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Registrant's Guide to Protecting Domain Name Registration Accounts (SAC044) Steve Sheng ICANN 1 What is it? A guide for registrants A complement to SAC040 Overview of threats Best practices to follow Making informed


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Registrant's Guide to Protecting Domain Name Registration Accounts (SAC044)

Steve Sheng ICANN

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What is it?

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  • A guide for registrants
  • A complement to SAC040
  • Overview of threats
  • Best practices to follow
  • Making informed decisions

when choosing a registrar

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Why is it important?

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  • Registrants unfamiliar or do not

take advantage of available measures to protect their domains

  • Better understanding of

protection measures promotes consumer choice

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How can I learn more?

  • SAC044 available at:

http://www.icann.org/en/committees /security/sac044.pdf

  • Registrant Protection session in DNS

Abuse Forum on 09 December 11:00- 12:30 am, Getsemani: http://cartagena39.icann.org/node/1 5411

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SSAC Reports on Registrant Protection

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  • SAC 007 – Domain Name Hijacking Report

(2005)

  • SAC 010 – Renewal Considerations for

Domain Name Registrants (2006)

  • SAC 011 – Problems Caused By Non-

Renewal of a Domain Name associated with a DNS Name Server (2006)

  • SAC 024 – Domain Name Front Running

(2008)

  • SAC 028 - Registrar Impersonation

Phishing Attacks (2008)

  • SAC 040 - Measures to Protect Domain

Registration Services Against Exploitation

  • r Misuse (2009)