Begin forwarded message: > From: Glen de Saint Géry <[log in to unmask]> > Date: August 25, 2012 2:34:23 AM PDT > To: liaison6c <[log in to unmask]> > Subject: [liaison6c] SSAC Report on Dotless Domains - Public > Comment Period Open > > > https://www.icann.org/en/news/public-comment/sac053-dotless- > domains-24aug12-en.htm > SSAC Report on Dotless Domains > > Comment/Reply Periods (*) > Important Information Links > Comment Open: > 24 August 2012 > Comment Close: > 23 September 2012 > Close Time (UTC): > 23:59 UTC > Public Comment Announcement > Reply Open: > 24 September 2012 > To Submit Your Comments (Forum) > Reply Close: > 14 October 2012 > View Comments Submitted > Close Time (UTC): > 23:59 UTC > Report of Public Comments > Brief Overview > Originating Organization: > ICANN > Categories/Tags: > Top-level Domains > Security / Stability > Purpose (Brief): > This purpose of this public comment period is to bring to your > attention of the SSAC's report on dotless domain [PDF, 183 KB] and > to solicit your input on ICANN's implementation of the > recommendations in this report. > Current Status: > Open for public comment > Next Steps: > Comments will be collected and incorporated into a briefing paper > for the ICANN board. > Staff Contact: > Kurt Pritz > Email: > [log in to unmask] > Detailed Information > Section I: Description, Explanation, and Purpose > Dotless domains are domains that consist of a single label (e.g. > http://example as opposed to example.tld or mail@example as opposed > to [log in to unmask]) and there is an A/AAAA or MX records in the > APEX of a TLD zone. > > On 23 February 2012, the ICANN Security and Stability Advisory > Committee (SSAC) published SAC 053: SSAC Report on Dotless Domains > [PDF, 183 KB]. In this report, the SSAC stated that dotless domains > would not be universally reachable and the SSAC recommended > strongly against their use. As a result, the SSAC recommended that > the use of DNS resource records such as A, AAAA, and MX in the apex > of a Top-Level Domain (TLD) should be contractually prohibited > where appropriate, and strongly discouraged in all cases. > > On 23 June 2012, the ICANN Board adopted a resolution tasking ICANN > to consult with the relevant communities regarding implementation > of the recommendations in SAC053. > > Section 2.2.3.3 of the Applicant Guidebook essentially prohibits > the use of dotless domains, stating that the only permissible DNS > Resource Records for the apex in a TLD zone (i.e., the TLD-string > itself) are: SOA, NS, and related DNSSEC records. The same section > also states, "An applicant wishing to place any other record types > into its TLD zone should describe in detail its proposal in the > registry services section of the application. This will be > evaluated and could result in an extended evaluation to determine > whether the service would create a risk of a meaningful adverse > impact on security or stability of the DNS." > > One option under consideration to implement the SSAC's > recommendation could be to amend the base new gTLD agreement to > prohibit A, AAAA and MX records in the apex of the TLD. > > Do you have any input for ICANN to consider in relation to ICANN's > implementation of SAC 053: SSAC Report on Dotless Domains [PDF, 183 > KB]? > > Section II: Background > On 23 February 2012, the ICANN Security and Stability Advisory > Committee (SSAC) published SAC 053: SSAC Report on Dotless Domains > [PDF, 183 KB]. In this report, the SSAC stated that dotless domains > would not be universally reachable and the SSAC recommended > strongly against their use. As a result, the SSAC recommended that > the use of DNS resource records such as A, AAAA, and MX in the apex > of a Top-Level Domain (TLD) should contractually prohibited where > appropriate, and strongly discouraged in all cases. > Section III: Document and Resource Links > SAC 053: SSAC Report on Dotless Domains [PDF, 183 KB] > Section IV: Additional Information > None > > (*) Comments submitted after the posted Close Date/Time are not > guaranteed to be considered in any final summary, analysis, > reporting, or decision-making that takes place once this period > lapses. > > > > Glen de Saint Géry > GNSO Secretariat > [log in to unmask] > http://gnso.icann.org > IP JUSTICE Robin Gross, Executive Director 1192 Haight Street, San Francisco, CA 94117 USA p: +1-415-553-6261 f: +1-415-462-6451 w: http://www.ipjustice.org e: [log in to unmask]