Kuala Lumpur 24 July 2004 ICANN/ITU workshop Framing ccTLD relations Linking global and national responsibilities

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Kuala Lumpur 24 July 2004 ICANN/ITU workshop Contents •Background SIDN •From Policy development to Accountabillity Frameworks •Accountability frameworks

Kuala Lumpur 24 July 2004 ICANN/ITU workshop Background SIDN (1) •Goal: –Secure the continuity and stability of.NL zone; –Secure and enhance the stability and interoperability of the DNS •in a evolutionary manner •to the benefit of the local and global internet community –Continuation of self-organisation and -regulation •Means: Formalization of relations with –Dutch government –ICANN

Kuala Lumpur 24 July 2004 ICANN/ITU workshop Background SIDN (2) •SIDN: registry.nl –(sponsoring org. Admin-c and tech-c) •Incorporated and operational in the Netherlands: –Competition law, data protection law etc.; –National law: IP-rights in list of domainnames and registration software

Kuala Lumpur 24 July 2004 ICANN/ITU workshop Linking Policy development and Accountabillity •Re-cap discussion scope of ccNSO –functional model of DNS –Roles and responsibilities –Initial scope of ccNSO

Kuala Lumpur 24 July 2004 ICANN/ITU workshop A functional DNS model (1) •Function 1: Run a name server and keep it running (NSF) •Function 2: Registering data (DEF) •The two functions are linked by generating a zone file

Kuala Lumpur 24 July 2004 ICANN/ITU workshop A Functional DNS model (2) •DNS is hierarchical –First level or the ROOT –Second level or the ccTLD –Third and/or lower or level user •Distribution of responsibilities –Vertical (level 1, 2, 3) –Horizontal

Kuala Lumpur 24 July 2004 ICANN/ITU workshop Vertical distribution •Responsibilities level 1 –Data registration function (IANA dbase) –Name server function (ROOT) •Responsibilities level 2 (ccTLD dbase/NS) –Data registration function (ccTLD dbase) –Name server function (ccTLD NS) •Responsibilities level 3 –Data registration function (domain name data) –Name server function (domain name NS)

Kuala Lumpur 24 July 2004 ICANN/ITU workshop Horizontal distribution •Policy role: the ability and power to define a policy •Executive role: the ability and power to act upon and implement the policy; and •Accountability role: the ability and power to hold the executive entity accountable for exercising its power

Kuala Lumpur 24 July 2004 ICANN/ITU workshop Funct.RolesPolicy DevelopmentExecutiveAccountable to NSF Level 1 ROOT Server (ns-specs, recovery, resilience ICANN process/IETF ICANN/Root Operators ccTLD/gTLD Registries, DoC Level 2 TLD - Nameserver ns-specs Best Practice – Recommendations (recovery, resilience) ICANN/ccNSO/IETF (interoperability) ccTLD ManagerIANA/LIC ICANN/ccNSO/ IETF/CENTR ccTLD Manager LIC incl. Government, GT&C’s Level 3 User Nameserver ccTLD Manager IETF (RFC) RegistrantccTLD Manager DEF IANA (transfer, changes, nameserver, contact details ccNSO PGP/GAC adviceICANN/IANA ICANN community ccTLD Managers, DoC, national authorities (in some cases) TLD First registr. Transfer Deletion Whois Dispute-resolution … LIC (including the government)/ ccTLD Manager (subject to local law) ccTLD Manager LIC (including national authorities in some cases), GT&C’s SLD Administration Third level domains … Registrant Registrant, Users of lower level domain names

Kuala Lumpur 24 July 2004 ICANN/ITU workshop Linking policy development and executive roles Data Base Name Server Community Zone File Extract. Naming Policy Customers Consultation Proces DEF NSF

Kuala Lumpur 24 July 2004 ICANN/ITU workshop ccNSO •Focus on roles in global perspective •Linking global policy and executive roles •Initial scope of ccNSO: –Policy Development role (Binding policies) –Contribution to Best Practices Development

Kuala Lumpur 24 July 2004 ICANN/ITU workshop Funct.RolesPolicy DevelopmentExecutiveAccountable to NSF Level 1 ROOT Server (ns-specs, recovery, resilience ICANN process/IETF ICANN/Root Operators ccTLD/gTLD Registries, DoC Level 2 TLD - Nameserver ns-specs Best Practice – Recommendations (recovery, resilience) ICANN/ccNSO/IETF (interoperability) ccTLD ManagerIANA/LIC ICANN/ccNSO/ IETF/CENTR ccTLD Manager LIC incl. Government, GT&C’s Level 3 User Nameserver ccTLD Manager IETF (RFC) RegistrantccTLD Manager DEF IANA (transfer, changes, nameserver, contact details ccNSO PGP/GAC adviceICANN/IANA ICANN community ccTLD Managers, DoC, national authorities (in some cases) TLD First registr. Transfer Deletion Whois Dispute-resolution … LIC (including the government)/ ccTLD Manager (subject to local law) ccTLD Manager LIC (including national authorities in some cases), GT&C’s SLD Administration Third level domains … Registrant Registrant, Users of lower level domain names

Kuala Lumpur 24 July 2004 ICANN/ITU workshop Accountability Frameworks •Global and national perspective –Global: SIDN-ICANN –National: SIDN- LIC/National Gov’t •Focus on link between: –Executive and –Accoutability roles

Kuala Lumpur 24 July 2004 ICANN/ITU workshop Funct.RolesPolicy DevelopmentExecutiveAccountable to NSF Level 1 ROOT Server (ns-specs, recovery, resilience ICANN process/IETF ICANN/Root Operators ccTLD/gTLD Registries, DoC Level 2 TLD - Nameserver ns-specs Best Practice – Recommendations (recovery, resilience) ICANN/ccNSO/IETF (interoperability) ccTLD ManagerIANA/LIC ICANN/ccNSO/ IETF/CENTR ccTLD Manager LIC incl. Government, GT&C’s Level 3 User Nameserver ccTLD Manager IETF (RFC) RegistrantccTLD Manager DEF IANA (transfer, changes, nameserver, contact details ccNSO PGP/GAC adviceICANN/IANA ICANN community ccTLD Managers, DoC, national authorities (in some cases) TLD First registr. Transfer Deletion Whois Dispute-resolution … LIC (including the government)/ ccTLD Manager (subject to local law) ccTLD Manager LIC (including national authorities in some cases), GT&C’s SLD Administration Third level domains … Registrant Registrant, Users of lower level domain names

Kuala Lumpur 24 July 2004 ICANN/ITU workshop Global perspective Accountability Framework Goals and Principals (1) •Stability and interoperability of the DNS •Evolutionary approach •Limited to global perspective

Kuala Lumpur 24 July 2004 ICANN/ITU workshop Global Perspective Accountability Framework Goals and principles (2) •Risk Management approach •Risk categories –Financial (funding of ICANN) –Strategic (Internet Governance discussion) –Operational (IANA-functionality) –Hazard Risk •Threats and Opportunities

Kuala Lumpur 24 July 2004 ICANN/ITU workshop Global Perspective Accountability Framework Headings for Agreement •Mutual recognition of roles in global perspective •Termination and consequences •Review and arbitration as conflict resolution methods •Applicable law

Kuala Lumpur 24 July 2004 ICANN/ITU workshop Global Perspective Accountabillity Framework Commitments ICANN •Limited to executive roles –Functional (IANA, root-zone-file) •Policy development through ccNSO –Chain of trust, authentication of requests –Operational Procedures and service levels •Consultation through ccNSO

Kuala Lumpur 24 July 2004 ICANN/ITU workshop Global Perspective Accountabillity Framework Commitments SIDN •Limited to executive role in global perspective –Nameserver operations, according to standards •Notifications •Funding

Kuala Lumpur 24 July 2004 ICANN/ITU workshop National Accountability framework Dutch Gov’t -SIDN •Overarching concern: continuity of.NL •Process –Identifying common issues –Life-cycle approach –Linking issues to phase of registry –Identifying measures and legal framework

Kuala Lumpur 24 July 2004 ICANN/ITU workshop Identified common issues •Maintain link registry.nl and the Netherlands •Operational –Continuation of Delegation; –Ensuring Data Entry Function (DEF) ; –Ensuring Name server function (NSF) •Naming policy –Ensure interest of all stakeholders are taken into account; –Ensure: objective criteria, non-discrimination and transparency.

Kuala Lumpur 24 July 2004 ICANN/ITU workshop Life cycle model registry stable unstable transition

Kuala Lumpur 24 July 2004 ICANN/ITU workshop Linking issue to phase: •Ensure naming policy is based on objective criteria, non-discrimanatory and transparent. –Stable phase: national law –Unstable phase: national law –Transition phase: ensure national law applies

Kuala Lumpur 24 July 2004 ICANN/ITU workshop Objectives SIDN •After concluding negotiations with: –ICANN –Dutch Gov’t •Continuity and stability of.NL zone •SIDN roles and responsibilities in DNS are: –structurally embedded; –fomally linked; –clearly delineated.

Kuala Lumpur 24 July 2004 ICANN/ITU workshop Funct.RolesPolicy DevelopmentExecutiveAccountable to NSF Level 1 ROOT Server (ns-specs, recovery, resilience ICANN process/IETF ICANN/Root Operators ccTLD/gTLD Registries, DoC Level 2 TLD - Nameserver ns-specs Best Practice – Recommendations (recovery, resilience) ICANN/ccNSO/IETF (interoperability) ccTLD ManagerIANA/LIC ccNSO/ IETF/CENTR ccTLD Manager LIC incl. Government, GT&C’s Level 3 User Nameserver ccTLD Manager IETF (RFC) RegistrantccTLD Manager DEF IANA (transfer, changes, nameserver, contact details ccNSO PGP/GAC adviceICANN/IANA ICANN community ccTLD Managers, DoC, national authorities (in some cases) TLD First registr. Transfer Deletion Whois Dispute-resolution … LIC (including the government)/ ccTLD Manager (subject to local law) ccTLD Manager LIC (including national authorities in some cases), GT&C’s SLD Administration Third level domains … Registrant Registrant, Users of lower level domain names

Kuala Lumpur 24 July 2004 ICANN/ITU workshop Questions? Thank you