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'''Paul Vixie''' is the CEO of [[Farsight Security]] and author of several [[RFC]]s and well-known UNIX system programs, among them SENDS, proxynet, rtty, and Vixie cron.<ref name="circleid">[http://www.circleid.com/members/620/ CircleID.com - Member Biography: Paul Vixie]</ref>. He was elected to [[ARIN]]'s board of trustees in 2004 and reelected in 2007 and 2010. Paul was elected chairman in 2009 and 2010 but did not seek chairmanship in 2011.<ref name="linkedin">[http://www.linkedin.com/in/paulvixie LinkedIn - Paul Vixie]</ref>

Mr.Vixie is a co-founder of [[ISC]], and worked as its CEO and President before transitioning to his role at Farsight Security. At the time of that transition, ISC sold its security-related assets to Farsight.<ref>[http://www.isc.org/blogs/isc-spins-off-its-security-business-unit/ ISC.org - ISC Spins Off its Security Business Unit], July 2, 2013</ref>

In 2014, Vixie was inducted into the Internet Hall of Fame as an "Internet Innovator."<ref>[https://www.isc.org/blogs/isc-founder-paul-vixie-inducted-into-the-2014-internet-hall-of-fame/ ISC.org - IFC Founder Paul Vixie Inducted into Internet HoF], April 9, 2014</ref>

In November 2021, Farsight Security was acquired by [[Domain Tools]].<ref>[https://domainnamewire.com/2021/11/09/domaintools-acquires-farsight-security/ Domain Name Wire - Domain Tools Acquires Farsight Security], November 9, 2021</ref>

==Involvement with ICANN==
Vixie was a founding member of both the [[RSSAC]] and the [[SSAC]].<ref>[https://internethalloffame.org/inductees/paul-vixie Internet Hall of Fame Inductee Profile - Paul Vixie]</ref> He departed the SSAC in 2015.<ref>[https://features.icann.org/thank-you-departing-community-members-0 Resolution of the ICANN Board - Thank You Departing Community Members], February 12, 2015</ref> He is a current member of the RSSAC.<ref>[https://features.icann.org/root-server-organization-rso-appointments-root-server-system-advisory-committee-rssac Resolution of the ICANN Board - Root Server Organization Appointments to the RSSAC], September 10, 2020</ref>

==Work==
In 1998, while he was employed by [[DEC|Digital Equipment Corporation]], he started working on the popular internet domain name server [[BIND]], of which he is the primary author and architect, until release 8.

After he left DEC, in 1994, he founded the [[ISC|Internet Software Consortium]] with [[Rick Adams]] and [[Carl Malamud]] to support [[BIND]] and other software for the Internet. The activities of [[ISC|Internet Software Consortium]] were assumed by a new company, [[ISC]] in 2004.

In 1995, he co-founded the [[PAIX|Palo Alto Internet Exchange]], and after [[Metromedia Fiber Network]] bought it in 1999 he served as the MFN Chief Technology Officer, and later as the president of PAIX.

In 1998, he co-founded MAPS (Mail Abuse Prevention System), a California nonprofit company with the goal of stopping email abuse.

He also used to run his own consulting business, Vixie Enterprises.

===Internet Evangelism===
In December 2011, Paul Vixie signed onto an open letter to the U.S. Congress sent by the [[Electronic Frontier Foundation]] that urged the legislature not to pass [[SOPA]] bills, which he and the 82 other signees believed would seriously hinder the future of the Internet, U.S. legitimacy with regards to Internet stewardship, and many industries tied together through the Internet, among other deleterious effects.<ref>[https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2011/12/internet-inventors-warn-against-sopa-and-pipa Internet Inventors Warn Against SOPA and PIPA, EFF.org]</ref>

==Publications & Patents==
Along with [[Frederick Avolio]], he co-wrote the famous book ''Sendmail: Theory and Practice''.<ref>[https://www.semanticscholar.org/paper/Sendmail-%3A-theory-and-practice-Avolio-Vixie/b1c4810398fa9a26fb4486f04fe00056732e8530 Semantic Scholar - Sendmail: Theory and Practice]</ref> He has contributed to a chapter in the book ''Open Sources: Voices from the Open Source Revolution''. He has authored or co-authored more than a dozen [[RFC]]s, mostly on [[DNS]] and related topics.<ref>[https://www.rfc-editor.org/search/rfc_search_detail.php?pubstatus%5B%5D=Any&pub_date_type=any&author=Vixie RFC-Editor.org - RFCs (co-)authored by Paul Vixie]</ref> He jokingly noted in 2002 that he was the record-holder for "most CERT advisories due to a single author."<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20030320132053/http://www.cctec.com/maillists/nanog/historical/0202/msg00482.html Archive.org - NANOG Listserv Message]</ref> He is also a frequent contributor at [[Circle ID]].<ref name="circleid" />

Vixie is a named inventor on three patents, as well as two patent applications. Most recently, in his work at [[Farsight Security]], he applied for patents related to [[Cybersecurity|network security]] and [[Cryptography|encryption]].<ref>[https://patents.justia.com/inventor/paul-vixie Justia.com Patent Database - Paul Vixie]</ref>

==Memberships==
Paul is a member of the [[SSAC]], [[RSSAC]], [[DNSSEC]], [[ARIN]] and a frequent participant in [[IETF]] and [[NANOG]].<ref name="circleid" />

==Education==
* PhD Computer Science, Keio University, 2011<ref name="linkedin" />

==Video==
'''Paul Vixie at the 2014 Internet Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony'''
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==References==
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