Many thanks Dr. Roberto Gaetano and Michele Neylon.

In this context, I wish to include the ICANN Wiki page at: 

https://icannwiki.org/.edu

I also draw your kind attention to the following lines on this page:

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Caution to Internet Users

There are some suspected, non-educational and accredited entities who are operating their websites under the .edu domain space because their domain names were registered prior to the establishment of the existing .edu TLD registration eligibility policy. The Department of Commerce warns internet users to be vigilant when dealing with institutions offering educational programs online and to research and be knowledgeable about the institution.


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Managing .edu with limited on no investment on Network Security tools has always been a big ask.

I am thankful to ICANN for some very insightful and useful documents and interactions.

Sincerely,



Gopal T V
0 9840121302
https://vidwan.inflibnet.ac.in/profile/57545
https://www.facebook.com/gopal.tadepalli
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Dr. T V Gopal
Professor
Department of Computer Science and Engineering
College of Engineering
Anna University
Chennai - 600 025, INDIA
Ph : (Off) 22351723 Extn. 3340
       (Res) 24454753
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From: Roberto Gaetano <roberto_gaetano@hotmail.com>
Sent: 26 May 2023 20:58
To: Michele Neylon - Blacknight <michele@blacknight.com>
Cc: gopal <gopal@annauniv.edu>; CPWG <cpwg@icann.org>
Subject: Re: [CPWG] .edu
 
Thanks Michele

I should have remembered myself that Educause was the .edu manager :-(

In the site you reference we can find the answers to the questions raised, including WhoIs queries (via https://net.educause.edu/whois.htm) and why there is a mix of US and non-US educational institutions (read the FAQ over there).

Cheers,
Roberto



On 26.05.2023, at 14:36, Michele Neylon - Blacknight via CPWG <cpwg@icann.org> wrote:

 
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From: CPWG <cpwg-bounces@icann.org> on behalf of gopal via CPWG <cpwg@icann.org>
Date: Thursday, 25 May 2023 at 13:49
To: CPWG <cpwg@icann.org>, Roberto Gaetano <roberto_gaetano@hotmail.com>
Subject: Re: [CPWG] .edu

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Yes Dr. Roberto Gaetano. It was me flagging in the .edu domain with www.annauniv.edu as sample domain name during the CPWG call on 24 May 2023.
 
The domain name . edu is a sponsored top-level domain (sTLD) in the Domain Name System of the Internet. The domain was implemented in 1985 to create a domain name hierarchy for organizations with a focus on education.
 
Since October 29, 2001, only postsecondary institutions and organizations that are institutionally accredited by an agency on the U.S. Department of Education's list of nationally recognized accrediting agencies are eligible to apply for an .edu domain.
 
I am very sure that www.annauniv.edu happened in 1998. We got the IP address through APNIC and we had to go through them for the Domain Name as well.
 
Technically, the organization footprint [whois queries & Use of Domain Information Groper [DIG] to download zone data] as well as Scanning [using gping] are feasible.
 
The following book generates the IP address of Anna University as an illustration.
 
Joel Scambray, Stuart Mcclure and George Kurtz, "Hacking Exposed: Network Security Secrets & Solutions", McGraw-Hill Education, November 2000.
 
This is my very quick response. 
 
My quick question is to verify the assurance on the footprint through the portals of ICANN?
 
Sincerely,
 
 
 
Gopal T V
0 9840121302 
https://vidwan.inflibnet.ac.in/profile/57545
https://www.facebook.com/gopal.tadepalli
++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
Dr. T V Gopal
Professor
Department of Computer Science and Engineering
College of Engineering
Anna University
Chennai - 600 025, INDIA
Ph : (Off) 22351723 Extn. 3340
       (Res) 24454753
++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++


From: CPWG <cpwg-bounces@icann.org> on behalf of Roberto Gaetano via CPWG <cpwg@icann.org>
Sent: 25 May 2023 11:52
To: CPWG <cpwg@icann.org>
Subject: [CPWG] .edu
 
Dear all,

Yesterday I joined the call late, so I have probably missed something - sorry if I am saying something that was already did during the call.

Mention was made of a registration under .edu, I believe by Gopal, and the issue was which registrar. When the SRS was developed for the separation between Ry and Rar this model was applied only to .com, .org and .net, while the other TLDs that were not open to public - like .gov, .mil, .int, .edu - were left unchanged. So the registration via an ICANN-approved Registrar only applied to the TLDs managed by Network Solution. As a consequence, there is no need to go through a Registrar for registering a SLD under .edu.

Cheers,
Roberto
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