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Date: Mon, Nov 11, 2013 at 7:37 PM
Subject: ICANN News Alert -- Status Update from the Expert Working Group on
gTLD Directory Services
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[image: ICANN] <http://www.icann.org/> News Alert
http://www.icann.org/en/news/announcements/announcement-11nov13-en.htm
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Status Update from the Expert Working Group on gTLD Directory Services
11 November 2013
*ICANN has embarked on a journey to reinvent today's WHOIS system. Help the
EWG envision a better system by joining the discussion at ICANN's Buenos
Aires meeting and online.*
The Expert Working Group on gTLD Directory Services (EWG) has been working
to envision a clean-slate approach to better meet global Internet community
needs for domain name registration data with greater privacy, accuracy, and
accountability. In its Initial
Report<http://www.icann.org/en/groups/other/gtld-directory-services/initial-report-24jun13-en.pdf>[PDF,
1.70 MB] published in June, the EWG recommended a series of
principles and proposed a model for the next-generation Registration
Directory Service (RDS) to replace today's WHOIS system.
In advance of the ICANN-48 Meeting in Buenos Aires, the EWG has
published a Status
Update
Report<http://www.icann.org/en/groups/other/gtld-directory-services/status-update-11nov13-en.pdf>[PDF,
2.26 MB] that provides further insight into the EWG's analysis and
highlights its current thoughts on key issues, after more extensive
exploration of open areas and careful consideration of all Community
comments received on its Initial Report. As the EWG's deliberations are
on-going, it is hoped that this report will provide insight into the team's
recommendations, answer questions, and stimulate lively Community dialogue
in Buenos Aires and online input.
Key issues highlighted in this Status Update
Report<http://www.icann.org/en/groups/other/gtld-directory-services/status-update-11nov13-en.pdf>[PDF,
2.26 MB] include:
- Identifying the data elements to be freely available on an anonymous
basis, and those that might require authenticated, gated access through
accreditation for permissible purposes
- Details on the principles for better privacy or proxy services and a
proposal for secured protected credentials for use by at-risk individuals
- Suggestions to improve data quality through standardization
validation, periodic checks, and prevalidated contacts
- Consideration of jurisdictional and applicable law issues, notably
data protection law
- Suggestions for ensuring harmonized approaches to data protection and
security measures, and a framework for binding corporate rules to meet data
protection obligations.
- Exploration of how existing technical protocols could be utilized by
the EWG's recommended implementation model (such as EPP or the RDAP
protocol under development by the IETF)
- Comparison of the current WHOIS system (as improved in the 2013 RAA)
to the EWG's recommended next-generation registration data directory service
- Description of various implementation models examined by the EWG,
including a detailed comparison of pro and cons.
The ideas presented in this Status Update Report are works-in progress,
not consensus recommendations, and may be further updated by the EWGin
Buenos Aires. The EWG hopes to use Community input and research into
specific areas to reach fact-based recommendations to be delivered in its
Final Report.
Join the discussion
There are several ways to participate in this journey to envision a better
system:
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Learn more and ask questions during the EWG's presentation "Exploring
Replacements for WHOIS â The Next Generation Directory
Services<http://buenosaires48.icann.org/en/schedule/wed-rds>"
on Wednesday, 20 November 2013, 8:30-10:00 ART, in Buenos Aires. A
recording of the session will be made available shortly after.
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Exchange ideas during an interactive open EWG
Workshop<http://buenosaires48.icann.org/en/schedule/wed-ewg-wrap-up>on
Wednesday, 20 November 2013, 16:30-17:30 ART, in Buenos Aires. The
dialogue will inform the EWG's deliberations as it refines its
recommendations for the next generation registration data directory
services.
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Submit your ideas to the EWG's Public Mailbox: input-to-ewg@xxxxxxxxx
Input is publicly archived. To read input received to date, please refer
to:
http://www.icann.org/en/groups/other/gtld-directory-services/share-24jun13-en.htm
What's Next?
Due to the complexity of the task at hand and the importance of basing any
next-generation RDS on a solid understanding of the benefits and impacts
that would likely result, the EWG has not yet completed its
recommendations, but intends to do so in early 2014, informed by Community
feedback and in-depth analysis of selected areas. The EWG expects to
reconvene in March 2014 to derive fact-based recommendations, delivering
its final report to the ICANN Board before June 2014.
Background
In December, ICANN announced the creation of an Expert Working Group (EWG)
on next-generation gTLD Registration Directory Services, as a first step in
fulfilling the ICANN Board's directive to help redefine the purpose and
provision of gTLD registration data. The EWG's findings are expected to
serve as a foundation to help the GNSO create a new global policy for the
provision of gTLD registration data.
A significant milestone was reached on 24 June
2013<http://www.icann.org/en/news/announcements/announcement-3-24jun13-en.htm>with
the publication
<http://www.icann.org/en/news/announcements/announcement-3-24jun13-en.htm>of
the Expert Working Group on gTLD Directory
Services<http://www.icann.org/en/groups/other/gtld-directory-services>(EWG)'s
Initial Report and FAQs, opening a consultation period with the
ICANN community. The initial
report<http://www.icann.org/en/groups/other/gtld-directory-services/initial-report-24jun13-en.pdf>[PDF,
1.70 MB] enumerated the users, purposes, data elements, recommended
principles and features, and proposed model to guide the development of a
next generation Registration Directory Service (RDS) to replace WHOIS.
The initial report was accompanied by a questionnaire soliciting community
input on complex areas needing further analysis to draft consensus
recommendations. While comments were received on the entire initial report,
two topics received the most feedback: the EWG's recommendation to replace
fully anonymous WHOIS with a gated access paradigm, and the suggested
Aggregated RDS (ARDS) implementation model.
The EWG's Status Update
Report<http://www.icann.org/en/groups/other/gtld-directory-services/status-update-11nov13-en.pdf>[PDF,
2.26 MB] aims to highlight the EWG's current thinking on these and
many other key issues, after careful consideration of all comments and
feedback received to date. It also provides a great deal more detail on the
analysis that lay behind the Initial
Report<http://www.icann.org/en/groups/other/gtld-directory-services/initial-report-24jun13-en.pdf>[PDF,
1.70 MB], as requested by the community.
More Information
The EWG work stems from the Board's
directive<http://www.icann.org/en/groups/board/documents/resolutions-08nov12-en.htm>to
redefine the purpose and provision of gTLD registration data, while
balancing data accuracy and access issues with safeguards for protecting
data. The EWG considered the important community work done over the last
decade by the GNSO, the SSAC, the WHOIS Review Team, the GAC and others.
The EWG's Initial
Report<http://www.icann.org/en/groups/other/gtld-directory-services/initial-report-24jun13-en.pdf>[PDF,
1.70 MB] reflects the EWG's consensus view of design principles and
features needed in a new RDS, along with a proposed Model illustrating how
these could be fulfilled in the ICANN domain ecosystem. For more
information, please refer to the Frequently Asked
Questions<http://www.icann.org/en/groups/other/gtld-directory-services/faqs>prepared
by the EWG after its Initial Report.
Initial Report Executive Summary
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ØÙØØØÙØ<http://www.icann.org/ar/groups/other/gtld-directory-services/initial-report-executive-summary-24jun13-ar.pdf>[PDF,
166 KB]
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EspaÃol<http://www.icann.org/es/groups/other/gtld-directory-services/initial-report-executive-summary-24jun13-es.pdf>[PDF,
249 KB]
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English<http://www.icann.org/en/groups/other/gtld-directory-services/initial-report-executive-summary-24jun13-en.pdf>[PDF,
232 KB]
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FranÃais<http://www.icann.org/fr/groups/other/gtld-directory-services/initial-report-executive-summary-24jun13-fr.pdf>[PDF,
235 KB]
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ÐÑÑÑÐÐÐ<http://www.icann.org/ru/groups/other/gtld-directory-services/initial-report-executive-summary-24jun13-ru.pdf>[PDF,
296 KB]
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çääæ<http://www.icann.org/zh/groups/other/gtld-directory-services/initial-report-executive-summary-24jun13-zh.pdf>[PDF,
338 KB]
Initial Report
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ØÙØØØÙØ<http://www.icann.org/ar/groups/other/gtld-directory-services/initial-report-24jun13-ar.pdf>[PDF,
572 KB]
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EspaÃol<http://www.icann.org/es/groups/other/gtld-directory-services/initial-report-24jun13-es.pdf>[PDF,
1.13 MB]
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English<http://www.icann.org/en/groups/other/gtld-directory-services/initial-report-24jun13-en.pdf>[PDF,
1.70 MB]
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FranÃais<http://www.icann.org/fr/groups/other/gtld-directory-services/initial-report-24jun13-fr.pdf>[PDF,
1.18 MB]
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ÐÑÑÑÐÐÐ<http://www.icann.org/ru/groups/other/gtld-directory-services/initial-report-24jun13-ru.pdf>[PDF,
963 KB]
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çääæ<http://www.icann.org/zh/groups/other/gtld-directory-services/initial-report-24jun13-zh.pdf>[PDF,
877 KB]
Consultation Archives
- A webinar on Monday, 8 July at 15:00-16:30 UTC â webinar
archives<http://www.icann.org/en/about/learning/webinars/gtld-directory-services-24jun13-en.htm>
- A consultation in Durban on Monday, 15 July â session
archives<http://durban47.icann.org/node/39627>
.
*To view the Expert Working Group's activities, please refer to the EWG
wiki <https://community.icann.org/pages/viewpage.action?pageId=40175189>.*
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