Ram Mohan explained that while DNSSEC does not solve every Internet-based security issue, it does offer a more advanced level of user security for directory look-ups than is currently in use. “For example, DNSSEC can ensure that a Web browser knows where to find the site you are trying to reach,” Mohan explained. “Browsers can employ this information to help protect users from phishing attacks and from being hijacked. Although browsers don't use DNSSEC in this way today, they easily could (and probably should.) Although you can still be hijacked and your site could still be the victim of phishing attacks, including DNSSEC in an overall security strategy will help to mitigate the risk to users.” Mohan also suggested that DNSSEC complements other security technologies and provides a platform for yet-to-be-developed innovations.
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