Standards and Protocols – Page 2

Balancing Protection with Performance to Double Down on DDoS

Posted on October 13, 2020 by Susan McReynolds

Combating DDoS attacks with the highest quality of mitigation means having the right platform, processes, and people in place. At Akamai, we’re recognized as a leader for DDoS mitigation solutions based on our Edge DNS, CDN edge-scrubbing, and cloud-scrubbing platforms that are designed to keep your internet-facing assets, services, and critical infrastructure protected. Continue reading Balancing Protection with Performance to Double Down on DDoS→

Making the Edge Come Alive

Posted on October 12, 2020 by Shane Keats

In April 2019, Netflix viewers streamed 164 million hours of on-demand content per day. Fast forward a year. In April 2020, Twitch streamed 55 million hours per day. The vast majority of that was live. Continue reading Making the Edge Come Alive→

Making the Edge Come Alive

Posted on October 12, 2020 by Shane Keats

Preparing for Y2038 (Already?!)

Posted on January 10, 2019 by Erik Nygren

It somehow doesn’t seem that long ago, but nineteen years ago during Y2K I spent my New Year’s Eve in the Akamai Network Operations center, waiting to respond to anything that might go awry as the clock struck midnight in…
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Preparing for Y2038 (Already?!)

Posted on January 10, 2019 by Erik Nygren

It somehow doesn’t seem that long ago, but nineteen years ago during Y2K I spent my New Year’s Eve in the Akamai Network Operations center, waiting to respond to anything that might go awry as the clock struck midnight in… Continue reading Preparing for Y2038 (Already?!)→

Architectural paths for evolving the DNS

Posted on October 16, 2018 by Erik Nygren

The Domain Name System (DNS) is one of the Internet’s fundamental systems, providing the top-level hierarchy for naming Internet resources. One of its purposes is to act as a sort of phonebook, allowing names such as "www.example.com" to be res… Continue reading Architectural paths for evolving the DNS→

Architectural paths for evolving the DNS

Posted on October 16, 2018 by Erik Nygren

The Domain Name System (DNS) is one of the Internet’s fundamental systems, providing the top-level hierarchy for naming Internet resources. One of its purposes is to act as a sort of phonebook, allowing names such as "www.example.com" to be resolved… Continue reading Architectural paths for evolving the DNS→

Passive HTTP2 Client Fingerprinting – White Paper

Posted on June 5, 2017 by Ory Segal

HTTP2 is the second major version of the HTTP protocol. It changes the way HTTP is transferred "on the wire" by introducing a full binary protocol, made up of TCP connections, streams and frames, rather than simply being a plain-text… Continue reading Passive HTTP2 Client Fingerprinting – White Paper→

Reaching toward universal TLS SNI

Posted on March 23, 2017 by Erik Nygren

The past few years have seen a dramatic increase in client support for TLS SNI (a technology standard that makes HTTPS much more scaleable). While early 2014 saw fewer than 85% of HTTPS requests being sent by clients supporting TLS… Continue reading Reaching toward universal TLS SNI→

Planning for the end of 2016: a leap second and the end-of-support for SHA-1 TLS certificates

Posted on November 2, 2016 by Erik Nygren

New Year’s Eve is typically in the depth of end-of-year change freezes for most IT organizations. At the end of 2016, however, two major events will be occurring right at the end of the year: a leap second and the… Continue reading Planning for the end of 2016: a leap second and the end-of-support for SHA-1 TLS certificates→