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'''Critical Internet infrastructure''' is a collective term for all hardware and software systems that constitute essential components in the operation of the [[Internet]]. |
'''Critical Internet infrastructure''' is a collective term for all hardware and software systems that constitute essential components in the operation of the [[Internet]]. |
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Physical transmission lines of all types, such as wired, [[Fiber Optics|fiber optic]] and [[Microwaves|microwave]] links, along with [[Router (computing)|routing equipment]], the accompanying critical software services like the [[Domain Name System]] (DNS), [[Email]], website hosting, authentication and authorization, storage systems, and [[database]] servers are considered critical Internet components<ref>[http://www.gao.gov/cgi-bin/getrpt?GAO-06-672], GAO Report on DHS Internet Infrastructure Challenges</ref><ref>[http://tools.ietf.org/wg/dnsext/], IETF Working group calls DNS critical Internet infrastructure</ref> |
Physical transmission lines of all types, such as wired, [[Fiber Optics|fiber optic]] and [[Microwaves|microwave]] links, along with [[Router (computing)|routing equipment]], the accompanying critical software services like the [[Domain Name System]] (DNS), [[Email]], website hosting, authentication and authorization, storage systems, and [[database]] servers are considered critical Internet components.<ref>[http://www.gao.gov/cgi-bin/getrpt?GAO-06-672], GAO Report on DHS Internet Infrastructure Challenges</ref><ref>[http://tools.ietf.org/wg/dnsext/], IETF Working group calls DNS critical Internet infrastructure</ref> If any of these systems and services were to be interrupted for a significant period of time "[t]he Internet...as we know it would collapse".<ref>[http://www.stevegibbard.com/], Steve Gibbard is an expert on critical Internet infrastructure</ref> |
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==See also== |
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*Rehmeyer, Julie J. 2007. Mappin |
*Rehmeyer, Julie J. 2007. Mappin |
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*Castells, M. 1996. Rise of the Network Society. 3 vols. Vol. 1. Cambridge, MA: [[Blackwell Publishers]]. |
*Castells, M. 1996. Rise of the Network Society. 3 vols. Vol. 1. Cambridge, MA: [[Blackwell Publishers]]. |
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*Castells, M. (2001), “Lessons from the History of Internet”, in “[[The Internet Galaxy]]”, Ch. 1, pp 9–35. Oxford Univ. Press. |
*Castells, M. (2001), “Lessons from the History of Internet”, in “[[The Internet Galaxy]]”, Ch. 1, pp 9–35. Oxford Univ. Press. |
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Revision as of 01:50, 17 January 2012
Critical Internet infrastructure is a collective term for all hardware and software systems that constitute essential components in the operation of the Internet.
Physical transmission lines of all types, such as wired, fiber optic and microwave links, along with routing equipment, the accompanying critical software services like the Domain Name System (DNS), Email, website hosting, authentication and authorization, storage systems, and database servers are considered critical Internet components.[1][2] If any of these systems and services were to be interrupted for a significant period of time "[t]he Internet...as we know it would collapse".[3]
See also
References
- Media Freedom Internet Cookbook by the OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media Vienna, 2004
- Living Internet—Internet history and related information, including information from many creators of the Internet
- First Monday peer-reviewed journal on the Internet
- How Much Does The Internet Weigh? by Stephen Cass, Discover 2007
- Rehmeyer, Julie J. 2007. Mappin
- Castells, M. 1996. Rise of the Network Society. 3 vols. Vol. 1. Cambridge, MA: Blackwell Publishers.
- Castells, M. (2001), “Lessons from the History of Internet”, in “The Internet Galaxy”, Ch. 1, pp 9–35. Oxford Univ. Press.