Uploaded December 2022 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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We've heard some strange rumblings about 7 keys that can shut down the internet. But is any of this real, or is it just deception? We decided to find out.

Watch the Waveform episode: youtube.com/watch?v=26WvISI14g0
Watch the KSK ceremony we went to: iana.org/dnssec/ceremonies/47
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Chapters:
00:00 - Intro
02:58 - Road trip
05:08 - How DNS works
06:40 - How DNS Cache Poisoning works
08:37 - Public Key Cryptography
09:45 - ICANN Ceremony explanation
12:17 - Outro and wrap up

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