EDUCAUSE, the association for information technology in higher education, and VeriSign announced today that DNSSEC has been deployed in the .edu domain.  EDUCAUSE manages .edu under a cooperative agreement with the U.S. Department of Commerce. scope of the internet. 

EDUCAUSE President and CEO Diana Oblinger said, “Dating from the creation of ARPANET through the present day, the higher education technology community has played a leading role in the development of the Internet as a platform for learning, discovery, and engagement. We have been happy to continue that role by being a lead partner in the launch of DNSSEC.”