[ISOC-E-news] Fwd: Update on direct.uk

Thu Feb 28 11:52:06 GMT 2013

Dear ISOC England members,

thank you for your input in the consultation. Please be so kind to find
an update below from Nominet.
Kind regards,

Olivier MJ Crépin-Leblond
ISOC England Chair

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Update on *direct.uk*

Hello,

Thank you for your interest in our recent consultation on direct.uk. The
Board has now reviewed the feedback and below is their statement
regarding the outcome of the consultation for your information.

Nominet UK
nominet at nominet.org.uk <mailto:nominet at nominet.org.uk>

Update on direct.uk
27.02.2013

Following our Board meeting yesterday, we are not proceeding with our
original proposal on 'direct.uk' but we will respond to feedback by
looking at whether a revised proposal will address issues raised in the
recent consultation. 

We received extensive feedback from a wide range of stakeholders
including formal and informal responses.  We listened and carefully
considered all the points made.  All responses were available to the
board, along with a report on the feedback that contained a summary of
responses and analysis of the data, which can be seen on our website:
http://www.nominet.org.uk/how-participate/policy-development/current-policy-discussions-and-consultations
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It was clear from the feedback that there was not a consensus of support
for the direct.uk proposals as presented, with some concerns cutting
across different stakeholder groups. Although shorter domains (e.g.
nominet.uk rather than nominet.org.uk) were considered desirable, many
respondents felt that the release mechanism did not give enough
weighting to existing registrants, and could lead to confusion if they
could not obtain the corresponding domain.

The objective of raising trust/security was welcomed, but many disagreed
with the proposed approach, suggesting that standards should be raised
across the whole of the namespace. On individual security features,
there was qualified support for options such as DNSSEC, but scepticism
about whether the proposed trustmark would be effective. There was
significant support for address validation, though some would like us to
do more, and others would like us to do the validation process
differently. There was clear support that the sale of domain names
should be only through registrars who could meet a level of service and
data quality.

As a result, we are going to explore whether it is possible to present a
revised proposal that meets the principles of increasing trust and
security and maintaining the relevance of the .uk proposition in a
changing landscape.

Over the coming months, this work will explore:

  * A revised phased release mechanism based largely on the prior
    registrations of domains in existing third levels within .uk and in
    which contention between different applicants for the same domain
    name should be reduced or eliminated.
  * Measures to improve security across the whole of the .uk namespace.
    This would include increased focus on encouraging the adoption of
    DNSSEC.
  * A firm focus on registrant verification and some form of UK presence.
  * Further investigations into the impact on the SME sector.
  * An appropriate pricing model.

The Board plans to review progress at their June meeting, where they
would decide whether there is an alternative option that addresses the
concerns raised in the consultation.  This would be subject to further
consultation prior to any final decision being made.

Should the new shorter .uk suffix be introduced, Nominet has committed
to continuing to support the existing third level domains (e.g. .co.uk).

While we need more time to work on the details of the revised proposal
or release mechanism, in light of the high level of interest in this
issue, we wanted to let everyone know our proposed next steps as soon as
possible.

We would like to thank all those who took the time to give their views. 

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