Partnership agreement between Afnic and DNSRF to strengthen the security of the DNS

Afnic, the registry responsible for managing the .fr ccTLD and several other French overseas and generic Top Level Domains, has signed a strategic partnership with the DNS Research Federation, dedicated to the analysis and security of the domain name system.

Afnic and the DNS Research Federation (DNSRF), a not-for-profit organisation dedicated to the analysis and security of the domain name system (DNS), have signed a strategic partnership agreement to reaffirm their commitment to training and research in the DNS environment and Internet stability and security. By joining forces with a wide array of stakeholders and researchers in the sector, this new Afnic Labs collaboration - Afnic's Research and Development department - seeks to understand the trends, threats and challenges of the DNS and to put forward solutions and recommendations.

This Franco-British partnership encompasses several joint research projects, the results of which will benefit the entire domain name sector, for example exploring the impact of innovative technologies such as blockchain domains and their consequences on technical standards.

About the DNS Research Federation

Founded in 2021 by Oxford Information Labs, the purpose of this not-for-profit organisation based in Oxford, UK, is to share its research on the DNS, and more specifically on its impacts on cyber security, regulations and technical standards.