October 2008 - NA-Discuss - lists.icann.org

New Study: Fast-Flux Botnet Observations
by Danny Younger Oct. 10, 2008

Oct. 10, 2008

http://honeyblog.org/junkyard/paper/fastflux-malware08.pdf

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REMINDER: NARALO Teleconference 13 October 1900 UTC
by At-Large Staff Oct. 10, 2008

Oct. 10, 2008

Dear all, This is to remind you about the next NARALO teleconference scheduled on Monday, 13 October at 1900 UTC. Please find details for this meeting and a draft agenda on the following URL: https://st.icann.org/naralo/index.cgi?13_october_2008 Regards, Nick Ashton-Hart, Matthias Langenegger, Frederic Teboul ICANN At-Large Staff email: staff(a)atlarge.icann.org

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NARALO Meeting
by Thompson, Darlene Oct. 9, 2008

Oct. 9, 2008

Hi all, I just noticed that our next NARALO conference call is scheduled for this Monday. That day is actually Thanksgiving Day in Canada. Is there any way that we can change this? Thoughts? D ᑕᓕᓐ ᑕᒻᓴᓐ ᓄᓇᓕᖕᓂ ᖃᕆᓴᐅᔭᕐᕕᒋᔭᐅᔪᓐᓇᕐᑐᓄᑦ ᑎᑎᕋᖅᑎ ᑮᓇᐅᔭᓕᕆᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐊᐅᓚᑦᑎᔨᒃᑯᑦ ᐱᔨᑦᑎᕋᖅᕕᖓᑦ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕐᓂᓕᕆᔨᒃᑯᑦ ᓄᓇᕗᑦ ᒐᕙᒪᖓᑦ ᑎᑎᖅᑲᓂᐊᕐᕕᖓ 1000, ᐊᓪᓚᕝᕕᖓ 910 ᐃᖃᓗᐃᑦ, ᓄᓇᕗᑦ dthompson(a)gov.nu.ca ᐅᖄᓚᐅᑎ: 867 975-5631 ᓱᑲᑦᑐᒃᑰᕈᑎ: 867 975-5610 Taliin Taamsan Nunalingni Qaritauyani Atuqtauningitnun Titiraqtia Nunavut Kavamangat Titiraqarvia 1000, Nayugaa 910 Iqaluit, Nunavut dthompson(a)gov.nu.ca Hivayautik : 867 975-5631 Kayumiktuk : 867 975-5610 Darlene Thompson Community Access Program Administrator Corporate Services Division Department of Education Government of Nunavut PO Box 1000, Station 910 Iqaluit, Nunavut, X0A 0H0 dthompson(a)gov.nu.ca Ph: 867 975-5631 Fax: 867 975-5610 Darlene Thompson Administratrice du programme d’accès communautaire Division des services ministériels Ministère de l’Éducation Gouvernement du Nunavut Case postale 1000, Succursale 910 Iqaluit Nunavut, X0A 0H0 dthompson(a)gov.nu.ca Tél. : 867 975-5631 Téléc. : 867 975-5610

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DOC Notice of Inquiry: DNSSEC
by Danny Younger Oct. 9, 2008

Oct. 9, 2008

Press Release: NTIA Seeks Public Comments for the Deployment of Security Technology Within the Internet Domain Name System For Immediate Release: October 9, 2008 Media Contact: Todd Sedmak, (202) 482-7002 or press(a)ntia.doc.gov WASHINGTON--Commerce’s National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) today issued a Notice of Inquiry seeking public comments regarding the deployment of Domain Name and Addressing System Security Extensions (DNSSEC) into the Internet’s DNS infrastructure, including the authoritative root zone. Comments are due by November 24, 2008. The Notice of Inquiry is available online at www.ntia.doc.gov. "NTIA is committed to preserving the security and stability of the DNS," Acting NTIA Administrator Meredith Attwell Baker said. "In light of existing and emerging threats to the Internet DNS, the time is ripe to consider solutions such as DNSSEC. As we consider deploying this technology in the root zone, it is critical that we get feedback from all the interested stakeholders." Background The DNS is a critical component of the Internet infrastructure, which is used by almost every application to associate domain names with the Web addresses required to deliver information on the Internet. The accuracy, integrity, and availability of the information supplied by the DNS are essential to the operation of any system or service that uses the Internet. Over the years, a number of vulnerabilities have been identified in the DNS protocol that threaten the accuracy and integrity of the DNS data and undermine the trustworthiness of the system. In particular, due to technical advances, vulnerabilities in the existing DNS have recently become easier to exploit. Malicious parties may use these vulnerabilities to distribute false DNS information, and to improperly re-direct Internet users. DNSSEC was developed to mitigate these vulnerabilities. Accordingly, the Department is exploring the deployment of DNSSEC at the top level of the DNS hierarchy, known as the root zone. NTIA is responsible for the development of the domestic and international telecommunications policy of the Executive Branch. http://www.ntia.doc.gov/press/2008/DNSSEC_081009.html

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Board Minutes: GNSO Restructuring
by Danny Younger Oct. 9, 2008

Oct. 9, 2008

GNSO Council Restructuring Whereas, during its 28 August 2008 meeting the Board made several important decisions regarding the new GNSO Council's structure, composition, and implementation timing. These decisions included the formation of four new Stakeholder Groups that comprise a new bicameral (two-house) voting structure that was recommended by the Working Group on GNSO Council Restructuring – the WG-GCR. Whereas, during its 30 September meeting the Board concluded consideration of the WG-GCR Report including its recommendations on Nominating Committee Appointees, election of Council leadership, election of Board seats #13 and #14, voting thresholds for various Council decisions, the role of individual Internet users and their representation within the GNSO, as well as the timing for the implementation of these elements and other key implementation issues. -- GNSO Restructuring -- (Membership and Leadership Selection:) It is, Resolved (2008.10.01.06), as recommended by the WG-GCR, the Board authorizes a third Council-level non-voting Nominating Committee Appointee to serve on the Council whose presence could preserve an independent aspect on the Council and could provide useful management support as the Council moves toward a working group management function. It is, Resolved (2008.10.01.07), the Board authorizes the GNSO Council to elect a Chair consistent with the recommendation of the WG-GCR – that the GNSO Chair be elected by a vote of 60% of both voting houses and each voting house has the flexibility to create a process for selecting its own Vice Chair. The Board directs the Council to develop a process for subsequent balloting, if needed, until a Council Chair is duly elected. This process should be developed before the first Chair election of the newly structured Council. It is, Resolved (2008.10.01.08), the Board and General Counsel have outstanding questions about the WG-GCR recommendations regarding Board seat elections and directs Staff to share these with the community and seek additional input. -- GNSO Restructuring -- (Operational/Voting Considerations:) It is, Resolved (2008.10.01.09), the Board adopts all voting thresholds proposed in the WG-GCR Report. The Board requests that the GNSO develop any additional voting thresholds or categories that may be needed as part of its proposed GNSO Improvements Implementation Plan to be submitted to the Board for approval. -- GNSO Restructuring -- (Stakeholder and Constituency Organizational Concerns:) It is, Resolved (2008.10.01.10), the Board acknowledges Staff's development of the “Notice of Intent” documentation for potential new constituencies and directs Staff to develop a formal petition and charter template that will assist applicants in satisfying the formative criteria (consistent with the ICANN Bylaws) to facilitate the Board's evaluation of petitions to form new constituencies. Staff also is directed to work with the existing GNSO constituencies to design and develop a streamlined process along with appropriate mechanisms that will assist with the Board's timely recognition and approval of existing constituencies. It is, Resolved (2008.10.01.11), the Board reinforces its support for the following principles pertaining to the formation of the new Stakeholder Groups, and requests that all constituency members and other relevant parties comply with the principles included in the BGC Working Group's GNSO Improvements Report approved by the Board in establishing the newly formed structures, including: The need to better represent the wide variety of groups and individuals that compose the global ICANN community, in a structure that can change more easily with the gTLD environment and stakeholders. The inclusion of new actors/participants, where applicable, and the expansion of constituencies within Stakeholder Groups, where applicable. It is, further Resolved (2008.10.01.12), that the Board further directs Staff to work with existing constituencies to develop a set of streamlined processes (along with appropriate templates, tools, or other mechanisms) that will assist in the formation of these new Stakeholder Groups and also facilitate the Board's subsequent review and approval of those structures. It is, Resolved (2008.10.01.13), the Board directs that plans for each of the four new Stakeholder Groups, that are consistent with the above principles, be submitted to the Board for consideration at the ICANN Mexico City Board meeting. The plans must be reviewed and approved by the Board before a newly structured GNSO Council is seated in June 2009. The Board will consider the need for interim action to fill Council seats in the event that it finds any Stakeholder Group plans to be deficient or delayed. -- GNSO Restructuring -- (The Role of Individual Internet Users in the GNSO:) It is, Resolved (2008.10.01.14), The Board requests additional community dialogue and input on the appropriate role and representation of individual Internet users, including individual commercial and non-commercial Internet users, in the GNSO. Input from the GNSO, the ALAC and At-Large community, and any relevant applicants for new constituencies, would be particularly helpful and should address the inclusion of registrants and individual users in the GNSO in a manner that compliments the ALAC and its supporting structures, and ensures that registrants' and individual Internet users' gTLD interests are effectively represented within the GNSO. -- GNSO Restructuring -- (Implementation Timing:) It is, Resolved (2008.10.01.15), the Board amends its previous implementation timetable and directs that the transition to a new bicameral GNSO Council voting structure take place over a phased implementation schedule that begins immediately and ends in June 2009 with the seating of the new Council. The implementation phases will be as follows: Phase 1 – GNSO Council restructuring implementation plan submitted in advance of the December 2008 Board Meeting; Phase 2 – Existing Constituencies submit confirmation documents to the Board for review in advance of the February 2009 Board Meeting; Phase 3 – Stakeholder Groups submit formal plans for Board approval for consideration at the ICANN Mexico City Board meeting; and Phase 4 – Stakeholder Groups with plans approved by the Board select Council representatives, and the newly structured GNSO Council is seated by the June 2009 Asia-Pacific ICANN Meeting.

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Canadian ALS starts "Internet for Everyone" campaign
by Evan Leibovitch Oct. 7, 2008

Oct. 7, 2008

-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 Hello all, I want to thank and congratulate Gareth Shearman and Telecommunities Canada for its recent "Internet for Everyone" campaign. Our neighbours to the south may be unaware that there's also an election for political head of state going on up in Canada; they may be forgiven for being distracted, what with how the US election (and other issues) are shaping up. The IfE campaign hopes to question the parties on issues related to Internet access in advance of the Canadian vote (whoch is October 14). It's using Web 2.0 to get the word out -- I found out about it myself through an invitation from Darlene to join a Facebook group. More on The TC initiative may be read at http://www.e-channelnews.com/ec_storydetail.php?ref=417144 - - Evan -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.6 (GNU/Linux) Comment: Using GnuPG with Mozilla - http://enigmail.mozdev.org iD8DBQFI62kkB6WWYxnsgmwRArfAAJ9UNcasCjpEylmi8gfJS9Vm2FfpOgCdHlic SFkuVJebpT7xp93OTrFlZvI= =iJXG -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----

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IRP documents
by Danny Younger Oct. 6, 2008

Oct. 6, 2008

For those of you interested in following the saga of the ICM Registry (.xxx) and the ICANN Independent Review Panel process, documents are posted here: http://www.icann.org/en/irp/icm-v-icann.htm

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Report on the Washington IIC Session
by Danny Younger Oct. 6, 2008

Oct. 6, 2008

Wendy and I were in attendance at ICANN's Washington session on Improving Institutional Confidence. My assessment of the collective view: the level of confidence in ICANN is now substantially lower than it has been in several years: 1. Participants cast doubts on ICANN's willingness to be accountable. 2. Concerns were raised regarding the lack of sufficient compliance measures. 3. The sentiment was expressed that contracting parties have captured the ICANN policy process. 4. The business community spoke to domain registration system abuses and expressed fears pertaining to the launch of new gTLDs 5. Several complaints regarding the GNSO restructuring plan were heard On a positive note, CEO Paul Twomey recognized the need for a comprehensive review of registrar accreditation processes as a valid operational concern. The audiocast of the session may be found on ICANN's home page. About 175 people attended the event.

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VeriSign acquires .name registry
by Danny Younger Oct. 4, 2008

Oct. 4, 2008

http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/10/03/domain-name-consolidation-verisign-acq…

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21,000 sites suspended in the past 48 hours
by Danny Younger Oct. 4, 2008

Oct. 4, 2008

http://voices.washingtonpost.com/securityfix/2008/09/fake_antispyware_purve…

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