Strategy & Policy » China Domain Name System (DNS)

DNS software In September 2018, the Beijing Engineering Research Center of Internet Domain Name System (DNS) released the independently developed “Hongfeng” system, the basic software of DNS, and jointly launched the first domesticated DNS server with China Science Dawn. On July 1, 2019, the self-developed domain name system software ” Hongfeng ” system version 2.0 was released. The function and performance of the 2.0 version have been greatly improved in terms of updating, distributing and loading data in the root zone. At the same time, the 2.0 version is fully compatible with the RFC7706 international protocol for localization of domain name root resolution and supports local root zone services. The system explored the root server expansion capability, breaking through the technical limit of the number of 13 root servers in the world. On July 3, China Internet Information Center released a common radical domain name resolution framework based on the co-governance chain. As China’s top-level domain name registration and management institution, China Internet Information Center is responsible for the operation, management and service of national network basic resources. Since 2016, it has carried out the research on the application of block chain technology in domain name field, verified the feasibilityRead More →