Month: June 2025

DNS and DNSSEC: protect your domain

Posted on by Lluis Ouro

Having a website domain is the first step in setting up your digital identity, but you also need to protect it. Being familiar with DNS and DNSSEC is essential for guaranteeing it works properly and ensuring online security.

What is DNS?

DNS (Domain Name System) translates domain names such as www.domini.barcelona into IP addresses that computers can interpret.

While this appears to be an instant process, it involves various steps. When you write a website address in a browser, the request reaches the DNS resolver, which requests the information for different DNS until it finds the correct address.

DNS vulnerabilities

Although essential, DNS has its weak points. The IP addresses it handles are not encrypted and can be sent to anybody that requests them. This means that attacks such as DNS hijacking can occur, where hackers manipulate the DNS to redirect users to fraudulent pages or malware.

Extra layer of security: DNSSEC

DNSSEC (Domain Name System Security Extension) offers improved security for the DNS system.

It guarantees that the information obtained in the resolution of names is authentic and has not been manipulated, thanks to a digital signature system that validates the origin of the registers and protects the users against identity theft.

How to use DNSSEC?

DNSSEC works with a public key cryptography system. That means that instead of sharing a secret key, it uses two: a public one to sign the DNS registers and a private one to verify their authenticity.

To benefit from this:

  • your registration company must allow you to activate DNSSEC,
  • the domain must be digitally signed,
  • the DNS resolvers must validate the signatures

Although it might require technical knowledge, implementing DNSSEC is key to your domain and the users who access it.

Protect yourself online!

If you’ve got a domain, protecting it is part of your digital commitment.

DNS gives you visibility and DNSSEC protects you.

Find out more and make sure you’re making the most of all the tools available to guarantee your users’ trust.

All .barcelona domain registration companies allow you to activate DNSSEC, so all you need to do is choose the one that suits your needs best.Compare prices and services at:  https://www.domini.barcelona/registra/

Introducing ICANN Grants

Posted on by Lluis Ouro

The ICANN launched its first project series of subsidies in 2024, under the name ICANN Grants. The goal is to support initiatives from around the world working towards a safer, more inclusive and accessible internet.

ICANN Grants backs projects that address some of today’s main challenges for the network, such as:

  • Improving the security of systems that make it possible for domains to work.
  • Fostering innovation based on open standards and transparent technology.
  • Fostering greater participation by new stakeholders in the governance of the internet.

The grants not only provide funds, but also recognition and the promotion of initiatives aimed at building a more equitable and sustainable internet.

The call

In May 2025, the ICANN announced the 23 projects selected. One of these presented by the .cat domain, through Accent Obert (formerly Fundació .cat): a proposal based on assessing the performance of territorial domains (geoTLD) as a tool for improving internet access the world over.

Under the name Assessing GeoTLD’s Performance for Enhanced Internet Accessibility: An Open-Source Methodological Approach, the project will create an open-source methodology whereby any TLD in the world can check which treatment it gets from traditional and AI-based search engines, the goal being to generate useful knowledge for other linguistic, cultural or urban communities.

The role of the .barcelona domain

The .barcelona domain, as with 11 other domains in the cultural, linguistic and geoterritorial sphere, backed the proposal presented and will play a key role as a case study within the project.

Its role as a geoTLD aimed at citizens, language and digital proximity makes it a valuable example within the project headed by Accent Obert. It also strengthens the commitment of the city and the territory to a more inclusive and decentralised network which respects diversity.

A summer packed with big concerts.barcelona

Posted on by Lluis Ouro

Barcelona is set for an intense summer of live music at the city’s two main venues: the  Palau Sant Jordi and the Estadi Olímpic. The season got under way in fine style with concerts by Billie Eilish, Chayenne and Guns N’Roses offering a glimpse of what is to come in the height of summer.

The Palau Sant Jordi is offering a varied range of concerts combining international and national pop.  With a capacity of over 17,000, the venue has become established as an ideal space for concerts with a more intimate experience. Pablo López, Rigoberta Bandini, Ado, Marc Anthony and Rauw Alejandro will be performing here in June and July.

At the Estadi Olímpic, the venue for large-format shows, the music of Imagine Dragons, Kendrick Lamar and SZA and BLACKPINK will fill Montjuïc with music on hot summer nights. The stadium reaffirms its role as an essential stop for big summer tours and festivals.You can check the full programme, practical information and ticket sales on the official .barcelona websites, such as palausantjordi.barcelona and estadiolimpic.barcelona.

Bicing.barcelona becomes an international role-model

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The Bicing service has become an international role-model in sustainable mobility. The service was chosen as an example of good practice in bike-sharing in the seminar “Shared and Active Mobility Solutions”, organised as part of the European TERRAIN project.

Various European cities have visited Barcelona to get a first-hand look at how the service works. Much of Bicing’s success can be attributed to the density of stations, its interconnection with other means of public transport and the use of advanced technology for smart bicycle redistribution.

With its own .barcelona domain, Bicing stands out as it is flexible, economic and healthy. Offering electric bikes and push bikes and boasting more than 500 stations, the service allows users to get around the city easily.  With over 150,000 users at present, the success of the model now goes beyond frontiers.