Internet.nl launched during Dutch Cyber Week 2015

News | April 15, 2015

During the Dutch Cyber Week 2015 the website Internet.nl was launched by the Internet Standards Platform, a collaboration among organisations from the Internet community and the Dutch government. On this website, visitors can check whether their Internet is up to date. Are your internet connection, e-mail and website actually using modern, secure internet standards? And if not, what can you do about it?

The Internet belongs to all of us and is heavily used every day by entrepreneurs, governments and citizens. To most people, the Internet has now become indispensable. The technical fundament of the Internet, however, is completely invisible and unknown to most of its users. As a consequence, modern, secure internet standards are often implemented too late or not at all. That's the context in which the Internet Standards Platform was founded and the Internet.nl website was launched.

Internet.nl

Through Internet.nl, visitors can easily and automatically check whether their internet connection, e-mail and websites support modern, secure internet standards. If one or more standards are not up to date, the user gets guidance on how to improve this. Currently, the portal covers the following standards:

  • IPv6: an extended, modern range of internet addresses;
  • DNSSEC: security extensions for domain names;
  • TLS: secured connections;
  • DKIM, SPF and DMARC: anti-phishing and anti-spoofing.

The current website is the first public release. The Platform will continue to improve and extend the website. Feedback is appreciated.

Dutch Internet Standards Platform

The Internet Standards Platform aims to increase the usage of modern and secure internet standards in order to make the Internet more reliable for everyone. The organisations participating in the Internet Standards Platform are: the Dutch Hosting Provider Association (DHPA), ECP, Standardisation Forum, Internet Society international, Internet Society Netherlands, the Dutch Ministry of Economic Affairs, the National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC), NLnet, RIPE NCC, SIDN, and SURFnet.

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How can I improve the score of a test?

In the test results, you will find an explanation of our findings for all the (sub)tests. Based on this, you could (let someone) make changes to your web or mailserver or connection.

Additional information can be found in our Knowledge base or our Toolbox Wiki.

Why do other test tools show different results?

Internet.nl attempts to always test against the most recent norms and standards. Additionally, we test as thoroughly as we can realise. This is why our results can differ from other (commonly-used) testing tools.

Some of the norms used in Internet.nl are set by the Dutch government. These can be implemented world-wide (and we recommend it!), but be aware that local regulations may differ from the norms used in Internet.nl.

How can I keep up to date of new developments?

News about Internet.nl is always shared on our website and social media. New versions are announced in a news post with the most important changes. You can also follow our work on the source code, new ideas and contributions are very welcome as well!

Users of our API and dashboard are automatically signed up to a mailing list in which we share updates and organise virtual meetings.

How can I (regularly) test multiple domain names?

This is supported by our dashboard and API. You can request an account here if your organisation fits in the target audience. The dashboard is also open source, so you could host this yourself as well.

In the dashboard, it is possible to enter lists of domain names, which then can be automatically tested on a specified interval. You can opt-in to receive an e-mail for every test result.

Can I join the Dutch Internet Standards Platform?

Where our Platform is focused on Dutch organisations, we are facilitating the Global Internet Standards Testing Community (GISTC) to connect international users of the test tool. You can register yourself for the community via international@internet.nl.

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