Under CopyrightFotouhi Tehrani, PouyanPouyanFotouhi TehraniOsterweil, EricEricOsterweilSchiller, Jochen H.Jochen H.SchillerSchmidt, Thomas C.Thomas C.SchmidtWählisch, MatthiasMatthiasWählisch2022-03-1417.6.20202019https://publica.fraunhofer.de/handle/publica/40821510.24406/publica-r-40821510.1145/3357150.3357401Names are the cornerstone of every Information-Centric Network (ICN), nonetheless, namespace management has been by far neglected in ICN. A global and scalable namespace management approach is a challenge which not only concerns technical, but also requires attention to non-technical, e.g., organizational issues. In this paper, we present both a clear position on namespace management in ICN and preliminary work on a potential solution. We conceptualize a namespace management system for hierarchical names and introduce a prototype for NDN, which leverages existing DNSSEC equipped DNS infrastructure. Based on this, we are able to implement both technical and non-technical aspects of namespace management. We consider lessons learned and pitfalls from decades of the ever-evolving development of domain name system. As the de facto standard namespace management for the Internet, it is an integral orientation factor for both our concept and its implementation.enData Origin AuthenticationDNSDNSSECICNNamespace ManagementNDN004conference paper