OVH, a French registrar and hosting provider, has been sent a breach notice by ICANN.
The registrar had not updated its whois format to be compliant with the 2013 RAA.
So for example, a whois lookup on ovh.net currently returns:
# local time : Friday, 16-May-2014 15:22:25 CEST
# gmt time : Friday, 16-May-2014 13:22:25 GMT
# last modify : Friday, 16-May-2014 06:08:01 CEST
# request from : 192.168.244.216:21591
Domain name: ovh.net
Registrant:
OVH Sas
Klaba Octave
140, quai du sartel
Roubaix, 59100
FR
+33.899701761
(fax: +33.320200958)
gygk33cnno3cf8zwscii@b.o-w-o.info
Administrative Contact:
OVH
Klaba Octave
2 rue Kellermann
Roubaix, 59100
FR
+33.899701761
(fax: +33.320200958)
0og193qe7kalvv4n0key@z.o-w-o.info
Technical Contact:
OVH
Klaba Octave
2 rue Kellermann
Roubaix, 59100
FR
+33.899701761
(fax: +33.320200958)
0og193qe7kalvv4n0key@z.o-w-o.info
Billing Contact:
OVH SAS
Lesimple Stéphane
2 Rue Kellermann
ROUBAIX, 59100
FR
+33.899701761
yuu6lj48e1avkjmvtcrf@o.o-w-o.info
Registrar of Record: OVH.
Record last updated on 2013-03-01.
Record expires on 2016-06-07.
Record created on 2000-05-11.
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The format is NOT the one mandated under the 2013 contract.
Here’s the output for icann.net by way of comparison:
The Registry database contains ONLY .COM, .NET, .EDU domains and
Registrars.
Domain Name: ICANN.NET
Registry Domain ID: 2346832_DOMAIN_NET-VRSN
Registrar WHOIS Server: whois.godaddy.com
Registrar URL: http://www.godaddy.com
Update Date: 2013-10-19 13:44:41
Creation Date: 1998-09-13 23:00:00
Registrar Registration Expiration Date: 2022-10-18 22:59:59
Registrar: GoDaddy.com, LLC
Registrar IANA ID: 146
Registrar Abuse Contact Email: abuse@godaddy.com
Registrar Abuse Contact Phone: +1.480-624-2505
Domain Status: clientTransferProhibited
Domain Status: clientUpdateProhibited
Domain Status: clientRenewProhibited
Domain Status: clientDeleteProhibited
Registry Registrant ID:
Registrant Name: Domain Administrator
Registrant Organization: ICANN
Registrant Street: 12025 Waterfront Drive
Registrant Street: Suite 300
Registrant City: Los Angeles
Registrant State/Province: California
Registrant Postal Code: 90094-2536
Registrant Country: United States
Registrant Phone: +1.4242171313
Registrant Phone Ext:
Registrant Fax: +1.4242171313
Registrant Fax Ext:
Registrant Email: domain-admin@icann.org
Registry Admin ID:
Admin Name: Domain Administrator
Admin Organization: ICANN
Admin Street: 12025 Waterfront Drive
Admin Street: Suite 300
Admin City: Los Angeles
Admin State/Province: California
Admin Postal Code: 90094-2536
Admin Country: United States
Admin Phone: +1.4242171313
Admin Phone Ext:
Admin Fax: +1.4242171313
Admin Fax Ext:
Admin Email: domain-admin@icann.org
Registry Tech ID:
Tech Name: Domain Administrator
Tech Organization: ICANN
Tech Street: 12025 Waterfront Drive
Tech Street: Suite 300
Tech City: Los Angeles
Tech State/Province: California
Tech Postal Code: 90094-2536
Tech Country: United States
Tech Phone: +1.4242171313
Tech Phone Ext:
Tech Fax: +1.4242171313
Tech Fax Ext:
Tech Email: domain-admin@icann.org
Name Server: NS.ICANN.ORG
Name Server: A.IANA-SERVERS.NET
Name Server: B.IANA-SERVERS.NET
Name Server: C.IANA-SERVERS.NET
DNSSEC: unsigned
URL of the ICANN WHOIS Data Problem Reporting System: http://wdprs.internic.net/
Last update of WHOIS database: 2014-05-16T13:00:00Z
In the letter from ICANN’s Compliance team they identify a number of issues. It sounds like the whois format problem was the one that caused them to start looking more closely at the registrar and when they failed to fix the issue they discovered other areas of non-compliance with the contract. As usual a timeline of ICANN’s attempts to engage with the registrar is included.
Here’s the full letter:
