AOC Whois Subcommittee ICANN Contractual Compliance
Thursday 21 July 2011
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AOC REPRESENTATIVES
Susan Kawaguchi:Domain Name Manager, Facebook, Inc.
James Bladel:Director of Policy Planning, GoDaddy.com, Inc.
Bill Smith:Technology Evangelist, Paypal
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ICANN STAFF REPRESENTED
Maguy Serad: Senior Director, Contractual Compliance
Stacy Burnette: Director, Contractual Compliance
Khalil Rasheed: Senior Manager, Contractual Compliance
Supporting Staff:
Jonathan Denison: Contractual Compliance Analyst
Constance Brown: Contractual Compliance Specialist
David Prangnell: Systems Engineer
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Whois Monitoring Tool (Port 43 Tool)Interface Demonstration
Case Study
Whois Data Problem Report System (WDPRS)System Demonstration
Case Study
Whois Data Reminder Policy (WDRP)QuestionnaireKey Findings
Trends
Upcoming WorkRegistry Audits
AGENDA
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Whois Monitoring Tool (Port 43 Tool)
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Interface Demonstration
WHOIS Monitoring Tool Interface
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Registrar Specific Port 43 Whois Service Results
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Whois Server Version 2.0 Domain Name: HAMMERSCOMPANY.NET Registrar: NETWORK SOLUTIONS, LLC. Whois Server: whois.networksolutions.com Referral URL: http://www.networksolutions.com Name Server: NS73.WORLDNIC.COM Name Server: NS74.WORLDNIC.COM Status: clientTransferProhibited Updated Date: 12-apr-2010 Creation Date: 12-apr-2010 Expiration Date: 12-apr-2015 >>> Last update of whois database: Wed, 20 Jul 2011 17:17:54 UTC <<< the Hammers Company, Inc. 7474 Greenway Center Dr. #710 Greenbelt, MD 20770 US Domain Name: HAMMERSCOMPANY.NET Administrative Contact, Technical Contact: the Hammers Company, Inc.
[email protected] 7474 Greenway Center Dr. #710 Greenbelt, MD 20770 US (301) 345-5300 fax: (301) 345-6892 Record expires on 12-Apr-2015. Record created on 12-Apr-2010. Database last updated on 20-Jul-2011 13:14:50 EDT. Domain servers in listed order: NS73.WORLDNIC.COM 205.178.190.37 NS74.WORLDNIC.COM 206.188.198.37
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ICANN Tool: Manual Whois Query
Whois Monitoring Tool (Port 43 Tool)
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Case Study
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ICANN Initial Compliance Inquiry
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ICANN Follow-Up Compliance Notice
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ICANN Notice of Breach
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ICANN Notice of Termination
Whois Data Problem Report System
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System Demonstration
WDPRS Complainant Single Submission Interface
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This page allows the complainant to specify the domain with alleged Whois inaccuracies, and the complainant’s contact information used for report confirmation
and other follow-up.
Complaint Details
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Complaint Summary for ConfirmationPrior to Submission to Registrar
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Email Confirmation for Complainant
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ICANN WDPRS Login Page
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ICANN WDPRS Landing Page
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WDPRS System Report and Notice to Registrar
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Staff uses this interface to obtain data on registrars that have not responded with action taken to investigate alleged inaccuracies of Whois.
WDPRS Reporting Tool
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Report Example for Compliance Staff Follow-Up
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Whois Data Problem Report System
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Case Study
WDPRS System Report and Notice to Registrar
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WDPRS System Report and Notice to Registrar, Cont.
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Action Resulting from WDPRS Notice to Registrar
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WHOIS DATA REMINDER POLICY(WDRP)
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Whois Data Reminder Policy
• ICANN adopted the Whois Data Reminder Policy (WDRP) in 2003
• The purpose of the WDRP is to encourage registrants to look at their Whois data annually and make changes, if necessary
• All ICANN-accredited registrars must comply with the WDRP
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Whois Data Reminder Policy (WDRP)
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Questionnaire
Whois Data Reminder Policy Questionnaire
• On an annual basis, ICANN sends registrars a questionnaire intended to assess their WDRP practices and compliance
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Whois Data Reminder Policy Questionnaire Responses
• Registrar responses to the questionnaire determine whether compliance action is necessary
• Registrar responses to the questionnaire are used to develop an annual report regarding WDRP practices and compliance
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WDRP Responses (CSV File)
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Whois Data Reminder Policy (WDRP)
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Key FindingsTrends
Whois Data Reminder Policy Findings and Trends
• Major Findings in 2010– 99% (945 of 954) of the ICANN-accredited
registrars responded to the 2010 WDRP audit– 98% of registrars required to send WDRP notices
were in compliance with the form and content requirements
– 88.8% of WDRP notices are transmitted in English (compared to 91% in 2009)
– 98% of ICANN-accredited registrars sent WDRP notices via e-mail
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Six Year Historical View of Registrar Response Rate
Figure 1-1: Six Year Historical View of Registrar Response Rate against Total Number of Accredited Registrars
Oct 2005 = 85% Oct 2006 = 87% Oct 2007 = 94% Oct 2008 = 93% Oct 2009 = 99% Oct 2010 = 99%
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Primary Languages of WDRP NoticesFigure 1-8 WDRP Notice Primary Language
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Upcoming WorkRegistry Audits
Planned Whois Related Registry Audits
• Registry Data Escrow Audit:
– Purpose: To determine whether registries deposit data into escrow using the format specified in their agreements. Completeness + Exactness.
–Plan:
• Phased approach with each of the registry operators regarding each of the TLDs operated by them.
• Annual Audit, to commence in 2012
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Planned Whois Related Registry Audits
• Registry Whois Output Format Audit:
– Purpose: To assess registry compliance with obligation to offer access to the public to Whois service in a specified Whois output format.
–Plan:
• Develop an automated tool to monitor compliance on a daily basis
• Daily Audit
• Commence in 2012
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Questions?
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AOC Subcommittee MembersSubstantive Discussion
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Susan Kawaguchi:Whois Misdirecting and Online Fraud
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James Bladel:GoDaddy’s Whois Inaccuracy Investigation
Best Practices
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Feedback and Wrap-Up
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