[CPWG] Questions to the board about distributed DNS

Sat Aug 20 05:01:51 UTC 2022

Thank you Chokri Ben Romdhane and others with this discussion thread.

Resilience is all about "Expecting the Unexpected" and banks on the high positives of decentralization and distributed
systems.

There are fortunately many technology options. One technology or one methodology will kill others is a specious argument in this space.
We need to "mature" fast in exercising the options in the emerging complex system.

The advances in technology has been so spectacular that I garner that a pair of "smart" spectacles can be configured into a DNS someday. So what the DNS does will be readily noted. Any perceived exaggeration in this statement may please be excused.

Suggested Reference:

OECD, "Building Resilience - NEW STRATEGIES FOR STRENGTHENING INFRASTRUCTURE RESILIENCE AND MAINTENANCE", 2021
[ https://www.oecd.org/g20/topics/infrastructure/Building-Infrastructure-Resilience-OECD-Report.pdf ]
Building Resilience - OECD<https://www.oecd.org/g20/topics/infrastructure/Building-Infrastructure-Resilience-OECD-Report.pdf>
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www.oecd.org

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From: CPWG <cpwg-bounces at icann.org> on behalf of Chokri Ben Romdhane via CPWG <cpwg at icann.org>
Sent: 20 August 2022 02:38
To: Justine Chew <justine.chew.icann at gmail.com>
Cc: CPWG <cpwg at icann.org>
Subject: Re: [CPWG] Questions to the board about distributed DNS

Dear Justin,
Thank again for interest
Yes and No, the use of blockchain will probably decentralized the  regulatation of DNS market without doubt which will be in  conflict with the key concept of one world one internet, but in the other side the with blockchain DNS we are going to abandon the heaviest registry registrar model and will reinforce the security of DNS management at a low costs, which will make DNS more affordable  and available.

So globally there is some risks but also some opportunities.

Freindly regards
Chokri

Le ven. 19 août 2022 à 8:39 PM, Justine Chew <justine.chew.icann at gmail.com<mailto:justine.chew.icann at gmail.com>> a écrit :
Eduardo, Chokri,

Thank you for your replies, which tells me what you are talking about exactly.

I think the mention of use of blockchains in this context clouds the real issue - which is whether the existence of an alternate DNS to the one that ICANN "manages" threatens the core concept of one world one Internet.

Justine
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On Sat, 20 Aug 2022, 01:17 Chokri Ben Romdhane, <chokribr at gmail.com<mailto:chokribr at gmail.com>> wrote:
Thank you Eduardo for sharing this useful record, a similar session have been presented  during the Middle East DNS forum 2022
https://icann.zoom.us/rec/share/8mbLwUflmBNDNS7bHPuj3jJxeKIE7n3mXX3--Kb1g4-zCjOUtkPhS1E36EuZBruZ.USblxEm6HtxLfJUp?startTime=1652695213000

Freindly Regards
Chokri

Le ven. 19 août 2022 à 3:24 PM, Eduardo Diaz <eduardodiazrivera at gmail.com<mailto:eduardodiazrivera at gmail.com>> a écrit :
Justine:

Encirca is selling domains in the blockchain - see https://www.encirca.com/blockchain/.

Check the presentation that they gave NARALO about this theme:  https://www.facebook.com/647891920/videos/2953461934799818/ . The presentation starts around 4 minutes into the video.

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On Fri, Aug 19, 2022 at 7:08 AM Chokri Ben Romdhane via CPWG <cpwg at icann.org<mailto:cpwg at icann.org>> wrote:
Dear Justine,
Thank you for your time and interest in this topic.
To answer your question "Do you have or can you collect some actual data to support your remark of "Some ICANN accredited registrars sell some blockchain DNS based gTLDs,"
Yes , I know some as I have mentioned in the question but it will be very hard to get exact data, and   I think that it will be useful to suggest to ICANN to make a study about the accredit registrar whose selling Blockchain domain name.

Friendly regards
Chokri

Le ven. 19 août 2022 à 11:00, Justine Chew <justine.chew.icann at gmail.com<mailto:justine.chew.icann at gmail.com>> a écrit :
We need to examine available information such as:
-Whether OCTO has or is looking to change its position from the relevant paper it published in April 2022 on this topic, in light of developments with blockchain etc etc
-Whether SSAC has or is working on an opinion on the topic (outside of NCAP, for which alt DNS is out of scope)

Do you have or can you collect some actual data to support your remark of "Some ICANN accredited registrars sell some blockchain DNS based gTLDs,"?

Kind regards,
Justine

On Fri, 19 Aug 2022 at 17:08, Chokri Ben Romdhane <chokribr at gmail.com<mailto:chokribr at gmail.com>> wrote:
Dear friends,
I personally have in mind those  questions for the board about  distributed DNS

"Some ICANN accredited  registrars sell some blockchain DNS based gTLDs, did the board  encourage such activities?
If some non regular DNS causes some collision with some regular DNS gTLD ,accredited by ICANN, how will ICANN act to resolve this issue?"

If you  continue to consider those questions immature as most of our friends mentioned during the call, I personally support Sebastien's proposal to constitute a subgroup that will continue to follow this topic.

Thank you again for your interest in this topic.
Friendly regards
Chokri

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