[ga] .ASIA to ban phishing domains

[Danny Younger <dannyyounger@xxxxxxxxx>]

http://www.infoworld.com/printthis/article/07/10/11/dot-asia-registry-to-crack-down-on-phishy-domains_1.html

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DotAsia Organization has agreed to implement a policy
to ban domain names associated with phishing, said
Laura Mather, of the Anti-Phishing Working Group
(APWG).

The exact protocol for how and when a domain name
would be removed is still being discussed. But the
general plan is to have a few trusted companies that
will be certified to report phishy domains to DotAsia.
That will relieve DotAsia of the burden of having to
investigate each domain name before shutting one down
permanently, Mather said.

Companies would pay a fee to become certified to be a
trusted source, but the costs and exactly how that
will work are still being discussed, Mather said.

The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and
Numbers (ICANN) is also working with APWG on the plan.
Eventually, ICANN could make registries adopt the
policy as part of their contracts to run TLDs. If the
plan is successful with DotAsia, it's hoped that other
registries will just go ahead and adopt, Mather said.





       
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