Fwd: [Soac-infoalert] Request for Information on Registration Directory Service User Accreditation (Available Until 10 March 2014)

[Rafik Dammak]

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From: Glen de Saint Géry <Glen at icann.org>
Date: 2014-02-11 20:26 GMT+09:00
Subject: [Soac-infoalert] Request for Information on Registration Directory
Service User Accreditation (Available Until 10 March 2014)
To: "soac-infoalert at icann.org" <soac-infoalert at icann.org>




https://www.icann.org/en/news/announcements/announcement-2-10feb14-en.htm
Request for Information on Registration Directory Service User
Accreditation (Available Until 10 March 2014)

10 February 2014

ICANN is publishing Request for Information
(RFI)<https://www.icann.org/en/news/rfps/rds-user-accreditation-rfi-10feb14-en.pdf>[PDF,
787 KB] to identify any organizations capable of accrediting users of
the new Registration Directory Service (RDS) now under consideration to
replace the current WHOIS system. RDS users may include (but are not
limited to) Registrants, Proxy Service Providers and Customers, Internet
Technical Staff, On-Line Service Providers, Individual and Business
Internet Users, Internet Researchers, Intellectual Property Owners, Law
Enforcement Agencies, Operations/Security Incident Investigators, and
others requesting gTLD domain name registration data for legitimate
purposes.
Purpose of RFI

ICANN is releasing this Request for Information at the request of the
Expert Working Group on Next Generation gTLD Directory Services (EWG). The
EWG is now developing recommendations to identify a replacement to the
current WHOIS system that could better meet global Internet community needs
for domain name registration data while offering greater privacy, accuracy,
and accountability. With this Request for Information, the EWG seeks to
solicit responses from organizations that currently issue system access
credentials to authorized members of their own community, using defined
acceptance criteria. The EWG hopes to build upon existing membership or
credentialing processes to fulfill RDS user accreditation needs, should
ICANN pursue RDS implementation in the future.

The purpose of this RFI is purely informational – that is, to inform the
development of policies and procedures that may follow the EWG's Final
Report. As a result, potential Respondents responding to any future RFP for
the EWG Project will not be bound by the estimates, prices, or other
information provided in response to this RFI.
RFI Attributes

   - RFI Availability Date: 10 February 2014
   - The Requirements and Instructions are more fully described in the
RFI<https://www.icann.org/en/news/rfps/rds-user-accreditation-rfi-10feb14-en.pdf>[PDF,
787 KB]
   - RFI Close Date: *10 March 2014, 23:59 UTC*
   - RFI Language: English only
   - Responses should be submitted via email to rfi-response at icann.org

The EWG greatly appreciates any insights on this topic from those
organizations interested in sharing information about their services.
Background on the EWG Project

In December 2012, ICANN announced the creation of an Expert Working Group
(EWG) on next-generation gTLD Registration Directory Services, as a first
step in fulfilling the ICANN Board's directive to help redefine the purpose
and provision of gTLD registration data. The EWG's findings are expected to
serve as a foundation to help the GNSO create a new global policy for the
provision of gTLD registration data.

A significant milestone was reached on 24 June
2013<https://www.icann.org/en/news/announcements/announcement-3-24jun13-en.htm>with
the publication
<https://www.icann.org/en/news/announcements/announcement-3-24jun13-en.htm>of
the Expert Working Group on gTLD Directory Services
(EWG)'s<https://www.icann.org/en/groups/other/gtld-directory-services>Initial
Report and FAQs, opening a consultation period with the ICANN
community. The Initial
Report<https://www.icann.org/en/groups/other/gtld-directory-services/initial-report-24jun13-en.pdf>[PDF,
1.70 MB] enumerated the users, purposes, data elements, recommended
principles and features, and proposed model to guide the development of a
next generation Registration Directory Service (RDS) to replace WHOIS.

Prior to the ICANN Meeting in Buenos Aires, the EWG published its Status
Update Report<https://www.icann.org/en/groups/other/gtld-directory-services/status-update-11nov13-en.pdf>[PDF,
2.26 MB] to highlight the EWG's thinking on these and many other key
issues. It also provides a great deal more detail on the analysis that lay
behind the Initial
Report<https://www.icann.org/en/groups/other/gtld-directory-services/initial-report-24jun13-en.pdf>[PDF,
1.70 MB].

The EWG is currently in its research and information gathering phase. This
RFI is one of several research efforts that the EWG is currently
undertaking to ensure that its final recommendations are supported by facts
and informed by current practices.

The EWG expects to complete its recommendations in 2014, informed by
Community feedback and in-depth analysis of selected areas, including the
responses to this RFI. The EWG plans to reconvene in March 2014 to derive
fact-based recommendations after carefully examining the results of its
research, and expects to deliver its final report to the ICANN Board by
June 2014.
Questions

If questions arise about this RFI regarding the EWG Project, please contact
Margie Milam. Any such inquiries should be sent to: rfi-response at icann.org.





Glen de Saint Géry

GNSO Secretariat

gnso.secretariat at gnso.icann.org

http://gnso.icann.org



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