[Ssr2-review] geoff huston on dns abuse

[k claffy]

These days "DNS Abuse" is a current topic, particularly in the ICANN
world. The phrase describes an effort to engender a level of self-regulation
in the DNS supply industry, where behaviors are mainly governed by
contractual provisions between the registrant and the registrar and
between the registrar and a common registry. It allows various forms of
abusive behaviors, including criminal activities, that leverage the DNS
to be sanctioned by contractual enforcement, including the takedown of
the DNS names. It's a lot like the self-regulatory measures that are
common in the finance industry, but without the reporting framework,
without any common legal framework for enforcement, and without any
penalties for breaches. My suspicion is that it will turn out to be no
more effective than the similar measures to undertake self-regulation
in the finance sector and probably even more ineffectual than the rather
unimpressive results that the banking sector has posted. It's unlikely
to be successful in reducing the levels of abusive and criminal behavior
that leverage the DNS and the Internet.

http://www.circleid.com/posts/20201028-a-look-at-dns-trends-and-what-the-future-may-hold/