Person
Russ Housley
Computer and network security standards contributor. The IETF Datatracker profile captured on 31 August 2026 lists 127 RFCs, including RFC 10031, and current roles including chair of LAMPS and liaison manager to IEEE-SA. Its biography records service as IETF Chair from 2007 to 2013 and IAB Chair from 2013 to 2015.
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- Public roleComputer and network security standards contributor. The IETF Datatracker profile captured on 31 August 2026 lists 127 RFCs, including RFC 10031, and current roles including chair of LAMPS and liaison manager to IEEE-SA. Its biography records service as IETF Chair from 2007 to 2013 and IAB Chair from 2013 to 2015.Medium confidence
- Source basisPublic RDAP / registry recordsMedium confidence
- Last verifiedAug 31, 2026High confidence
Basic information
- NameRuss HousleyHigh confidence
- Public roleComputer and network security standards contributor. The IETF Datatracker profile captured on 31 August 2026 lists 127 RFCs, including RFC 10031, and current roles including chair of LAMPS and liaison manager to IEEE-SA. Its biography records service as IETF Chair from 2007 to 2013 and IAB Chair from 2013 to 2015.Medium confidence
- Last verifiedAug 31, 2026High confidence
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- Editorial contextRuss Housley and the MAC Address a Certificate Could Name but Not Make Unique, Six bytes can fit cleanly inside a certificate. The difficult part begins after they leave it: who assigned them, what interface is using them now, who observed that use, and why a local network should permit an action.Medium confidence