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NetMission.Asia Ambassador: A journey of Exploring Internet Governance through an Asia Pacific Perspective"

Initially, my encounter with the term " internet governance " left me with a vague understanding, as Google's explanation provided only a basic overview. However, my curiosity was piqued, prompting me to delve deeper into the subject. This journey into the realm of internet governance commenced last year, around mid-April, with my involvement in 'Youth Internet Governance-INDIA' (https://youthigf.in/). Through YIGF-India, I gained valuable insights into Internet governance, particularly from the perspective of my home country, India. Expanding my horizons to encompass the Asia Pacific region, I embarked on a new path with NetMission.Asia (https://netmission.asia/). NetMission.Asia is described as a network comprising passionate young individuals from Asia, committed to engaging and empowering youth in internet governance discourse. Their goal is to foster youth mobility and effect positive change within Asia through impactful initiatives in Internet governance. Th

ICANN78: A fellow journey!!

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My journey as an ICANN fellow began just a few months back when I received that all-important email from our fellowship program manager, letting me know that I had been selected. But, here's the twist - I didn't actually check that email until the following day. I guess I was caught up in the busyness of life and didn't realize what a significant moment it was. Yes, before proceeding further, for those who don't know what ICANN is?  Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) is a non-profit, American-based organization that operates as a multi-stakeholder group. It is tasked with overseeing the management and protocols governing various databases associated with the naming and numbering systems on the Internet. Its primary mission is to guarantee the stable and secure functioning of the global network. Returning to my account of this journey, once I had confirmed my participation, our fellowship manager quickly became my primary point of contact. This w

Introduction to Artificial Intelligence

Hey, Siri! Please call Martin. After that, a bell will ring to get Martin's attention, or you can ask Alexa to play "Grow as We Go" from Spotify. The following sound will be the song playing, or you can inquire with ChatGPT about "codes for framing an email in JavaScript." Hola! The codes will be displayed on the screen. In our lives, not just in technical aspects, but in various ways, we are influenced by the new world technology known as 'Artificial Intelligence.' So, what exactly is artificial intelligence? Is it a machine that mimics the human brain's functioning, or is it a machine that imitates human behavior? Could it be that human intelligence has been integrated into a machine to enable it to function like a human? Furthermore, how does this artificial intelligence impact human work? Is it replacing humans, leading to the eventual elimination of human job opportunities? Or is it simply a revolution similar to others that have occurred in the

Routing: Choosing the best pathways since 1976!

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                             (Image Source: https://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/products/routers/what-is-routing.html) Routing basically means ‘to route’. The aim of the routing process is to provide a way out for the network traffic to reach from the source to the destination and this destination can vary from 1 to multiple locations. Thus, Routing can be defined as the path/route for network traffic flow from the source to the destinations, being both in same network or different networks. Routing is controlled by the Router and router is the device which actually defines the whole path for routing.   Routing Process: Routing depends on various factors like Administrative distance, ASN, Interface, next hop and mainly on Destination Network. Whenever the traffic flows out from the source and reach to the Router, the router at first check the destination IPv4 or IPv6 address and then proceed further by checking the Forward Information Base or FIB which consists of 3 main elements and

SSL/TLS-Secure Connection

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Whenever we browse the internet, we see some site URLs, there is a padlock present and in some, it is absent. The presence of this padlock symbolizes secure communication between the user and the server. This padlock consists of a secure communication certificate and that certificate communication is called SSL Certificate communication i.e., Secure Socket Layer. SSL's function is to build a secure chain of trust between the user and the server. The certificate is provided by a Certificate Authority (CAs) like Let’s Encrypt, Bypass, Comodo, GeoTrust et cetera, which actually builds the chain of trust running the certificate validation in a hierarchical manner. Most modern web browsers have flagged sites without SSL/TLS as insecure or unsafe. Going forward, SSL/TLS certificate may become a mandatory website hosting requirement . By hosting a website with SSL/TLS certificate, it provides security  to  the data transferred between the website and the Website visitor, by encrypting the