The Russian government has revealed plans to develop an ‘independent internet’ that operates separately from the Domain Name System used worldwide.
During a recent meeting of the Russian Security Council, officials discussed an initiative to create an alternative to the DNS, claiming the move could protect Russia and a handful of other nations in the event of a large-scale cyber attack.
The independent internet would cover the ‘BRICS’ nations – Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa.
According to Russian news site RT, Russian President Vladimir Putin is targeting August 1, 2018 for its completion.
The alternative DNS is designed to protect the BRICS nations ‘in the event of global internet malfunctions.’
Russia, China have long criticized the US' control over DNS
Russia, China, and many other countries have criticized the US for hoarding control over the domain naming system (DNS), a position they claim has allowed the US to intercept and tap global Internet traffic.
With a backup DNS system in place, all BRICS members can simply switch off the main DNS system and use their own in times of crisis.
Furthermore, the backup DNS system also allows oppressive regimes to deanonymize Tor traffic and hunt for dissidents, via an attack called DefecTor.
In addition, the backup DNS system also allows these states to isolate websites and services that other countries could not access.
Russia to launch ‘independent internet’ for BRICS nations - report
During a recent meeting of the Russian Security Council, officials discussed an initiative to create an alternative to the DNS, claiming the move could protect Russia and a handful of other nations in the event of a large-scale cyber attack.
The independent internet would cover the ‘BRICS’ nations – Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa.
According to Russian news site RT, Russian President Vladimir Putin is targeting August 1, 2018 for its completion.
The alternative DNS is designed to protect the BRICS nations ‘in the event of global internet malfunctions.’
Russia, China have long criticized the US' control over DNS
Russia, China, and many other countries have criticized the US for hoarding control over the domain naming system (DNS), a position they claim has allowed the US to intercept and tap global Internet traffic.
With a backup DNS system in place, all BRICS members can simply switch off the main DNS system and use their own in times of crisis.
Furthermore, the backup DNS system also allows oppressive regimes to deanonymize Tor traffic and hunt for dissidents, via an attack called DefecTor.
In addition, the backup DNS system also allows these states to isolate websites and services that other countries could not access.
Russia to launch ‘independent internet’ for BRICS nations - report
