Outline for ccTLD Workshop: Nairobi
Nairobi, Kenya
September 12-15, 2005 (Monday through Thursday)

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ccTLD Workshop Outline
Location: Nairobi, Kenya (Silver Springs Hotel)
Organizers: Internet Society (ISOC) and
            The Network Startup Resource Center (NSRC)
Local Host/Organizer:  Michuki Mwangi, KENIC
Instructors:           Joe Abley, ISC
                       Alain Aina, TRS
                       Hervey Allen, NSRC
                       John Crain, ICANN
                       Daniel Karrenberg, RIPE NCC
                       Mirjam Kuehne, ISOC
                       Lucy Lynch, University of Oregon
                       Giovanni Seppia, CENTR
Attendees:             List


Daily Time Schedule

Breakfast       Lunch
0800-0830       1300-1400

Session I       Session III
0830-1030       1400-1530

Break           Break
1030-1045       1530-1545

Session II      SESSION IV
1045-1300       1545-1800


Monday

Morning
-------
* Welcome to the workshop (MK) [PowerPoint]
* Registry implementation model (DK)
  Registry functions top-down model [PowerPoint]
* Atendees describe their current ccTLD operations
    - .ke (Kenya) [Notes | PowerPoint Presentation]
    - .tz (Tanzania)
    - .mw (Malawi) [Notes]
    - .mz (Mozambique) [Notes in Microsoft Word]
    - .ls (Lesotho)[Notes]
    - .zw (Zimbabwe) [PowerPoint Presentation]
    - .et (Ethiopia)

Afternoon
---------
* FreeBSD Materials (HA)
* Why we are using FreeBSD
* A FreeBSD Overview
    - Note some differences from Linux
    - System admin core topics
    - FreeBSD Command Reference:
* Install FreeBSD (HA)
* Post-Install Exercises
    - Include install of Gnome/KDE
    - Additional exercises for those who want practice

Tuesday

Morning
-------
* DNS presentation: [PDF | OpenOffice] (AA, JA)
* DNS session 1: Fundamentals
    - Exercises: [text]
        + dig
        + Retrieving BIND
        + Building, installing BIND
        + Testing your installation
        + rndc
* DNS session 2: DNS cache operation and DNS debugging
    -

Afternoon
---------
* DNS session 3: Configuration of authoritative nameservice
    - Exercises: [text]
        + Create a new domain
        + Set up a master and slave nameservice
        + Obtain delegation from the domain above
        + Test it
* DNS session 4: Delegation
    - Exercises: [text]
        + Delegating a subdomain
* nsd a Name Service Daemon (DK) [PDF]

Evening
-------
* Social at Carnivore [photos]

Wednesday

Morning
-------
* Current policies and procedures for working with IANA and ICANN (JC) 
* Requirements and procedures for getting IANA to make changes to (JC)
  servers and administrative and technical points of contact [PowerPoint]
* Re-delegations (JC) [PowerPoint]
* Registration process: registry vs. registrar vs. registrant (GS) [PowerPoint]
* Open question and answer session on ccTLD management and registry 
  policies

Afternoon
---------
* Registry Management Best Practices (DK, JC, HA)
* Discussion of infrastructure and separation of services 
     - boxes
     - OSes
     - connectivity
     - redundancy
     - security
* Server-based security [PDF 1-up | PDF 4-up | OpenOffice | PowerPoint] (HA)
     - SSH (sample lab): [PDF 1-up | PDF 4-up | OpenOffice | PowerPoint]
     - Network scanning with Nessus: [html | PDF]
         + [Sample Nessus report]

Thursday

Morning
-------
* Tools (JA, AA, DK)
    - RCS [PDF | Keynote (Mac)]
    - NTP exercises [text]
    - TSIG/norec [PDF | OpenOffice | PowerPoint]
* Public databases (HA) [PDF] (not done in class)

Afternoon
---------
* F Root server presentation (JA) [PDF | Keynote (Mac)]
* Pointers to resources (LL) [html]
* Zonecheck for each ccTLD
* Practical lab with each ccTLD to resolve issues
* Tools (AA, DK)
    - ethereal
    - ticketing
* Workshop wrap-up
* Handout of certificates [Sample PDF]
* Evaluations 

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