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Fact File: See How The Seven Keys Of The Internet Work - Naijatechguy by NaijaTechGuy(m): 6:12am On Mar 18, 2017
It may sound like a scene from a Hollywood movie but it's true. Seven people from all over the world hold the keys to worldwide internet security. Here's how the keys work -



Each of the keys access a safety deposit box, which in turn holds a smartcard, which combines with every other smartcard to generate a master key. That master key controls one of the internet's central security measures known as the domain-name system, or DNS. DNS is what makes it possible for you to enter a web address, like http://www.google.com, instead of typing in the IP address, such as http://74.125.24.72.

The keyholders make sure that each web address is authentic. If they don't exist, millions of fake web addresses could send people to fake and dangerous sites.


The master key can reconstruct the entire system if there's a disaster.
The question remains though -How does a person gain this much power? Just an online application.

The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (Icann), the private US company that runs the system, only received 40 applications in their initial job posting for 21 positions. The criteria for choosing each keyholder was for their experience -
all have very long careers in internet security and also for their location, since there are limits on the number of keyholders any one country can have.
Here's the part that you'll definitely love if you're a techie:

Anytime the group has a meeting they undergo extreme security measures: they have to walk through two doors require a smart card, a pin code, and a hand scan in various sequences, then a third door that uses an iris scanner.


There's no limit to how long one keyholder can serve, and in the time the group has existed, only one has resigned.

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Re: Fact File: See How The Seven Keys Of The Internet Work - Naijatechguy by NaijaTechGuy(m): 6:12am On Mar 18, 2017
Re: Fact File: See How The Seven Keys Of The Internet Work - Naijatechguy by udemedia3(m): 7:10am On Mar 18, 2017
good one
Re: Fact File: See How The Seven Keys Of The Internet Work - Naijatechguy by justi4jesu(f): 7:10am On Mar 18, 2017
Nice one
Re: Fact File: See How The Seven Keys Of The Internet Work - Naijatechguy by Destinylink(m): 7:12am On Mar 18, 2017
Nice
Re: Fact File: See How The Seven Keys Of The Internet Work - Naijatechguy by oxon(m): 7:12am On Mar 18, 2017
I really diet grab all you wrote , cos am just waking up ... but at least I was second
Re: Fact File: See How The Seven Keys Of The Internet Work - Naijatechguy by Nobody: 7:13am On Mar 18, 2017
meaning? ? Don't understand anything you just said

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Re: Fact File: See How The Seven Keys Of The Internet Work - Naijatechguy by aquadude15: 7:14am On Mar 18, 2017
.Their mama. who say i no go make am. 7th to comment. im getting their
Re: Fact File: See How The Seven Keys Of The Internet Work - Naijatechguy by Nobody: 7:14am On Mar 18, 2017
Good and Informative . Guys above me who don't understand should indicate their dialects so I can translate it. grin
Simple and concise English and they are complaining. If na long story about Tonto or bbn or Davido they would memorise the detail, word for word.

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Re: Fact File: See How The Seven Keys Of The Internet Work - Naijatechguy by khanivorous(f): 7:14am On Mar 18, 2017
yeah Yeah

the blacklist: redemption
Re: Fact File: See How The Seven Keys Of The Internet Work - Naijatechguy by Adesiji77: 7:15am On Mar 18, 2017
Sounds like a scene from a Hollywood movie indeed.. cheesy

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Re: Fact File: See How The Seven Keys Of The Internet Work - Naijatechguy by Greedgod: 7:15am On Mar 18, 2017
Naijatechguy dont u want intern ?
Re: Fact File: See How The Seven Keys Of The Internet Work - Naijatechguy by Swash042(m): 7:17am On Mar 18, 2017
Read about this last year

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Re: Fact File: See How The Seven Keys Of The Internet Work - Naijatechguy by Monk92(m): 7:17am On Mar 18, 2017
Iz day now an illuminati something!... .
Re: Fact File: See How The Seven Keys Of The Internet Work - Naijatechguy by espn(m): 7:17am On Mar 18, 2017
Nice 1..I wonder how much this guy's get as salary...Cos the job looks time consuming and boring..
Re: Fact File: See How The Seven Keys Of The Internet Work - Naijatechguy by bewla(m): 7:18am On Mar 18, 2017
Who brought this up
Re: Fact File: See How The Seven Keys Of The Internet Work - Naijatechguy by Nobody: 7:18am On Mar 18, 2017
khanivorous:
yeah Yeah

the blacklist: redemption
Sista You too dey watch film grin
Re: Fact File: See How The Seven Keys Of The Internet Work - Naijatechguy by Slipknot(m): 7:18am On Mar 18, 2017
I see shocked shocked
Re: Fact File: See How The Seven Keys Of The Internet Work - Naijatechguy by Nutase: 7:20am On Mar 18, 2017
Sounds like a cult.
Re: Fact File: See How The Seven Keys Of The Internet Work - Naijatechguy by IamPrince1: 7:21am On Mar 18, 2017
Sounds like a Sci-Fi.
In other hand please if you are moved by Holy Spirit please pray for a healing for me, was diagnosed of scary ailment.
Re: Fact File: See How The Seven Keys Of The Internet Work - Naijatechguy by Nobody: 7:22am On Mar 18, 2017
FAKE!!!!!

The internet has no controlled structure par say. The internet is a connection of devices that are online.

The DNS have no key. These are all conspiracy theorists looking for the gullible ones to lock up in there prison fake theories without facts.

Anyone wonder why the only picture in the post is a personal one from the OP?

Ignorant Countrymen shouting 'very informative'

Lies are not informative. Not everything you see on the web is true. Even on nairaland!

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Re: Fact File: See How The Seven Keys Of The Internet Work - Naijatechguy by Dam5reey(m): 7:36am On Mar 18, 2017
Ok
Re: Fact File: See How The Seven Keys Of The Internet Work - Naijatechguy by afoltundeseun(m): 7:37am On Mar 18, 2017
BlacSmit:
FAKE!!!!!

The internet has no controlled structure par say. The internet is a connection of devices that are online.

The DNS have no key. These are all conspiracy theorists looking for the gullible ones to lock up in there prison fake theories without facts.

Anyone wonder why the only picture in the post is a personal one from the OP?

Ignorant Countrymen shouting 'very informative'

Lies are not informative. Not everything you see on the web is true. Even on nairaland!
I believe you die

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Re: Fact File: See How The Seven Keys Of The Internet Work - Naijatechguy by LAFO: 7:40am On Mar 18, 2017
Orishirishi



Wetin we no hear.

I don read.


I no believe sha

I sha read it for educational purposesonly
Re: Fact File: See How The Seven Keys Of The Internet Work - Naijatechguy by Glovicdaprince(m): 7:46am On Mar 18, 2017
Haha...Op, u copied all of this from the series...THE BLACKLIST REDEMPTION...This are the exact same things they said and showed..I just watched it last night and here it is copied online...Tell me u dint watch the film plss?? Hahaha...Op ehn

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Re: Fact File: See How The Seven Keys Of The Internet Work - Naijatechguy by shumuel(m): 7:50am On Mar 18, 2017
Okay grin
Re: Fact File: See How The Seven Keys Of The Internet Work - Naijatechguy by dokunbam(m): 7:53am On Mar 18, 2017
BlacSmit:
FAKE!!!!!

The internet has no controlled structure par say. The internet is a connection of devices that are online.

The DNS have no key. These are all conspiracy theorists looking for the gullible ones to lock up in there prison fake theories without facts.

Anyone wonder why the only picture in the post is a personal one from the OP?

Ignorant Countrymen shouting 'very informative'

Lies are not informative. Not everything you see on the web is true. Even on nairaland!


Ok
Re: Fact File: See How The Seven Keys Of The Internet Work - Naijatechguy by miqos02(m): 7:56am On Mar 18, 2017
some of us didnt watch the film,so the op help us small
Glovicdaprince:
Haha...Op, u copied all of this from the series...THE BLACKLIST REDEMPTION...This are the exact same things they said and showed..I just watched it last night and here it is copied online...Tell me u dint watch the film plss?? Hahaha...Op ehn

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Re: Fact File: See How The Seven Keys Of The Internet Work - Naijatechguy by eistien(m): 8:03am On Mar 18, 2017
sounds like a movies scene from blacklist redemption

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Re: Fact File: See How The Seven Keys Of The Internet Work - Naijatechguy by chygoz3(m): 8:06am On Mar 18, 2017
khanivorous:
yeah Yeah

the blacklist: redemption
Was just about to write this considering I just watched the episode a few minutes ago. Would be one heck of a coincidence if the OP did not watch the episode before getting inspiration to write on it.
Re: Fact File: See How The Seven Keys Of The Internet Work - Naijatechguy by hotspec(m): 8:07am On Mar 18, 2017
lemme read first.
*modified*
Looks like scenes from Prison Break
Re: Fact File: See How The Seven Keys Of The Internet Work - Naijatechguy by neolboy(m): 8:18am On Mar 18, 2017
From the blacklist redemption season 1 episode 4

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