The internet world has its keys. Keys that, according to the myth , would take control of the Web in its entirety. If this idea can leave pensive, for seven people on this planet, it is a real liability.
These seven men and women are the guardians of encryption keys (represented by smart cards). Taken together, these keys must schematically possible to control the Domain Name System (translation of domain names). This system is at the heart of the operation of the web since it allows to link a domain name (www.postslush.com) and unreadable for ordinary IP address (50.63.202.7).
The guards' key Web "officiate in the section of the ICANN (Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers), global organization responsible for its share of Internet control and administer IP addresses. They are themselves experts in computer security and are from different international institutions, not just American.
They meet four times a year since 2010, as part of an ultra secure ceremony, the content remains mysterious despite the assumptions of many divergent sources. This famous ceremony held in any case there is little near Los Angeles. A journalist from The Guardian was unable to attend and present the progress of this event and the atmosphere prevailing at the place. You can follow her experience in a recent report .