MRMCD 2025

DOI - Beyond the Basics
13.09.2025 , C110 - Kleine Anfrage
Language: English

The Digital Object Identifier (DOI) system is ubiquitous in research or other published documents. Documents are assigned a unique identifier - a DOI - to enable long term retrievability and support communication.
But how are DOIs created? And how much does production cost? Why do they always start with “10.”? What software is used to actually achieve the massive scale and handle the high availability requirements? What are some unusual or special applications of DOIs? How do DOIs relate to others ids?

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Markus Toran is a security researcher based in Darmstadt with expertise in offensive and defensive techniques. He is a member of KITCTF. Markus completed his studies in computer science with a focus on IT security at KIT in early 2024 and worked as a security consultant. Markus is always interested in finding novel advancements and questioning the status quo.