instead of giving this talk we are living on severely borrowed time in using the DNS system for Anything At All much less a directory service no security no hierarchy (except 1 thin layer at top with:) 13 points of failure 10 in US 6 in same city (DC), another 4 in California 3 behind military bureaucracies 1 in chapter 11 no authority no standard performance evaluation or monitoring no recourse for underperformance a technical authority noone trusts a policy authority noone trusts but hey it works (noone's more surprised than we)