DNSSEC a reality, Chinese script domains approved, .xxx approved for pornography

The 38th ICANN meeting in Brussels is now history and was certainly historic. DNSSEC going live for the .org domain is the beginning of a new, more secure era for the Internet. See my previous post on June 23 for details.

It was also announced that the first internationalized domain names, those using Chinese characters, have been approved. A link the the announcement at the ICANN site (with a video) is here and the press release here.

Also approved is the .XXX domain, presumably for the porn industry. This controversial domain has been under consideration for years and was initially rejected by ICANN. The press release linked above has further details on this domain.