[ga] Proposed GNSO "Fast Flux" Resolution

[Danny Younger <dannyyounger@xxxxxxxxx>]

from the GNSO Council mailing list:

Whereas, "fast flux" DNS changes are increasingly
being used to commit crime and frustrate law
enforcement efforts to combat crime, with criminals
rapidly modifying IP addresses and/or nameservers in
effort to evade detection and shutdown of their
criminal website;
 
Whereas, the Security and Stability Advisory Committee
has reported on this trend in its Advisory SAC 025,
dated January 2008:
http://www.icann.org/committees/security/sac025.pdf/
 
Whereas, the SSAC Advisory describes the technical
aspects of fast flux hosting, explains how DNS is
being exploited to abet criminal activities,
discusses current and possible methods of mitigating
this activity, and recommends that appropriate bodies
consider policies that would make practical mitigation
methods universally available to all registrants,
ISPs,
registrars and registries,
 
Whereas, the GNSO is likely an appropriate party to
consider such policies
 
The GNSO Council RESOLVES:
 
ICANN Staff shall prepare an Issues Report with
respect to "fast flux" DNS changes, for deliberation
by the GNSO Council.  Specifically the Staff shall
consider the SAC Advisory, and shall outline potential
next steps for GNSO policy development designed to
mitigate the current ability for criminals to
exploit the DNS via "fast flux" IP or nameserver
changes.

http://gnso.icann.org/mailing-lists/archives/council/msg04737.html


      
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