Authoritative nameservers are delegated to provide the final resource record. Since the
security and robustness of DNS are critical to the general operation of the Internet, domain …

Root: A Proposal for Distributing Signing Authority requests to bogus hosts, where other
disruptive or criminal acts, like data phishing and malware infections can occur which …

The Domain Name System (DNS) is one of the most fundamental infrastructures of the
Internet. However, due to its design philosophy and implementation architecture, the current …

The metadata aspect of Domain Names (DNs) enables us to perform a behavioral study of
DNs and detect if a DN is involved in in-browser cryptojacking. Thus, we are motivated to …

Blockchains are not invulnerable. There are known vulnerabilities in various blockchain
ecosystem components. This field note describes some vulnerabilities observed in smart …

Abstract Domain Name System Security Extensions (DNSSEC) and Hashed Authenticated
Denial of Existence (NSEC3) are slated for adoption by important parts of the DNS …

In this paper, we systematically explore the attack surface of the Blockchain technology, with
an emphasis on public Blockchains. Towards this goal, we attribute attack viability in the …

In this paper, we shed new light on the DNS amplification ecosystem, by studying
complementary data sources, bolstered by orthogonal methodologies. First, we introduce a …

When domains expire and are released to the public, adversaries can re-register them with
the hope of exploiting residual trust from clients that are unaware of the change in …

In this paper, we consider the problem of effective notifications of domain abuse or
vulnerabilities to the domain owners, administrators, or webmasters. We have developed a …