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Country:	USA
Website:	http://www.vigilsec.com/about.html

Russ Housley is a network security expert and founder of Vigil Security, LLC, a consulting firm.^[1] He is the current chairman of the Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF) and the Internet Engineering Steering Group (IESG). As Chairman of the IETF, Housley is also a voting member of the IETF Administrative Oversight Committee (IAOC) and Internet Architectural Board (IAB). He is also a trustee of the IETF Trust.^[2]

As Chairman of the IETF, Housley's top priority is to increase the improvement of internet security. During an interview in 2007, he revealed that he is working with three directors from IETF to speed up the development in this area.^[3]

Education[edit | edit source]

B.S. in Computer Science- Virginia Tech, 1982
M.S. in Computer Science- George Mason University, 1992

Career History[edit | edit source]

Russ started working in the field of computer and network security in 1982. He has worked with different organizations, including the Air Force Data Services Center (AFDSC), Xerox Special Information Systems (XSIS), SPYRUS, and RSA Laboratories.^[4]

Prior to his position as Chairman of IETF, he served as Security Area Director of the organization. He also became chairman of the Secure MIME (S/MIME) Working Group, held the position of co-chair of the IEEE's 802.10 Working Group and became representative to IEEE's 802 Working Group Executive Committee.

Books & IETF Contributions[edit | edit source]

Housley has authored two books about internet security:

Planning for PKI: Best Practices Guide for Deploying Public Key Infrastructure^[5]
Implementing Email and Security Tokens: Current Standards, Tools, and Practices^[6]

He has also contributed numerous RFCs on S/MIME electronic mail security protocol, Internet Public Key Infrastructure (PKI) specifications, Internet Protocol Security (IPsec) and two internet drafts.^[7]

Presentations[edit | edit source]

Key Management in Internet Security Protocols, June 8, 2009, National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Key Management Workshop in Gaithersburg, MD, USA
Successful Protocol Development, April 28, 2009, Internet2 Spring Member Meeting in Arlington, VA, USA
Technologies that are Influencing the Internet, December 18, 2008, China Next Generation Internet (CNGI) Engineering Forum in Beijing, China
Protocol Privacy Considerations, December 8, 2010, IAB Workshop on Privacy in Cambridge, MA, USA
Emerging Wireless Internet Standards, June 1, 2011, Wireless @ Virginia Tech Conference in Blacksburg, VA, USA
Extremely Brief Introduction to the Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF), August 24, 2011, Silicon Flatirons Roundtable on Internet Policy Strategies and Governance for the 21st Century in Boulder, CO, USA.

ICANN Involvement[edit | edit source]

As chairman of IETF, Housley is working closely with the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers to improve and maintain the security, effectiveness and efficiency of internet operations. In May 2008, he expressed his support to the proposal of the Public Interest Registry to implement DNSSEC in the .org registry and emphasized that the technology should be used within the entire internet to resolve domain name issues. He further encouraged ICANN to approve PIR's proposal.^[8]

He was involved in reviewing the ICANN Staff proposal to sign the root zone file using the DNSSEC Technology, submitted by former ICANN President and CEO Paul Twomey to the NTIA on September 2, 2008.^[9]

References[edit | edit source]

[1] Vigil Security LLC About Page

[2] Vigil Security, LLC

[3] Q&A:Security Top Concern for New IETF Chair

[4] Vigil Security, LLC About Page

[5] Planning for PKI

[6] Implementing Email and Security Tokens

[7] IETF Contributions

[8] Summary and Analysis of Comments on PIR Proposal

[9] ICANN Letter to NTIA Asst. Sec. Baker Regarding DNSSEC Technology

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 '''Russ Housley''' is a network security expert and founder of [[Vigil Security, LLC]], a consulting firm.<ref>[http://www.vigilsec.com/about.html Vigil Security LLC About Page]</ref> He is the current chairman of the Internet Engineering Task Force ([[IETF]]) and the Internet Engineering Steering Group ([[IESG]]). As Chairman of the IETF, Housley is also a voting member of the IETF Administrative Oversight Committee ([[IAOC]]) and Internet Architectural Board ([[IAB]]). He is also a trustee of the IETF Trust.<ref>[http://www.vigilsec.com/ Vigil Security, LLC]</ref>
-As Chairman of the IETF, Housley's top priority is to increase the improvement of internet security. During an interview in 2007,he revealed that he is working with three directors from IETF and they are concentrating in speeding up the advance development on this area.<ref>[http://www.networkworld.com/news/2007/073007-ietf-qa.html Q&A:Security Top Concern for New IETF Chair]</ref>
+As Chairman of the IETF, Housley's top priority is to increase the improvement of internet security. During an interview in 2007, he revealed that he is working with three directors from IETF to speed up the development in this area.<ref>[http://www.networkworld.com/news/2007/073007-ietf-qa.html Q&A:Security Top Concern for New IETF Chair]</ref>
 ==Education==
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 ==Career History==
-Russ Housley started working in the field of computer and network security since 1982. He worked with different organizations including:<ref>[http://www.vigilsec.com/about.html Vigil Security, LLC About Page]</ref>
+Russ started working in the field of computer and network security in 1982. He has worked with different organizations, including the Air Force Data Services Center (AFDSC), Xerox Special Information Systems (XSIS), SPYRUS, and RSA Laboratories.<ref>[http://www.vigilsec.com/about.html Vigil Security, LLC About Page]</ref>
-* '''Air Force Data Services Center (AFDSC)'''
-* '''Xerox Special Information Systems (XSIS)'''
-* '''SPYRUS'''
-* '''RSA Laboratories'''
-Prior to his position as Chairman of IETF, he served as Security Area Director of the organization. He also became chairman of the '''Secure MIME (S/MIME) Working Group''' and held the position of co-chair of the [[IEEE]] '''802.10 Working Group''' and became representative to IEEE '''802 Working Group''' Executive Committee.
+Prior to his position as Chairman of IETF, he served as Security Area Director of the organization. He also became chairman of the Secure MIME (S/MIME) Working Group, held the position of co-chair of the [[IEEE]]'s 802.10 Working Group and became representative to IEEE's 802 Working Group Executive Committee.
 ==Books & IETF Contributions==
-Russ Housley authored two books about internet security with the following titles:
+Housley has authored two books about internet security:
-* '''Planning for PKI: Best Practices Guide for Deploying Public Key Infrastructure'''' <ref>[http://www.wiley.com/WileyCDA/WileyTitle/productCd-0471397024.html Planning for PKI]</ref>
+* ''Planning for PKI: Best Practices Guide for Deploying Public Key Infrastructure''<ref>[http://www.wiley.com/WileyCDA/WileyTitle/productCd-0471397024.html Planning for PKI]</ref>
-* '''Implementing Email and Security Tokens: Current Standards, Tools, and Practices'''' <ref>[http://www.wiley.com/WileyCDA/WileyTitle/productCd-0470254637.html Implementing Email and Security Tokens]</ref>
+* ''Implementing Email and Security Tokens: Current Standards, Tools, and Practices''<ref>[http://www.wiley.com/WileyCDA/WileyTitle/productCd-0470254637.html Implementing Email and Security Tokens]</ref>
-He also contributed numerous RFC's on S/MIME electronic mail security protocol, Internet Public Key Infrastructure (PKI) specifications, Internet Protocol Security (IPsec) and two internet drafts.<ref>[http://www.vigilsec.com/ietf.html IETF Contributions]</ref>
+He has also contributed numerous RFCs on S/MIME electronic mail security protocol, Internet Public Key Infrastructure (PKI) specifications, Internet Protocol Security (IPsec) and two internet drafts.<ref>[http://www.vigilsec.com/ietf.html IETF Contributions]</ref>
 ==Presentations==
-* '''Key Management in Internet Security Protocols'''- June 8, 2009
+* '''Key Management in Internet Security Protocols''', June 8, 2009, National Institute of Standards and Technology ([[NIST]]) Key Management Workshop in Gaithersburg, MD, USA
-National Institure of Standards and Technology ([[NIST]]) Key Manageent Workshop in Gaithersburg, MD, USA
+* '''Successful Protocol Development''', April 28, 2009, Internet2 Spring Member Meeting in Arlington, VA, USA
-* '''Successful Protocol Development'''-April 28, 2009
+* '''Technologies that are Influencing the Internet''', December 18, 2008, China Next Generation Internet (CNGI) Engineering Forum in Beijing, China
-Internet2 Spring Member Meeting in Arlington, VA, USA
+* '''Protocol Privacy Considerations''', December 8, 2010, IAB Workshop on Privacy in Cambridge, MA, USA
-* '''Technologies that are Influencing the Internet'''- December 18, 2008
+* '''Emerging Wireless Internet Standards''', June 1, 2011, Wireless @ Virginia Tech Conference in Blacksburg, VA, USA
-China Next Generation Internet (CNGI) Engineering Forum in Bejing, China
+* '''Extremely Brief Introduction to the Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF)''', August 24, 2011, Silicon Flatirons Roundtable on Internet Policy Strategies and Governance for the 21st Century in Boulder, CO, USA.
-* '''Protocol Privacy Considerations'''- December 8, 2010
-IAB Workshop on Privacy in Cambridge, MA, USA
-* '''Emerging Wireless Internet Standards'''- June 1, 2011
-Wireless @ Virginia Tech Conference in Blacksburg, VA, USA
-* '''Extremely Brief Introduction to the Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF)'''-August 24, 2011
-Silicon Flatirons Roundtable on Internet Policy Strategies and Governance for the 21st Century in Boulder, CO, USA.
 ==ICANN Involvement==
-As chairman of IETF, Housley is working closely with the [[ICANN|Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers]] to improve and maintain the security, effectiveness and efficiency of the internet operations. On May 2008, he expressed his support to the proposal of the [[PIR|Public Interest Registry]] to implement [[DNSSEC]] in the [[.org]] registry and emphasized that the technology should be used within the entire internet to resolve domain name issues. He further encourage ICANN to approve PIR's proposal.<ref>[http://forum.icann.org/lists/pir-dnssec-proposal/msg00004.html Summary and Analysis of Comments on PIR Proposal]</ref>
+As chairman of IETF, Housley is working closely with the [[ICANN|Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers]] to improve and maintain the security, effectiveness and efficiency of internet operations. In May 2008, he expressed his support to the proposal of the [[PIR|Public Interest Registry]] to implement [[DNSSEC]] in the [[.org]] registry and emphasized that the technology should be used within the entire internet to resolve domain name issues. He further encouraged ICANN to approve PIR's proposal.<ref>[http://forum.icann.org/lists/pir-dnssec-proposal/msg00004.html Summary and Analysis of Comments on PIR Proposal]</ref>
-He was involved in reviewing the ICANN Staff proposal to sign the root zone file using the DNSSEC Technology submitted by former ICANN President and CEO [[Paul Twomey]] to the [[NTIA]] on Sepember 2, 2008.<ref>[http://www.ntia.doc.gov/legacy/DNS/ICANNDNSSECProposal.pdf ICANN Letter to NTIA Asst. Sec. Baker Regarding [[DNSSEC]] Technology]</ref>
+He was involved in reviewing the ICANN Staff proposal to sign the root zone file using the DNSSEC Technology, submitted by former ICANN President and CEO [[Paul Twomey]] to the [[NTIA]] on September 2, 2008.<ref>[http://www.ntia.doc.gov/legacy/DNS/ICANNDNSSECProposal.pdf ICANN Letter to NTIA Asst. Sec. Baker Regarding [[DNSSEC]] Technology]</ref>
 ==References==
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