BGP and the System of Trust that Runs the Internet Pt. 1 - OpenDNS Umbrella Blog: "What most Internet users don’t know, but many are beginning to discover, is the entire framework that holds the Internet together can be quite fragile. In fact the system in charge of correctly routing Internet traffic is largely built on a collective trust, or as The Washington Post recently described it, an ‘honor code’ of the Internet.
The fact is we all rely on core protocols of the Internet like BGP (border gateway protocol) and DNS (domain name services) every day. They are a foundation of the Internet. Even companies that provide content on the Internet but don’t need BGP services directly, still rely on the service to get that content to their customers.
This two-part series will cover BGP, what it is, how it works, and what global moving parts are involved. Part two of this series, publishing next week, will cover the technical and security issues surrounding BGP, and why they often have a drastic effect on a global scale."
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