ccTLD Workshop Outline
Location: Nairobi, Kenya (Silver Springs Hotel)
Organizers: Internet Society (ISOC) and
The Network Startup Resource Center (NSRC)
Local Host/Organizer: Michuki Mwangi, KENIC
Instructors: Joe Abley, ISC
Alain Aina, TRS
Hervey Allen, NSRC
John Crain, ICANN
Daniel Karrenberg, RIPE NCC
Mirjam Kuehne, ISOC
Lucy Lynch, University of Oregon
Giovanni Seppia, CENTR
Attendees: List
Daily Time Schedule
Breakfast Lunch
0800-0830 1300-1400
Session I Session III
0830-1030 1400-1530
Break Break
1030-1045 1530-1545
Session II SESSION IV
1045-1300 1545-1800
Monday
Morning
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* Welcome to the workshop (MK) [PowerPoint]
* Registry implementation model (DK)
Registry functions top-down model [PowerPoint]
* Atendees describe their current ccTLD operations
- .ke (Kenya) [Notes | PowerPoint Presentation]
- .tz (Tanzania)
- .mw (Malawi) [Notes]
- .mz (Mozambique) [Notes in Microsoft Word]
- .ls (Lesotho)[Notes]
- .zw (Zimbabwe) [PowerPoint Presentation]
- .et (Ethiopia)
Afternoon
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* FreeBSD Materials (HA)
* Why we are using FreeBSD
* A FreeBSD Overview
- Note some differences from Linux
- System admin core topics
- FreeBSD Command Reference:
* Install FreeBSD (HA)
* Post-Install Exercises
- Include install of Gnome/KDE
- Additional exercises for those who want practice
Tuesday
Morning
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* DNS presentation: [PDF | OpenOffice] (AA, JA)
* DNS session 1: Fundamentals
- Exercises: [text]
+ dig
+ Retrieving BIND
+ Building, installing BIND
+ Testing your installation
+ rndc
* DNS session 2: DNS cache operation and DNS debugging
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Afternoon
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* DNS session 3: Configuration of authoritative nameservice
- Exercises: [text]
+ Create a new domain
+ Set up a master and slave nameservice
+ Obtain delegation from the domain above
+ Test it
* DNS session 4: Delegation
- Exercises: [text]
+ Delegating a subdomain
* nsd a Name Service Daemon (DK) [PDF]
Evening
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* Social at Carnivore [photos]
Wednesday
Morning
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* Current policies and procedures for working with IANA and ICANN (JC)
* Requirements and procedures for getting IANA to make changes to (JC)
servers and administrative and technical points of contact [PowerPoint]
* Re-delegations (JC) [PowerPoint]
* Registration process: registry vs. registrar vs. registrant (GS) [PowerPoint]
* Open question and answer session on ccTLD management and registry
policies
Afternoon
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* Registry Management Best Practices (DK, JC, HA)
* Discussion of infrastructure and separation of services
- boxes
- OSes
- connectivity
- redundancy
- security
* Server-based security [PDF 1-up | PDF 4-up | OpenOffice | PowerPoint] (HA)
- SSH (sample lab): [PDF 1-up | PDF 4-up | OpenOffice | PowerPoint]
- Network scanning with Nessus: [html | PDF]
+ [Sample Nessus report]
Thursday
Morning
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* Tools (JA, AA, DK)
- RCS [PDF | Keynote (Mac)]
- NTP exercises [text]
- TSIG/norec [PDF | OpenOffice | PowerPoint]
* Public databases (HA) [PDF] (not done in class)
Afternoon
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* F Root server presentation (JA) [PDF | Keynote (Mac)]
* Pointers to resources (LL) [html]
* Zonecheck for each ccTLD
* Practical lab with each ccTLD to resolve issues
* Tools (AA, DK)
- ethereal
- ticketing
* Workshop wrap-up
* Handout of certificates [Sample PDF]
* Evaluations
Last modified: Thu Sep 15 14:05:11 EAT 2005