Public Comment

ccNSO's Timetable for the Possible Introduction of IDN ccTLDs

ccNSO Survey on Participation in ccNSO Meetings [PDF, 17K]

Contractual Compliance Program

Fast-track IDN ccTLD Activities

GNSO Improvements

Independent Reviews of ICANN Structures

Internationalized Domain Names

IPv6 Policy

New gTLD Program

New Registry Services

Policy Update

President's Strategy Committee Consultations

Registrar Accreditation Agreement Amendments

Strategic and Operating Planning

Transparency

Universal Acceptance of All Top-Level Domains

Whois Services

WSIS and IGF

Past Topics

New Sponsored TLD Applications

VeriSign Settlement

Verisign's Wildcard Service

Website Enhancement

Verisign's Wildcard Service Deployment

On September 15, 2003, VeriSign changed the way the COM and NET registries responded when presented with uninstantiated names. Instead of returning the standard error code, it responded with the address of one of its servers. This change has raised concerns about the stability of the domain name system. On October 4, 2003, VeriSign temporarily suspended this change.

Background Materials

ICANN Advisories and Letters

• Letter to VeriSign Regarding SECSAC Process (6 October 2003)
• Letter to Verisign Regarding Removal of VeriSign's Wildcard (3 October 2003)
• Advisory Concerning Demand to Remove VeriSign's Wildcard (3 October 2003)
• Advisory Concerning VeriSign's Deployment of DNS Wildcard Service (19 September 2003)
• Special Meeting of ICANN's Security and Stability Advisory Committee Regarding VeriSign's Deployment of Wildcard (30 September 2003)

Technical Reports

• Security and Stability Advisory Committee Wildcard Report (9 July 2004)
• Security and Stability Advisory Committee Recommendations Regarding Verisign's Wildcard Service (22 September 2003)
• Security and Stability Advisory Committee Meeting Notice (Meeting Date: 7 October 2003)
• IAB Publishes Commentary Highlighting Architectural Concerns on the Use of DNS Wildcards (19 September 2003)
• GNSO Final Resolution regarding Verisign Registry Site Finder Service (25 September 2003)

VeriSign Responses

• VeriSign's Response to SSAC Concerning Redirection in the COM and NET Domains (5 August 2004)
• VeriSign's Response to IAB Commentary (6 October 2003)
• VeriSign Response to SECSAC's Recommendations Regarding SiteFinder (3 October 2003)
• VeriSign Response to ICANN's Advisory Concerning Demand to Remove Wildcard (3 October 2003)
• VeriSign Response to ICANN Advisory Concerning Development of DNS Wildcard Service (21 September 2003)

Internet Community Comments

• Letter from AT&T to ICANN (7 October 2003)
• MuseDoma Statement Concerning Wildcard A Records in Top-Level Domains (6 October 2003)
• Submission from the London Internet Exchange to SecSAC on Verisign wildcards (6 October 2003)
• Message from Tucow's Elliot Noss to Paul Twomey (3 October 2003)
• Message from Theo Hnarakis to Paul Twomey (2 October 2003)
• Message from AFNIC (.fr) to ICANN (2 October 2003)
• Message from Elana Broitman to Paul Twomey (1 October 2003)
• Letter from Internet Society to Paul Twomey (26 September 2003)
• Letter from .au Domain Administration to Paul Twomey (25 September 2003)
• Letter from Public Interest Registry to Paul Twomey (22 September 2003)
• Letter from Register.com to VeriSign (19 September 2003)
• Letter from Cigref to VeriSign (en français) (19 September 2003)
• Letter from ALAC to ICANN Board (16 September 2003)

Discussion Forum

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