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26 August 1300 UTC: Briefing Session on Registrar Impersonation in Phishing Attacks
by At-Large Staff Aug. 19, 2008

Aug. 19, 2008

Dear all, We would like to invite you to a briefing attended by Dave Piscitello from the Security and Stability Advisory Committee (SSAC) on Registrar Impersonation in Phishing Attacks. The briefing will be on August 26th at 1300 UTC. The meeting will be recorded and there will be simultaneous interpretation in French and Spanish. Please find the SSAC Advisory on Registrar Impersonation and participation instructions on the meeting page. There is also a link to follow this presentation using Adobe Connect. https://st.icann.org/alac/index.cgi?registrar_impersonation_in_phishing_atta cks What is Registrar Impersonation in Phishing Attacks? The attacker impersonates a domain name registrar and sends an expected or anticipated correspondence to a registrar¹s customer (a registrant) regarding a domain name related matter. Examples of expected correspondence include a notice of pending expiration of a domain name registration, a promotional email, a notice informing the registrant of an account management issue, or generally, any correspondence that requires or encourages a customer¹s immediate attention. The correspondence, however, is bogus. The phisher creates a web site that is deceptively similar to the registrar¹s site to induce the customer into accessing his domain management account and unwittingly disclose his account credentials to the phisher. The phisher will use the customer¹s captured credentials to access the customer¹s domain name portfolio, alter DNS information of domain name(s) in that account and use the domains to abet additional attacks. Regards, Nick Ashton-Hart, Matthias Langenegger, Frederic Teboul ICANN At-Large Staff email: staff(a)atlarge.icann.org

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August 2008 Policy Update Now Available
by At-Large Staff Aug. 19, 2008

Aug. 19, 2008

The ICANN Policy Update for August 2008 was published a few days ago it contains brief summaries of issues being addressed by the ICANN community's bottom-up policy development structure, as well as information on related policy development activities. The ICANN Policy Staff provides monthly updates in response to requests from the community for periodic summaries of ICANN's policy work. The goal of the Policy Update is to maximize transparency and encourage broad community participation in ICANN's policy development activities. The Spanish and French editions will be announced when the translations are completed. You may sign up to receive the update in English, French, or Spanish at http://www.icann.org/en/newsletter/ Contents 1. YOUR COMMENTS NEEDED ON POLICY ISSUES <http://www.icann.org/en/topics/policy/update-aug08.htm#1> 2. ICANN POLICY INFORMATION AT YOUR FINGERTIPS <http://www.icann.org/en/topics/policy/update-aug08.htm#2> 3. IMPROVING THE GNSO AND ASSIGNING COUNCIL SEATS <http://www.icann.org/en/topics/policy/update-aug08.htm#3> 4. WHOIS TO STUDY OR NOT TO STUDY? <http://www.icann.org/en/topics/policy/update-aug08.htm#4> 5. MAKING IT EASIER TO TRANSFER DOMAINS BETWEEN REGISTRARS <http://www.icann.org/en/topics/policy/update-aug08.htm#5> 6. HOW SHOULD WE DEAL WITH FAST FLUXING CYBERCRIMINALS? <http://www.icann.org/en/topics/policy/update-aug08.htm#6> 7. DOMAIN NAME FRONT RUNNING IF IT'S PREVALENT, WHAT SHOULD BE DONE ABOUT IT? <http://www.icann.org/en/topics/policy/update-aug08.htm#7> 8. INTERNATIONALIZNG COUNTRY CODE TOP LEVEL DOMAINS <http://www.icann.org/en/topics/policy/update-aug08.htm#8> 9. IS IT TIME TO RE-CONSIDER ICANN'S GEOGRAPHIC REGIONS? <http://www.icann.org/en/topics/policy/update-aug08.htm#9> 10. CCNSO WELCOMES .DZ, .AM <http://www.icann.org/en/topics/policy/update-aug08.htm#10> 11. CCNSO IMPROVEMENT PLAN UNDERWAY <http://www.icann.org/en/topics/policy/update-aug08.htm#11> 12. AT-LARGE INVOLVEMENT IN ICANN CONTINUES TO GROW <http://www.icann.org/en/topics/policy/update-aug08.htm#12> 13. AT-LARGE BRINGING AN INDIVIDUAL USER PERSPECTIVE TO POLICY DEVELOPMENT <http://www.icann.org/en/topics/policy/update-aug08.htm#13> 14. AT-LARGE ELECTIONS AND APPOINTMENTS <http://www.icann.org/en/topics/policy/update-aug08.htm#14> 15. NEW GLOBAL ASN POLICY TO BE IMPLEMENTED, FUTURE OF GLOBAL IPV4 POLICY UNCLEAR <http://www.icann.org/en/topics/policy/update-aug08.htm#15> 16. SSAC WORKING ON DNSSEC STATUS REPORT <http://www.icann.org/en/topics/policy/update-aug08.htm#16> 17. SSAC ANALYZES PHISHING <http://www.icann.org/en/topics/policy/update-aug08.htm#17> 18. SSAC REPORTS AND ADVISORIES AT A GLANCE <http://www.icann.org/en/topics/policy/update-aug08.htm#18> Links to additional information are included and readers are encouraged to go beyond these brief summaries to learn more about the ICANN community's work. As always, the Policy Staff welcomes comments and suggestions on how to improve its policy communications efforts. Please send these comments to policy-staff(a)icann.org. -- Regards, Nick Ashton-Hart, Matthias Langenegger, Frederic Teboul ICANN At-Large Staff email: staff(a)atlarge.icann.org

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20 August 1300 UTC: Discussion of At-Large Travel and the New Travel Procedure
by At-Large Staff Aug. 18, 2008

Aug. 18, 2008

Dear all, We would like to invite you to a discussion on the new travel policy for At-Large this Wednesday, 20 August at 1300 UTC. There has been quite a bit of discussion about the new Travel Procedures for Volunteers announced on 13th August ( http://www.icann.org/en/announcements/announcement-13aug08-en.htm) This procedure changes considerably the travel support for the community and for At-Large in particular. The call is to discuss the new approach and its impact on At-Large with Denise Michel, VP Policy Development, and Doug Brent, COO. There will be no interpretation for this call. Spanish and French speakers are encouraged to join the Adobe Connect channel for this meeting and submit their questions in the chat room. You can also use the comment button on the meeting page below to send your question in advance. Further details are available at: https://st.icann.org/alac/index.cgi?icann_travel_procedure_for_volunteers Please note that there will be a briefing session on the Draft RAA Amendments following this meeting at 1400 UTC. Regards, Nick Ashton-Hart, Matthias Langenegger, Frederic Teboul ICANN At-Large Staff email: staff(a)atlarge.icann.org

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The Future of ICANN: A Series of Regional Consultative Meetings
by At-Large Staff Aug. 18, 2008

Aug. 18, 2008

The Future of ICANN: A Series of Regional Consultative Meetings http://www.icann.org/en/announcements/announcement-15aug08-en.htm 15 August 2008 A series of regional consultative meetings about crucial changes to ICANN will take place over the next three months in an effort to reach out to and involve the organization's global stakeholders. Four dates had been set so far*, with at least one other due to be announced shortly. They are: Tuesday, 19 August: Montevideo, Uruguay Tuesday, 26 August: Christchurch, New Zealand. Monday, 15 September: Geneva, Switzerland Tuesday, 30 September: Washington DC, United States of America A further date in Africa will be added shortly. The meetings will be a part of ICANN's Improving Institutional Confidence (IIC) consultation that was opened in June following the community's response to the Midterm Review of the Joint Project Agreement (JPA) that ICANN has with the US Department of Commerce. To date, three documents have been produced to guide the IIC consultation: a Transition Action Plan; an Improving Institutional Confidence in ICANN document; and an FAQ. All three documents have been produced by the President's Strategy Committee (PSC) of ICANN and they are currently under review by the PSC following a first public comment period that closed on 31 July. The regional consultative meetings will explain the IIC consultation and its aims, and encourage discussion and debate surrounding a number of measures for improving confidence in ICANN both as an organization and as a model for coordinating the Internet's unique identifiers. At least one member of the PSC and one ICANN staff person will be present at each meeting and will help manage it. More details on the meetings and the consultation can be found online at http://www.icann.org/en/jpa/iic/regional-meetings.htm. Any questions about the meetings or process should be sent to iic(a)icann.org. ICANN encourages all those in the community to try to take part in one of the sessions and looks forward to engaging with its stakeholders over the next few months. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---- * With the exception of Washington, the dates coincide with existing meetings where Internet community members and those interested in ICANN issues are already expected to attend. -- Regards, Nick Ashton-Hart, Matthias Langenegger, Frederic Teboul ICANN At-Large Staff email: staff(a)atlarge.icann.org

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Public consultation on the Terms of Reference for SSAC Review
by At-Large Staff Aug. 18, 2008

Aug. 18, 2008

Dear all, The Chair of ALAC wishes to advise you of the following, asks ALSes to make their comments to the public comment forum, and asks the At-Large community to send comments on the draft Terms of Reference to staff(a)atlarge.icann.org to help facilitate a response from the community. ICANN Announcement from the 13th of August 2008 Draft Terms of Reference for the Upcoming SSAC Review Posted for Public Comment As part of ICANN's commitment to its ongoing improvement, the Board approved a comprehensive plan for independent review of ICANN's structures, as well as of the Board itself. The reviews are intended to ensure an independent examination of the role and operation of key elements of ICANN. As part of this process, the draft Terms of Reference for the Review of the Security and Stability Advisory Committee are being posted for public comment. Comments can be made on the public comment page. Comments will close on 5 September 2008. Revised Terms of Reference will be prepared based on the comments received. The revised Terms of Reference will form the basis for a Request for Proposal for an independent reviewer to undertake the review. It is anticipated that the review will commence later this year. ( http://www.icann.org/en/announcements/announcement-3-13aug08-en.htm) Regards, Nick Ashton-Hart, Matthias Langenegger, Frederic Teboul ICANN At-Large Staff email: staff(a)atlarge.icann.org

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ALAC August meeting summary minutes
by Matthias Langenegger Aug. 14, 2008

Aug. 14, 2008

Dear all, The summary minutes, action items and audio recordings of the last ALAC meeting have been uploaded to the meeting page: https://st.icann.org/alac/index.cgi?12_august_2008 Please note that the minutes need to be adopted by the ALAC members before they become official. You may review them below. Regards, Nick Ashton-Hart, Matthias Langenegger, Frederic Teboul ICANN At-Large Staff email: staff(a)atlarge.icann.org 12 August 2008 Summary Minutes Participants: W Seltzer (Board Liaison), R Sherwood, N Thu Hue, A Muehlberg, D Thompson, H Xue, R Guerre, A Greenberg, C Langdon-Orr, B Brendler, J Morris (ccNSO liaison), S Bachollet, V Scartezini, C Aguirre, H Diakite, F Seye Sylla Apologies: J Ovidio Salgueiro, W Ludwig Absent: C Samuels, P Budhrani, D Kasole Staff: N Ashton-Hart, F Teboul, M Langenegger Adoption of the Agenda The minutes were adopted. There were no action items to review. Staff gave a short review of the current ALS applications. Four organizations have been welcomed since the last ALAC meeting. There are currently two open applications. Liaison report: There was some discussion on the last paragraph of the Board Liaison report concerning the RAA Amendments: As for upcoming issues, I would recommend that ALAC review the Registrar Accreditation Agreement and its amendments. As registrars are one of the most individual-facing parts of the ICANN web, and the ICANN contract the uniform requirements they must follow, we should at least be making recommendations (even if they are likely to be ignored, again) as to how these contracts could better serve the interests of individual Internet users. When even the Department of Commerce is concerned about ICANN's lack of contractual enforcement -- shouldn't we make another plug for third-party beneficiary status for the affected public? (submitted by W Seltzer) The Staff noted that there will be a briefing session on this issue on 20 August and asked interested participants to submit there questions in advance of the meeting using the "comment" button on the meeting page. There was some discussion whether a discussion on the mailing list would be preferable. It was decided that there should be a discussion on the mailing list. A summary of this discussion will be added to the briefing page (draft_amendments_to_raa) Issues to be raised at the ICANN Board Meeting There was some discussion on the Board resolution on the Summit Proposal and how it would impact on the At-Large travel policy. W Seltzer will ask the board to comment on the travel policy and how it will be implemented. She will make the case that At-Large is productive and is an important part to the policy process. The ALAC ExCom will draft a short statement for the Board Liaison to submit at the next Board meeting on behalf of ALAC. At-Large Mailing List Moderation B Brendler noted that if an individual is consistently disruptive, a suspension does not have anything to do with censorship. He suggested suspending Jeffrey Williams permanently from the At-Large mailing list. R Guerra made the following motion: WHEREAS Jeff Williams' posting rights to the At-Large mailing list will be suspended for a period of six month. Every deviation from the code of conduct for the At-Large mailing list will result in permanent suspension. The motion was carried unanimously. Jeff Williams will be suspended from posting to the At-Large mailing list until 12 February 2009. Best Practice models for ALS <=> RALO <=> ALAC communications Of the five regional Secretariats invited to this part of the meeting, only the North American representative was present. What followed was an extensive discussion on how the policy development process could be enhanced to ensure greater inclusion of the ALSes. It was generally felt that more needed to be done to ensure that the At-Large members were informed about upcoming public comment periods. The Staff noted that a step in this direction has been made with the inception of the ALAC-announce mailing list destined for exactly such announcement. He further noted that the ICANN policy updates would include the upcoming public comment periods starting next month. It was suggested to have short monthly telephone conference for the Secretariats. The Staff will follow up on this. The agenda item will be revisited once the ALAC-announce list has been well established and after the monthly Secretariat meetings have started. ALAC appointed NomCom candidates The Staff gave a quick overview of the current NomCom candidates that have been appointed by the ALAC: Khaled Kouba (AFRALO), Matias Altamira (LACRALO), Ross Rader (NARALO), Desirée Milhosevic (EURALO), Karaitiana Tairu (APRALO) The Chair noted that she would talk to the NomCom Chair H Hultzsch about the performance record of the NomCom members appointed by the ALAC. Unless the NomCom Chair disagrees, this information will be passed on to the regional officers and ALAC members. ALAC should submit their candidates by 1 September. The Staff will therefore send a message to the RALOs asking them to nominate new regional NomCom candidats or re-appoint the current members. The deadline for submissions will be 25 August. The ALAC then has until 1 September to take a decision. Ratification and Status of ALAC Statements ALAC Statement on GNSO Council Structure WG Report: A Greenberg gave a short review of his experience on the GNSO Council Restructuring Working Group. A Greenberg moved the following motion: WHEREAS, the attached ALAC Statement to the Board of ICANN on the Structure of the GNSO Council will be endorsed by the ALAC. ALAC-Stmt-on-GNSO-Final.pdf The motion was unanimously carried. The Chair thanked the GNSO Liaison A Greenberg and the ALAC members I Aizu and V Scartezini for their great work on this document in the past weeks. Discussion/Decision on ALAC Statement on GNSO Council Structure WG Report It was decided that the issue goes to an online discussion until 25 August. A Greenberg will provide background information on this issue. The agenda iem on ALAC Member Reporting/Recording of Activities, Areas of Interest and WG Commitments will be carried over to the next ALAC meeting. There will also be an online discussion on this issue. The Chair asked the ALAC members to indicated what meetings they participated and in what policy-areas they have been active. RAA: Registrants bill of rights It was being discussed on the mailing list whether there should be a sort of Registrants' bill of rights in the new RAA. A Greenberg asked if the ALAC should take the lead in drafting such a document, which the participants to this meeting supported. B Brendler volunteered to take the lead on this issue and will contact the registrant constituency. A draft document will be ready by the ALAC September meeting. The meeting was then adjourned.

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ALAC-Prüfung: Abschlussbericht des unabhängigen Gutachters, veröffentlicht am
by Nick Ashton-Hart Aug. 14, 2008

Aug. 14, 2008

ALAC-Prüfung: Abschlussbericht des unabhängigen Gutachters, veröffentlicht am 25 Juli 2008 ICANN veröffentlicht die Zusammenfassung ( http://www.icann.org/en/reviews/alac/summary-alac-independent-review-25jul0…) [PDF, 85 KB] und den Abschlussbericht ( http://www.icann.org/de/reviews/alac/alac-independent-review-final-25jul08-…) [PDF, 611 KB] der unabhängigen Prüfung des ALAC, vorgelegt von Westlake Consulting. Diese Dokumente stehen in Kürze in mehreren Sprachen zur Verfügung. ICANN bittet um öffentliche Stellungnahmen zu dem Bericht. Nähere Informationen zum Forum für öffentliche Stellungnahmen finden Sie hier: http://www.icann.org/en/public-comment/public-comment-200809.html#alac-rev-…. Westlake Consulting wurde vom ICANN-Board mit der Durchführung der unabhängigen Prüfung des At-Large Advisory Committee (ALAC) und der zugehörigen Strukturen beauftragt. Wesentliche Ziele der Prüfung: * Feststellen, ob das ALAC eine dauerhafte Rolle innerhalb der ICANN- Struktur spielt und, * falls ja, ob gegebenenfalls strukturelle oder operative Veränderungen. zu einer Verbesserung der Leistungsfähigkeit beitragen würden. Mit dieser Prüfung bestätigt ICANN sein Engagement im Hinblick auf die eigene Weiterentwicklung und Verbesserung. Gemäß den ICANN-Statuten sind regelmäßige unabhängige Untersuchungen der Rolle und Arbeitsweise wesentlicher ICANN-Organe erforderlich. Weitere Informationen zu den unabhängigen Prüfungen von ICANN finden Sie unter <http://www.icann.org/en/reviews/>. -- Regards, Nick Ashton-Hart Director for At-Large Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) Main Tel: +33 (450) 40 46 88 USA DD: +1 (310) 578-8637 Fax: +41 (22) 594-85-44 Mobile: +41 (79) 595 54-68 email: nick.ashton-hart(a)icann.org Win IM: ashtonhart(a)hotmail.com / AIM/iSight: nashtonhart(a)mac.com / Skype: nashtonhart Online Bio: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ashtonhart

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ALAC 评审：独立评估人员发布的最终报告
by At-Large Staff Aug. 14, 2008

Aug. 14, 2008

ALAC 评审：独立评估人员发布的最终报告 http://www.icann.org/zh/announcements/announcement-25jul08-zh.htm 2008 年 7 月 25 日 ICANN 即将发布由 Westlake Consulting 提交的有关 ALAC 独立评审的摘要 [PDF, 85K] 和最终报告 [PDF, 881K]。这些文件不久将提供多种语言版本。 ICANN 正在就该报告征询公众意见。可以在此处找到有关公众意见论坛的详细信息。 ICANN 董事会选定由 Westlake Consulting 实施对一般会员咨询委员会 (ALAC) 以及相关组织结构的独立评审。评审的主要目标包括： * [确定] 作为 ICANN 组织结构的一部分，ALAC 是否具有长期的目标；以及 * 如果有的话，那么对其结构或运作方式的任何更改是否有助于提高其效力。 ICANN 承诺要持续发展和改进自身运作，此次评审便是其中的一部分。ICANN 的章程要求对 ICANN 关键组成机构的角色和运作情况进行定期的独立检查。有关 ICANN 独立评审的更多信息，请访问 <http://www.icann.org/en/reviews/>。 -- Regards, Nick Ashton-Hart, Matthias Langenegger, Frederic Teboul ICANN At-Large Staff email: staff(a)atlarge.icann.org

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مراجعة ALAC: إصدار تقرير نهائي أعده مقيم مستقل
by At-Large Staff Aug. 14, 2008

Aug. 14, 2008

مراجعة ALAC: إصدار تقرير نهائي أعده مقيم مستقل 25 يوليو 2008 تقوم ICANN بنشر الملخص [بتنسيق PDF، بحجم 85 كيلو بايت] و التقرير النهائي [بتنسيق PDF، بحجم 940 كيلو بايت] للمراجعة المستقلة لـ ALAC اللذين تم تقديمهما بواسطة شركة Westlake للاستشارات. وستكون هذه الوثائق متاحة بعد وقت قصير بلغات متعددة. وتعمل ICANN على جمع التعليق العام على التقرير. ويمكن العثور على التفاصيل الخاصة بمنتدى التعليق العام هنا. وقد قام مجلس إدارة ICANN باختيار شركة Westlake للاستشارات لإجراء المراجعة المستقلة للجنة الاستشارية العامة (ALAC) والهيئات ذات الصلة بها. وتتضمن الأهداف الرئيسية للمراجعة: * [تحديد] ما إذا كان لدى ALAC هدفًا متواصلاً في هيكل ICANN و * تحديد -إذا كان كذلك- ما إذا كان أي تغيير في الهيكل أو عمليات التشغيل مرغوبًا لتحسين فعاليته. وتعد هذه المراجعة جزءًا من التزام ICANN المتواصل تجاه تطويرها و تحسينها. وتتطلي لوائح ICANN إجراء عمليات مراجعة دورية ومستقلة لدور ICANN والمكونات الرئيسية لعملية تشغيلها. ويتوفر المزيد من المعلومات المتعلقة بعمليات المراجعة المستقلة لـ ICANN على الموقع <http://www.icann.org/en/reviews/>. -- Regards, Nick Ashton-Hart, Matthias Langenegger, Frederic Teboul ICANN At-Large Staff email: staff(a)atlarge.icann.org

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Revisión del ALAC: Informe final del evaluador independiente publicado el
by At-Large Staff Aug. 14, 2008

Aug. 14, 2008

Revisión del ALAC: Informe final del evaluador independiente publicado el http://www.icann.org/es/announcements/announcement-25jul08-es.htm 13 August 2008 ICANN publica el resumen [PDF, 85K] y el informe final [PDF, 629K] de la Revisión independiente del ALAC presentada por Westlake Consulting. Estos documentos estarán próximamente disponibles en varios idiomas. ICANN desea obtener los comentarios del público sobre el informe. Podrá encontrar más información sobre el foro de comentarios del público aquí. Westlake Consulting ha sido seleccionada por la Junta directiva de ICANN para realizar la revisión independiente del Comité asesor de alcance (ALAC) y las estructuras relacionadas. Entre los objetivos clave de la revisión, podemos mencionar: * [Determinar] si el ALAC tiene un objetivo en curso en la estructura de ICANN; y * Si lo tuviera, si se requiere alguna modificación en la estructura o en el funcionamiento para mejorar su efectividad. Esta revisión forma parte del compromiso permanente de ICANN por evolucionar y mejorar. El estatuto de ICANN exige revisiones independientes y periódicas de la función y las operaciones de los componentes clave de ICANN. Puede encontrar más información sobre las revisiones independientes de ICANN en <http://www.icann.org/en/reviews/>. -- Regards, Nick Ashton-Hart, Matthias Langenegger, Frederic Teboul ICANN At-Large Staff email: staff(a)atlarge.icann.org

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