon
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* DNS session 2: (Intermediate to Advanced Topics) (PR)
* IDN Roundtable
- Implementation experience by .sa and .ae
- ICANN's test implementation
Wednesday
Morning
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* Cryptography continued (HA)
* DNSSEC (PR)
Afternoon
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* DNSSEC (PR)
Afternoon
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* Registry Management Best Practices (KD)
- (DRAFT only) ccTLD Best Current Practices
- Includes discussion of separation of services
* Open question and answer session on ccTLD management and registry
policies
Thursday
Morning
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* Security practice continued: (HA)
- SSH lab
- PGP
* Current policies and procedures for working with IANA and ICANN (KD)
- Requirements and procedures to make changes to admin and technical
points of contact
- Re-delegations
* Pointers to resources (MK/HA)
* Discuss Zonecheck (PR)
* Zonecheck for each ccTLD (PR, KD)
* Practical lab with each ccTLD to resolve issues (KD, PR)
Afternoon
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* Practical lab cont. (PR/KD)
* Workshop wrap-up (MK)
* Evaluations (MK)
* Handout of certificates