<div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr">Hi all,<br></div><div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr"><div><br></div><div>ICANN published a new public comment on Study on Proposed gTLD-Registration Data Access Protocol (RDAP) Profile. This public comment may be relevant to ongoing work on EPDP to some extent. Quoting the public comment description:</div><div><br></div><div>"<strong style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:helvetica,arial,sans-serif;box-sizing:border-box"><em style="box-sizing:border-box">Purpose:</em></strong><span style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:helvetica,arial,sans-serif"> </span><span style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:helvetica,arial,sans-serif">The Temporary Specification for</span><span style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:helvetica,arial,sans-serif"> </span><abbr title="generic Top Level Domain" style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:helvetica,arial,sans-serif;box-sizing:border-box;font-weight:inherit;unicode-bidi:bidi-override;direction:ltr;border-bottom:1px dotted rgb(153,153,153);text-decoration-line:none;text-decoration-style:initial">gTLD</abbr><span style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:helvetica,arial,sans-serif"> </span><span style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:helvetica,arial,sans-serif">Registration Data adopted by the</span><span style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:helvetica,arial,sans-serif"> </span><abbr title="Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers" style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:helvetica,arial,sans-serif;box-sizing:border-box;font-weight:inherit;unicode-bidi:bidi-override;direction:ltr;border-bottom:1px dotted rgb(153,153,153);text-decoration-line:none;text-decoration-style:initial">ICANN</abbr><span style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:helvetica,arial,sans-serif"> </span><span style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:helvetica,arial,sans-serif">Board on 17 May 2018 directed the creation of a</span><span style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:helvetica,arial,sans-serif"> </span><abbr title="generic Top Level Domain" class="gmail-" style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:helvetica,arial,sans-serif;box-sizing:border-box;font-weight:inherit;unicode-bidi:bidi-override;direction:ltr;border-bottom:1px dotted rgb(153,153,153);text-decoration-line:none;text-decoration-style:initial">gTLD</abbr><span style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:helvetica,arial,sans-serif">-RDAP Profile(s) as a prerequisite to launching the Registration Data Access</span><span style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:helvetica,arial,sans-serif"> </span><abbr title="Protocol" style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:helvetica,arial,sans-serif;box-sizing:border-box;font-weight:inherit;unicode-bidi:bidi-override;direction:ltr;border-bottom:1px dotted rgb(153,153,153);text-decoration-line:none;text-decoration-style:initial">Protocol</abbr><span style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:helvetica,arial,sans-serif"> </span><span style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:helvetica,arial,sans-serif">(RDAP) service across the</span><span style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:helvetica,arial,sans-serif"> </span><abbr title="generic Top Level Domain" class="gmail-" style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:helvetica,arial,sans-serif;box-sizing:border-box;font-weight:inherit;unicode-bidi:bidi-override;direction:ltr;border-bottom:1px dotted rgb(153,153,153);text-decoration-line:none;text-decoration-style:initial">gTLD</abbr><span style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:helvetica,arial,sans-serif"> </span><span style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:helvetica,arial,sans-serif">space.</span><span style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:helvetica,arial,sans-serif"> </span><abbr title="Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers" style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:helvetica,arial,sans-serif;box-sizing:border-box;font-weight:inherit;unicode-bidi:bidi-override;direction:ltr;border-bottom:1px dotted rgb(153,153,153);text-decoration-line:none;text-decoration-style:initial">ICANN</abbr><span style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:helvetica,arial,sans-serif"> </span><span style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:helvetica,arial,sans-serif">org has received a proposal from a discussion group of</span><span style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:helvetica,arial,sans-serif"> </span><abbr title="generic Top Level Domain" style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:helvetica,arial,sans-serif;box-sizing:border-box;font-weight:inherit;unicode-bidi:bidi-override;direction:ltr;border-bottom:1px dotted rgb(153,153,153);text-decoration-line:none;text-decoration-style:initial">gTLD</abbr><span style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:helvetica,arial,sans-serif"> </span><span style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:helvetica,arial,sans-serif">registries and registrars and is asking the community for input.</span></div><div><strong style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:helvetica,arial,sans-serif;box-sizing:border-box"><em style="box-sizing:border-box">Current Status:</em></strong><span style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:helvetica,arial,sans-serif"> </span><abbr title="Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers" style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:helvetica,arial,sans-serif;box-sizing:border-box;font-weight:inherit;unicode-bidi:bidi-override;direction:ltr;border-bottom:1px dotted rgb(153,153,153);text-decoration-line:none;text-decoration-style:initial">ICANN</abbr><span style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:helvetica,arial,sans-serif"> </span><span style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:helvetica,arial,sans-serif">org has received a proposal from a discussion group of</span><span style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:helvetica,arial,sans-serif"> </span><abbr title="generic Top Level Domain" style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:helvetica,arial,sans-serif;box-sizing:border-box;font-weight:inherit;unicode-bidi:bidi-override;direction:ltr;border-bottom:1px dotted rgb(153,153,153);text-decoration-line:none;text-decoration-style:initial">gTLD</abbr><span style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:helvetica,arial,sans-serif"> </span><span style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:helvetica,arial,sans-serif">registries and registrars for a</span><span style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:helvetica,arial,sans-serif"> </span><abbr title="generic Top Level Domain" style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:helvetica,arial,sans-serif;box-sizing:border-box;font-weight:inherit;unicode-bidi:bidi-override;direction:ltr;border-bottom:1px dotted rgb(153,153,153);text-decoration-line:none;text-decoration-style:initial">gTLD</abbr><span style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:helvetica,arial,sans-serif">-RDAP Profile and is asking the community for input in order to finalize it and proceed with the implementation of RDAP services in the</span><span style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:helvetica,arial,sans-serif"> </span><abbr title="generic Top Level Domain" class="gmail-" style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:helvetica,arial,sans-serif;box-sizing:border-box;font-weight:inherit;unicode-bidi:bidi-override;direction:ltr;border-bottom:1px dotted rgb(153,153,153);text-decoration-line:none;text-decoration-style:initial">gTLD</abbr><span style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:helvetica,arial,sans-serif"> </span><span style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:helvetica,arial,sans-serif">space.</span>"</div><div><br></div><div>You can find more details about the background of this public comment and the report  here <a href="https://www.icann.org/public-comments/proposed-rdap-profile-2018-08-31-en">https://www.icann.org/public-comments/proposed-rdap-profile-2018-08-31-en</a> .</div><div><br></div><div> I created this google doc to be used during the drafting and accessible to all: <font color="#1155cc"><u><a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/1g4VtzmTe9qTSC8h8RPuT4HMb0c83odIN75wBdDA2VVg/edit">https://docs.google.com/document/d/1g4VtzmTe9qTSC8h8RPuT4HMb0c83odIN75wBdDA2VVg/edit</a></u></font>. </div><div><br></div><div>Please let me know offlist if you want to volunteer for the drafting. We are trying lately to have team of drafters as a way to involve more people and share the workload. Those who were/are involved on whois/RDS can help and give guidance, I will also support you when needed. The topic may interest those with technical background. <br></div><div><br></div><div>You can find previous public comment submitted by NCSG here <a href="https://community.icann.org/display/gnsononcomstake/Public+Comments+-+2018" style="background-color:rgb(184,234,184)" target="_blank">https://community.icann.org/display/gnsononcomstake/Public+Comments+-+2018</a> and listing those who drafted them.</div><div><br></div><div>Best Regards,</div><div><br></div><div>Rafik Dammak</div><div><br></div><div>NCSG Policy Committee Chair </div></div></div></div></div></div>
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