- Comments-recommendations-early-warning-root-scaling-05oct20

BC comment on Early Warning for Root Zone Scaling
by Steve DelBianco Nov. 30, 2020

Nov. 30, 2020

The ICANN Business Constituency (BC) supports ICANN Org’s Recommendations for Early Warning for Root Zone Scaling. We agree that periodic discussion, initially triggered by rate thresholds and then falling back to a recurring calendar event, is the best way to monitor the root as it scales. The BC remains concerned with the acute issue of DNS abuse, which was listed among concerns that motivate these recommendations, “Anti-abuse communities and law enforcement agencies could have trouble dealing with a greatly increased number of new gTLDs”. History shows that TLD expansion, in cases involving stunningly lax registry operators, brought an increase in the prevalence of DNS abuse. The BC has learned this is primarily attributable to: intentionally inexpensive registration pricing; lack of registry self-policing; and ineffectual enforcement of registry contract language by ICANN Compliance. ICANN Org now is in a position to take pre-emptive action against DNS abuse. First, ICANN Org should assertively enforce its registry agreement language. Should Compliance find that contract language is ineffectual, such language should be strengthened as a part of new agreements (and eventually applied retroactively to current registry operators). Further, ICANN Org should consider incorporating abuse mitigation measures (on its own part and on the part of registry operators) as a prerequisite to or an element of new gTLD applications. On the more narrow issue of rate-limiting, ICANN Org should monitor for DNS abuse as an element of any new gTLD rollout. It should do so not only by monitoring third-party data providers, but also by mandated, frequent and enforceable self-reporting mechanisms from registry operators, and by its own monitoring by the Office of the CTO. These measures would be welcomed by the BC and the broader community as a demonstration that ICANN is taking abuse mitigation seriously and is committed to namespaces that are as free from abuse as possible. -- This comment was drafted by Mark Svancarek, Mason Cole, and Waudo Siganga. It was approved in accord with the BC Charter.

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SSAC2020-12: Formation of Work Party on Early Warning for Root Zone Scaling
by Andrew McConachie Nov. 30, 2020

Nov. 30, 2020

On behalf of the Security and Stability Advisory Committee (SSAC) please find SSAC2020-12: Formation of Work Party on Early Warning for Root Zone Scaling attached. Sincerely, Andrew McConachie ICANN Policy Support for the SSAC

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Ratified: ALAC Statement on Recommendations for Early Warning for Root Zone Scaling
by ICANN At-Large Staff Nov. 27, 2020

Nov. 27, 2020

Dear All, Please find attached the ALAC Statement on Recommendations for Early Warning for Root Zone Scaling<https://community.icann.org/x/AYHzC>. ALAC ratification information is included on the cover page. Kind Regards, ICANN Policy Staff in support of the At-Large Community Website: atlarge.icann.org<https://atlarge.icann.org/> Facebook: facebook.com/icann<https://www.facebook.com/icannatlarge>atlarge<https://www.facebook.com/icannatlarge> Twitter: @<https://twitter.com/ICANNAtLarge>ICANNAtLarge<https://twitter.com/ICANNAtLarge>

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RSSAC052: RSSAC Statement on Recommendations for an Early Warning System for Root Zone Scaling
by Ozan Sahin Nov. 25, 2020

Nov. 25, 2020

On behalf of the Root Server System Advisory Committee (RSSAC) please find RSSAC052: RSSAC Statement on Recommendations for an Early Warning System for Root Zone Scaling attached. Sincerely, Ozan Sahin ICANN Policy Support for the RSSAC

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Pending Ratification: ALAC Statement on Recommendations for Early Warning for Root Zone Scaling
by ICANN At-Large Staff Nov. 23, 2020

Nov. 23, 2020

Dear All, Please find attached the ALAC Statement on Recommendations for Early Warning for Root Zone Scaling<https://community.icann.org/x/AYHzC>. In the interest of time, the ALAC Chair requested that the statement be transmitted to the ICANN public comment process with a note that the statement is pending ALAC ratification. Kind Regards, ICANN Policy Staff in support of the At-Large Community Website: atlarge.icann.org<https://atlarge.icann.org/> Facebook: facebook.com/icann<https://www.facebook.com/icannatlarge>atlarge<https://www.facebook.com/icannatlarge> Twitter: @<https://twitter.com/ICANNAtLarge>ICANNAtLarge<https://twitter.com/ICANNAtLarge>

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Re: [Comments-recommendations-early-warning-root-scaling-05oct20] ARTICLE 19 - November2020 Comments to the ICANN Recommendations for Early Warning for Root Zone Scaling
by Ephraim Percy Kenyanito Nov. 23, 2020

Nov. 23, 2020

Dear Sir/ Madam, We would like to welcome this opportunity to contribute to the public consultations. Please find attached our submissions. In case of any questions, please feel free to reach out to us. --- Best Regards, *Ephraim Percy Kenyanito* Senior Programme Officer* * ** ** *ARTICLE 19 *Defending Freedom of Expression and Information Free Word Centre, 60 Farringdon Rd <https://maps.google.com/?q=60+Farringdon+Rd,%C2%A0London+EC1R+3GA&entry=gma…> London EC1R 3GA <https://maps.google.com/?q=60+Farringdon+Rd,%C2%A0London+EC1R+3GA&entry=gma…> W www.article19.org <http://www.article19.org/> Tw @article19org <http://twitter.com/#!/article19org> Fa facebook.com/article19org <http://www.facebook.com/article19org> PGP Fingerprint:B0FA394AF73DEB7AA1FDC7360CFED26DE6BA8DC1 Book a meeting: https://calendly.com/ekenyanito

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RySg Comments on Recommendations for Early Warning for Root Zone Scaling
by Elizabeth Bacon Nov. 23, 2020

Nov. 23, 2020

Hello, On behalf of the gTLD Registries Stakeholder Group (RySG), please find attached our comments on the Recommendations for Early Warning for Root Zone Scaling. In the interest of time, we did not conduct a vote on these comments. We did discuss them on our mailing list and during a biweekly conference call, and no member opposed their submission. Please feel free to contact me with any questions or concerns. Best, Elizabeth Bacon RySG Vice Chair, Policy

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NCSG Comment on Recommendations for Early Warning for Root Zone Scaling
by Tomslin Samme-Nlar Nov. 23, 2020

Nov. 23, 2020

Dear staff, Please find attached NCSG's comment on Recommendations for Early Warning for Root Zone Scaling. Regards, Tomslin

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