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IEDR Opens Consultation on Removing DNS Checks

November 10, 2017 by Michele Neylon

IEDR DNS check

The IEDR has opened a consultation on removing DNS checks during registrations, transfers and other operations.At the moment when a .ie domain name registration is requested the IEDR will check if it passes the policy requirements and then does a technical check. If it fails the technical check the registration can fail. The same thing can happen when there's a transfer … [Read more...] about IEDR Opens Consultation on Removing DNS Checks

How Will the Internet Industry be Impacted by Trump?

December 7, 2016 by Michele Neylon

In January there will be a changing of the guard in Washington DC. Not only will President Obama be replaced by President Elect Donald Trump, but also a lot of the administration will change.What kind of policies will Trump be focussed on?Will these policies have a negative impact on the internet industry as a whole?The Internet Infrastructure Coalition (i2c) will … [Read more...] about How Will the Internet Industry be Impacted by Trump?

Are RIPE Members Trying To “Game” The System?

February 11, 2016 by Michele Neylon

RIPE NCC logo (2015 version)

This one piqued my curiosity this morning.There is no IPv4 left. While that's not something that non-techies care about (yet) it is something that people in the technical community are worried about at some level.Within the RIPE region the IP address allocation policy is governed by "the last /8 policy".A potential loophole in the policy allows new LIRs to get an … [Read more...] about Are RIPE Members Trying To “Game” The System?

Suspension of Kids.us Open To Comment

May 16, 2015 by Michele Neylon

Neustar, which has the contract with the US government to run the .us ccTLD, has opened a public comment on the kids.us namespace.The usTLD Stakeholder Council, of which I am a member, has recommended that the current suspension of the kids.us namespace be maintained indefinitely.The rationale behind this is pretty simple. While the underlying concept behind kids.us is … [Read more...] about Suspension of Kids.us Open To Comment

Help ICANN Fix Whois Conflicts With Data Privacy Law!

May 23, 2014 by Michele Neylon

ICANN has opened a comment period  in relation to whois conflicts with local law / data privacy law.Of course anytime ICANN, or anyone else, tries to make any changes to whois policy there are issues.Whois is, for a variety of reasons, an emotive subject.One of the areas that Article 29, several registries located in the EU and a number of registrars (including … [Read more...] about Help ICANN Fix Whois Conflicts With Data Privacy Law!

Cloudnames CEO Expects ICANN To Rewrite Internet Protocols

September 9, 2012 by Michele Neylon

While most of the comments on the SSAC report on "dotless domains" are supportive of the recommendations one of them is completely opposed.Rolf Larsen of CloudNames wants SSAC to recommend a rewrite of the protocols! Instead of trying to force the dotbrand owners to not use their TLD like they would want to, why not recommend changes to the Internet protocols? He also … [Read more...] about Cloudnames CEO Expects ICANN To Rewrite Internet Protocols

CoCCA Ploughs Ahead With Policy Changes

October 30, 2011 by Michele Neylon

CoCCA is implementing a number of significant policy changes effective 7th November. The changes, which were only announced today, will impact registrations in several cctlds, namely:.af .cx .gs .gy .ht .ki .ms .nf .sbYou can read about the actual changes here, but basically they're going to be sending lots of emails to registrants and confusing the life out of … [Read more...] about CoCCA Ploughs Ahead With Policy Changes

ICANN Seeks Input On Issues Surrounding Domain Transfers

July 25, 2011 by Michele Neylon

ICANN's domain name transfer policy, which is abbreviated to IRTP, is undergoing a series of reviews.To date two of those reviews have taken place.IRTP A is finished, while IRTP B's recommendations are currently being processed.The next review is, logically, "C" and the preliminary issues report is now available for public comment ie. feedback.This time round … [Read more...] about ICANN Seeks Input On Issues Surrounding Domain Transfers

ICANN Security and Stability Advisory Committee On DNS Blocking

June 19, 2011 by Michele Neylon

ICANN's Security and Stability Advisory Committee (SSAC) has published a paper on DNS Blocking.SSAC 50: DNS Blocking: Benefits Versus Harms is available for download in PDF hereThe paper isn't very long and has a short list of points that people should be aware of when considering implementing DNS blocking: 1. The organization imposes a policy on a network and its … [Read more...] about ICANN Security and Stability Advisory Committee On DNS Blocking

ICANN Hires New CSO – Jeff Moss

April 28, 2011 by Michele Neylon

ICANN has apparently hired Jeff Moss (aka Dark Tangent) as CSO. Moss is a well known figure in the internet security community and was founder of Black Hat and the Def Con conferences.However isn't Moss a bit conflicted? Isn't he on one of the review teams? So how can he work for ICANN whilst also reviewing it?I suspect this will be clarified when a more official … [Read more...] about ICANN Hires New CSO – Jeff Moss

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