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REMINDER / Meeting invitation: At-Large Consolidated Policy Working Group (CPWG) Call on Wednesday, 27 March 2024 at 19:00 UTC
by ICANN At-Large Staff March 26, 2024

March 26, 2024

**f you require a dial out or need to state an apology, please contact At-Large staff at staff(a)atlarge.icann.org<mailto:staff@atlarge.icann.org> with your preferred number*** Dear All, The next At-Large Consolidated Policy Working Group (CPWG) Call is scheduled for Wednesday, 27 March 2024 at 19:00 UTC for 90 mins, For other times: https://tinyurl.com/mt6enak2 The agenda (to be updated) and call details can be found at: https://community.icann.org/x/DwAZEw Zoom Room: https://icann.zoom.us/j/765717566?pwd=UTJCdWRSZVdJNEhOYW02OVBqQVQ1Zz09 / Passcode: #CPWG2345* Real time transcription (RTT) available at (subject to availability): https://www.streamtext.net/player?event=ICANN ADIGO Conference Bridge: (subject to availability) EN, ES & FR: 3535 Toll-free access number (US and Canada): 800 550 6865 Other toll-free numbers: https://www.adigo.com/icann At-Large Consolidated Policy Working Group (CPWG) Wiki Space: https://community.icann.org/x/jYDpB If you require a dial-out please contact At-Large staff at: staff(a)atlarge.icann.org<mailto:staff@atlarge.icann.org> Thank you. Kind Regards, At-Large Staff 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> [signature_607142721]

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Readout from ICANN79 ALAC Plenary Session #2 - Building Trust on the Internet Through Registrant Verification
by mike palage.com March 26, 2024

March 26, 2024

Hello All, Below please find a readout in connection with the ALAC Plenary Session that Avri and I co-moderated during ICANN79. Best regards, Michael On 6-March-2024, the ICANN At Large Advisory Committee (ALAC) held a plenary session entitled “Building Trust on the Internet Through Registrant Verification” at the ICANN79 Community Forum in San Juan Puerto, Rico that Michael Palage and Avri Doria co-moderated. This session was inspired in part by a recent World Economic Forum report entitled “Reimagining Digital ID” that noted “[d]espite a sustained focus on ID, the increasingly widespread use of digital technologies, and the rapid development of AI, the internet lacks an ID layer.” This session focused on innovations by TLD registry operators (both gTLD and ccTLD) that are increasing trust in their respective namespace using enhanced registrant verification, and how this innovation can have an impact beyond the domain name marketplace. Listed below is a summary of each speaker’s comments along with a link to their respective presentation in the order they presented. Finn Petersen, the Danish Director of International ICT Relations Agency for Digital Government, provided a presentation<https://community.icann.org/download/attachments/292978838/Presentation%20-…> on the recently enacted European Network and Information Security Directive 2 (NIS 2.0) and its potential impact on domain registration authorities. Finn specifically addressed Article 28 and its requirements regarding the collection, verification, and publication of domain name registrant data. Finn is uniquely qualified to provide insight on Article 28 as he is the Chair of Work Stream (WS) on WHOIS that currently encompasses a Task Force on Verification and Legitimate Access. Karla McKenna, Managing Director/Head of Standards at the Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (GLEIF) provided a presentation<https://community.icann.org/download/attachments/292978838/2024-03-06_Organ…> on the establishment of GLIEF in 2011 to create global unique Legal Entity Identifiers (LEIs) to identify parties in financial transactions. Karla explained how GLIEF has used 38 global partners to issue over 2 million LEIs and the recent innovation of verifiable LEIs (vLEIs). vLEIs enable Zero Trust Architecture for Organizational Identifiers through Verifiable Provenance and Instate Revocation State Verification. Avri Doria, a research consultant, then spoke on the various standards (some complimentary and some competitive) surrounding digital identity and why it is so hard to find a universal solution. Avri produced a readout of her presentation via a short blog<https://medium.com/@doriavr/why-is-it-so-hard-8f55ef531913> available where she included a compilation of current and evolving standards in various standard bodies to help educate those attempting to navigate the digital identity landscape. Lucas Prêtre, Telecommunication Engineer at the Swiss Federal Office of Communications OFCOM provided a presentation<https://community.icann.org/download/attachments/292978838/ICANN79_ALAC_dot…> about how OFCOM has historically handled registrant verification of legal entities through the use of an UID (Enterprise Identification Number) corresponding to the Swiss corporate identifier. Lucas also spoke about how OFCOM intends to expand registration of .SWISS domains to natural persons through the use of a UPI (Unique Person Identification) in 2024. Another unique aspect of the .SWISS TLD that Lucas discussed is how they have integrated the UID and UPI into the registry via the “publicID” in the WHOIS/RDAP protocol. Niamh Lewis, Senior Digital Health & Policy Expert at the National Association of Boards of Pharmacy (NABP) gave a presentation<https://community.icann.org/download/attachments/292978838/NABP-deck%5B1%5D…> on how a 120 old US-based non-profit organization dedicated to protecting public health has leveraged its skill set in licensing and accreditation to vet registrants in the .pharmacy TLD. Niamh also shared how domain name registrants in .pharmacy can use their registration as a fraud-proof seal that is recognized by third-party stakeholders, such as Google, Bing, TikTok, Twitter/X, Reddit, Visa and Mastercard. Craig Schwartz, Managing Director, fTLD Registry Services spoke<https://community.icann.org/download/attachments/292978838/ICANN79-ALAC-Ple…> about the importance of security in the operation of the .Bank and .Insurance domains and the various security innovations they have implemented. Craig also spoke about fTLD’s continued enhancements regarding registrant verification and how 80% of .Bank registrants already have an existing GLEIF LEI. Thomas Keller, Executive Board Member DENIC presented<https://community.icann.org/download/attachments/292978838/DENIC_Verificati…> on how DENIC has worked in collaboration with its 290 Members to implement appropriate safeguards they believe comply with the requirements of NIS 2.0 before the end of the year. As one of the world’s largest TLDs with over 17 million domain names under management, DENIC was looking for an approach that would not only meet its immediate needs but also provide a future-oriented, scalable, and risk-based approach. The solution presented proposes a Traffic Light Risk Assessment (red, yellow, green) toward domain name registrant verification that relies heavily upon close coordination with its Registrar Members. Bruce Tonkin, Chief Operating Officer at .au Domain Administrator (auDA), spoke<https://community.icann.org/download/attachments/292978838/alac-session-reg…> about auDA has incorporated Registrant verification of natural and legal persons into their normal business operations to comply with Australian nexus requirements. Bruce also spoke to how .au has had low volumes of malicious registrants with those instances generally associated with stolen identities. Jaromir Talíř, Technical Fellow at CZ.NIC, provided<https://community.icann.org/download/attachments/292978838/Jaromir%20ICANN7…> a historical overview of the pioneering work that CZ.NIC has been engaged in the area of registrant verification over the past 18 years. These innovations include, but are not limited to: the rollout of MojeID (digital identity service) in 2010; participation in RegeID, a joint EU project involving 4 ccTLD exploring the use of eIDs; and their current active participation in one of the four Large-Scale eIDAS 2.0 pilots involving the European Digital Identity Wallet. Timo Võhmar, Head of Business and IT Development at the Estonia Internet Foundation, spoke<https://community.icann.org/download/attachments/292978838/ICANN%2079%20-%2…> about .EE’s commitment to registrant verification since 2010, and spoke of some of the challenges they have faced with foreign registrants. Timo also shared a new eeID initiative leveraging FIDO and passkeys to promote the use of federated user-centric identifiers and enhanced multi-factor authentication. Jacques Latour, Chief Technology & Security Officer at CIRA presented<https://community.icann.org/download/attachments/292978838/Latour-CA-ALAC.p…> on CIRA’s involvement in various IETF working groups and a recent report that he co-authored entitled A trust Layer for the Internet is Emerging<https://www.cira.ca/uploads/2023/12/2023_A-trust-layer-for-the-internet-is-…>. Jacques also spoke about various CIRA pilots involving verified registrant credentials. Some of the additional work that Jacques and CIRA have been involved in was also discussed during two other ICANN79 sessions: DNS Trust Panel<https://icann79.sched.com/event/1a1CA/dnssec-and-security-workshop-1-of-3> and eID Panel Discussion<https://icann79.sched.com/event/1a1DU/tech-day-3-of-4>. A Zoom recording from this ALAC Plenary session is available from the ICANN website at https://icann.zoom.us/rec/share/RHdhIaT_AQ94rO49u1LbU0HxjSZKdx_Z8KlHL-bm5kG…

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by Saima Nisar March 25, 2024

March 25, 2024

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At-Large Consolidated Policy Working Group (CPWG)
by ICANN Policy Calendar March 20, 2024

March 20, 2024

**f you require a dial out or need to state an apology, please contact At-Large staff at staff(a)atlarge.icann.org<mailto:staff@atlarge.icann.org> with your preferred number*** Dear All, The next At-Large Consolidated Policy Working Group (CPWG) Call is scheduled for Wednesday, 27 March 2024 at 19:00 UTC for 90 mins, For other times: https://tinyurl.com/mt6enak2<http://tinyurl.com/bdcm479f> The agenda (to be updated) and call details can be found at: https://community.icann.org/x/DwAZEw Zoom Room: https://icann.zoom.us/j/765717566?pwd=UTJCdWRSZVdJNEhOYW02OVBqQVQ1Zz09 / Passcode: #CPWG2345* Real time transcription (RTT) available at (subject to availability): https://www.streamtext.net/player?event=ICANN ADIGO Conference Bridge: (subject to availability) EN, ES & FR: 3535 Toll-free access number (US and Canada): 800 550 6865 Other toll-free numbers: https://www.adigo.com/icann At-Large Consolidated Policy Working Group (CPWG) Wiki Space: https://community.icann.org/x/jYDpB If you require a dial-out please contact At-Large staff at: staff(a)atlarge.icann.org<mailto:staff@atlarge.icann.org> Thank you. Kind Regards, At-Large Staff 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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REMINDER / Meeting invitation: At-Large Consolidated Policy Working Group (CPWG) Call on Wednesday, 20 March 2024 at 14:00 UTC
by ICANN At-Large Staff March 20, 2024

March 20, 2024

**f you require a dial out or need to state an apology, please contact At-Large staff at staff(a)atlarge.icann.org<mailto:staff@atlarge.icann.org> with your preferred number*** Dear All, The next At-Large Consolidated Policy Working Group (CPWG) Call is scheduled for Wednesday, 20 March 2024 at 14:00 UTC for 90 mins, For other times: https://tinyurl.com/4efywvdf The agenda and call details can be found at: https://community.icann.org/x/aQDrEg Zoom Room: https://icann.zoom.us/j/765717566?pwd=UTJCdWRSZVdJNEhOYW02OVBqQVQ1Zz09 / Passcode: #CPWG2345* Real time transcription (RTT) available at (subject to availability): https://www.streamtext.net/player?event=ICANN ADIGO Conference Bridge: (subject to availability) EN, ES & FR: 3535 Toll-free access number (US and Canada): 800 550 6865 Other toll-free numbers: https://www.adigo.com/icann At-Large Consolidated Policy Working Group (CPWG) Wiki Space: https://community.icann.org/x/jYDpB If you require a dial-out please contact At-Large staff at: staff(a)atlarge.icann.org<mailto:staff@atlarge.icann.org> Thank you. Kind Regards, At-Large Staff 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> [signature_1463190925]

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Fwd: Cloudflare loses 22% of its domains in Freenom .tk shutdown
by Olivier MJ Crépin-Leblond March 16, 2024

March 16, 2024

FYI -- that shutdown is a bit abrupt. I wonder if the users of the domains under these TLDs were aware of the problems or whether this is really affecting them. It certainly makes it look like some ccTLDs are very unstable indeed. Not ICANN's realm, but do end users know? Kindest regards, Olivier -------- Forwarded Message -------- Subject: Cloudflare loses 22% of its domains in Freenom .tk shutdown Date: Sat, 16 Mar 2024 12:11:21 GMT From: Netcraft <noreply(a)netcraft.com> Reply-To: noreply(a)netcraft.com To: ocl(a)gih.com Cloudflare loses 22% of its domains in Freenom .tk shutdown View in browser <https://info.netcraft.com/e3t/Ctc/5F+113/d2-gCK04/VVMCw92Ws_SrW3-cBCV92VC2-…> netcraft_LOGO_COLOR_01 Cloudflare loses 22% of its domains in Freenom .tk shutdown <https://info.netcraft.com/e3t/Ctc/5F+113/d2-gCK04/VVMCw92Ws_SrW3-cBCV92VC2-…> Friday, March 15, 2024 2:20 PM A staggering 12.6 million domains on TLDs controlled by Freenom <https://info.netcraft.com/e3t/Ctc/5F+113/d2-gCK04/VVMCw92Ws_SrW3-cBCV92VC2-…> (*.tk*, *.cf* and *.gq*) have been shut down and no longer resolve, leading to a significant reduction in the number of websites hosted by Cloudflare <https://info.netcraft.com/e3t/Ctc/5F+113/d2-gCK04/VVMCw92Ws_SrW3-cBCV92VC2-…>. The disappearance of these websites was spotted during our monthly Web Server Survey and represents a 98.7% drop from the number of Freenom domains that were resolvable last month. Nearly all *.tk*, *.cf* and *.gq* domains have effectively disappeared. The *.tk*, *.cf* and *.gq* TLDs are country code top-level domains (ccTLDs) for Tokelau, Central African Republic, and Equatorial Guinea. They were officially intended to be used by entities connected with these countries, but this was very rarely the case. The huge drop is likely the culmination of a series of events that started last year, when Freenom was sued by Meta for ignoring abuse complaints <https://info.netcraft.com/e3t/Ctc/5F+113/d2-gCK04/VVMCw92Ws_SrW3-cBCV92VC2-…>. Freenom subsequently paused new domain registrations in March 2023, and Netcraft noticed a dramatic reduction in the amount of cybercrime across two TLDs that later moved away from the provider (*.ga* and *.ml*). Finally, on 12 February 2024, Freenom announced that it had decided to exit the domain name business, including the operation of registries. The same press release (which has since been removed but is archived here <https://info.netcraft.com/e3t/Ctc/5F+113/d2-gCK04/VVMCw92Ws_SrW3-cBCV92VC2-…>) also announced that Freenom had resolved the Meta lawsuit on confidential monetary and business terms. Cloudflare losses The affected domains represent a big loss for Cloudflare <https://info.netcraft.com/e3t/Ctc/5F+113/d2-gCK04/VVMCw92Ws_SrW3-cBCV92VC2-…>, with *.tk*, *.cf* and *.gq* previously accounting for 23.1% of all domains hosted on its platform – and nearly all of these have now gone. The combined amount of *.tk*, *.cf* and *.gq* domains hosted by Cloudflare has fallen by 99.8% since our March 2024 Web Server Survey, leading to a noticeable 22.0% ... Read more » <https://info.netcraft.com/e3t/Ctc/5F+113/d2-gCK04/VVMCw92Ws_SrW3-cBCV92VC2-…> Netcraft, 3600 Outlet Pkwy, Suite 600, Lehi, UT 84043, United States, (650) 285-1794 Unsubscribe <https://info.netcraft.com/hs/preferences-center/en/direct?data=W2nVjwf3Y2w_…> Manage preferences <https://info.netcraft.com/hs/preferences-center/en/page?data=W2nVjwf3Y2w_CW…>

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Comment on Draft Sections -Next Round Applicant Guidebook
by Alan Greenberg March 14, 2024

March 14, 2024

The draft comment (from Justine and me) can be found at https://docs.google.com/document/d/1eNDffnmo9naKkzobV71yIUyNbMQpPQ9lSMUGG88… . Note that this comment must be submitted no later than next Tuesday, 19 March. Jonathan, please announce whether ALAC vote will be after submission, or prior so we know date for any final comments and adjustments. Alan

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Input Requested - Draft Public Comment Statement - String Similarity Review Guidelines
by Andrew Chen March 13, 2024

March 13, 2024

Dear CPWG Members, In preparation for the Public Comment<https://www.icann.org/en/public-comment/proceeding/string-similarity-review…> Statement submission for the String Similarity Review Guidelines, please see linked below the Draft Public Comment Statement for the String Similarity Review Guidelines Public Comment Proceeding. This may be discussed further during subsequent CPWG meetings. If possible, please review and provide your input for finalization by 20 March 2024. The ALAC may vote to endorse this statement between 22 and 26 March 2024. Draft Public Comment Statement: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1FEUBq0x4KfVZ92FooNZD9Xo4zgsYxMDnoqI27-s… Sincerely, Andrew -- Andrew Chen Policy Development Support Sr. Specialist, Policy Development Support Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) https://www.icann.org/ Skype: atchen122

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Meeting invitation: At-Large Consolidated Policy Working Group (CPWG) Call on Wednesday, 20 March 2024 at 14:00 UTC
by ICANN At-Large Staff March 13, 2024

March 13, 2024

**f you require a dial out or need to state an apology, please contact At-Large staff at staff(a)atlarge.icann.org<mailto:staff@atlarge.icann.org> with your preferred number*** Dear All, The next At-Large Consolidated Policy Working Group (CPWG) Call is scheduled for Wednesday, 20 March 2024 at 14:00 UTC for 90 mins, For other times: https://tinyurl.com/4efywvdf<http://tinyurl.com/bdcm479f> The agenda (to be updated) and call details can be found at: https://community.icann.org/x/aQDrEg Zoom Room: https://icann.zoom.us/j/765717566?pwd=UTJCdWRSZVdJNEhOYW02OVBqQVQ1Zz09 / Passcode: #CPWG2345* Real time transcription (RTT) available at (subject to availability): https://www.streamtext.net/player?event=ICANN ADIGO Conference Bridge: (subject to availability) EN, ES & FR: 3535 Toll-free access number (US and Canada): 800 550 6865 Other toll-free numbers: https://www.adigo.com/icann At-Large Consolidated Policy Working Group (CPWG) Wiki Space: https://community.icann.org/x/jYDpB If you require a dial-out please contact At-Large staff at: staff(a)atlarge.icann.org<mailto:staff@atlarge.icann.org> Thank you. Kind Regards, At-Large Staff 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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Reminder - Meeting invitation: At-Large Consolidated Policy Working Group (CPWG) Call on Wednesday, 13 March 2024 at 19:00 UTC
by ICANN At-Large Staff March 13, 2024

March 13, 2024

**If you require a dial out or need to state an apology, please contact At-Large staff at staff(a)atlarge.icann.org<mailto:staff@atlarge.icann.org> with your preferred number*** Dear All, The next At-Large Consolidated Policy Working Group (CPWG) Call is scheduled for Wednesday, 13 March 2024 at 19:00 UTC for 60 mins, For other times: https://tinyurl.com/e5nvr96r<http://tinyurl.com/bdcm479f> The agenda (to be updated) and call details can be found at: https://community.icann.org/x/FIDAEg Zoom Room: https://icann.zoom.us/j/765717566?pwd=UTJCdWRSZVdJNEhOYW02OVBqQVQ1Zz09 / Passcode: #CPWG2345* Real time transcription (RTT) available at (subject to availability): https://www.streamtext.net/player?event=ICANN ADIGO Conference Bridge: EN: 3535 (There will NOT be interpretation) Toll-free access number (US and Canada): 800 550 6865 Other toll-free numbers: https://www.adigo.com/icann At-Large Consolidated Policy Working Group (CPWG) Wiki Space: https://community.icann.org/x/jYDpB If you require a dial-out please contact At-Large staff at: staff(a)atlarge.icann.org<mailto:staff@atlarge.icann.org> Thank you. Kind Regards, At-Large Staff 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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