F5 Networks And Infoblox Launch Joint DNSSEC Solution

Infoblox's industry-leading DNSSEC features replace manual key generation and zone signing with a "one-click" process that generates and securely distributes encryption keys to all appliances in the Infoblox Grid that serve DNSSEC data. F5 provides a FIPS-compliant option to satisfy the most stringent military grade key security. Both F5 and Infoblox systems handle the NIST recommended key polices and automatic rollover.

Deploying F5 to load balance several Infoblox appliances ensures high performance and availability. This configuration mitigates denial of service attacks on DNS. The superior tools provided by Infoblox allow customers to easily manage the adoption of IPv6 and the growth of IP addresses.

Supporting Quotes

Security researcher Dan Kaminsky, Director of Penetration Testing at IOActive who exposed the "Kaminsky DNS vulnerability" and is advocating implementation of DNSSEC, commented: "The lack of DNS security not only makes the Internet vulnerable, but is also crippling the scalability of important security technologies. DNSSEC offers the most feasible solution to a serious threat."

"DNSSEC adoption has been hampered by concerns over the operational complexity with provisioning encryption keys and the processing overhead required to sign DNS information," said Jon Oltsik, Senior Analyst at Enterprise Strategy Group. "Additionally, customers haven't had a seamless DNSSEC architecture option for global server load balancing and standard DNS, so they've had to choose between either deploying reliable intelligent DNS systems or securing their DNS infrastructure with DNSSEC. With the F5 and Infoblox solution, customers no longer need to compromise."

"This joint solution changes the game for DNS infrastructure deployments by advancing the security and integrity of both government and enterprise sites," said Jason Needham, Senior Director of Product Management at F5. "F5 welcomes this alliance with Infoblox. By combining two mission-critical DNS control points, the leaders in ADN and the DDI space allow customers to reap the benefits of an agile deployment architecture with layered security and simplified management."

Infoblox Vice President of Architecture and DNS expert, Cricket Liu, commented: "The combination of F5's and Infoblox's appliances provide enterprise customers an opportunity to build authoritative DNS infrastructure without giving up either global server load balancing or DNSSEC—a no-compromise solution."

For More Details, Attend the Joint Webinar March 10, 2010

There is a joint F5 and Infoblox DNSSEC webinar scheduled for Wednesday, March 10. The webinar speakers will feature industry experts Dan Kaminsky, Scott Rose, and Cricket Liu highlighting the value of DNSSEC and offering some related best practices. Register for the webinar here: http://www.infoblox.com/events/Infoblox-F5-DNSSEC-Webinar.html.

Additional Resources

Infoblox DNSSEC solution overview

F5-Infoblox partnership overview

F5 DNS Security solutions

F5-Infoblox announcement summary slides

About F5 Networks

F5 Networks is the global leader in Application Delivery Networking (ADN), focused on ensuring the secure, reliable, and fast delivery of applications. F5's flexible architectural framework enables community-driven innovation that helps organizations enhance IT agility and dynamically deliver services that generate true business value. F5's vision of unified application and data delivery offers customers an unprecedented level of choice in how they deploy ADN solutions. It redefines the management of application, server, storage, and network resources, streamlining application delivery and reducing costs. Global enterprise organizations, service and cloud providers, and Web 2.0 content providers trust F5 to keep their business moving forward. For more information, go to www.f5.com.

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About Infoblox

Infoblox delivers highly reliable and manageable platforms for core network services like domain name resolution (DNS), IP address assignment (DHCP), IP address management (IPAM) and more. Infoblox solutions " the only DNS, DHCP and IPAM (DDI) solution given a "Strong Positive Rating" by Gartner " are used by over 3,500 organizations worldwide, including over 135 of the Fortune 500. The company is headquartered in Santa Clara, Calif., and operates in more than 30 countries.