The Major Upgrade of The Defcon’s Network: Here’s What You Need To Know

DEF CON, one of the best hacking conventions, has announced that it is working to modernize its network with next-generation features in order to enhance network efficiency and security.

Defcon’s most recent convention, “DEF CON 30,” drew 25,000 attendees and 28.9K+ site visits something that would soon put goons in a position to start thinking about the future of the DEF CON network.

Some of the feature upgrades you should expect to gradually see are:

• ✅IPv4 ➡️IPv6
• ✅DNS ➡️DNSSEC
• ✅DNS ➡️DNS+DoT
• ✅RSA TLS ➡️ECC TLS
• ✅OpenSSL v1.1.x ➡️3.0.x
• ✅SMTP TLS ➡️DANE+MTA STS
• ✅HTTP/1.1 ➡️HTTP/2
• ✅Available over Tor
• ✅BitTorrent v1 ➡️v1v2
• ⏳HTTP/3
• ⏳ADoT
• ⏳TLS 1.2+1.3 ➡️TLS 1.3 Only
• ✅🚫HTTP 0.9 or HTTP 1.0
• ✅🚫Unencrypted SMTP
• ✅2FA for all administration
• ✅HTTPS torrent tracker

To keep up with the latest of what’s happening at DEF CON, follow them on Twitter @ defcon as well as DEFCON Parrot for some of the latest updates from its community members.

Finally, feel free to do tech write ups as a request from Defcon, so as to raise awareness/educate the community members in regards to these upgrade and features, as well as write-ups about your experience and thoughts about Defcon.