[AfrICANN-discuss] [AFRI-Discuss] Call for topics: Joint AFRALO-AfrICANN meeting for ICANN67

[Sarah Kiden]

Dear all,

Thank you for your suggestions and feedback. We received the following
suggestions:

   1. Building the capacity of end users to curb DNS abuse in Africa
   (suggested by Barrack Otieno).
   2. Core priority areas to focus on within the African ICANN Strategy
   (Poncelet Ileleji)
   3. ICANN engagement from grassroots level in Africa (Lillian Kamara)
   4. Connecting the unconnected for digital Africa (Abdalmonem Galila)
   5. African priority areas within the ICANN Strategic Plan (Abdulkarim
   Oloyede)
   6. How the ICANN multistakholder model works: end-user view (Olivier
   Kouami)

Based on discussions on the list, I believe "DNS Abuse" received the most
support. There were variations of suggestions for the topic, which I
believe the team will decide.

If you are interested in joining the statement drafting team, kindly send
me an email (off list) and keep staff at atlarge.icann.org in copy.

Thank you,

Sarah


On Tue, Jan 14, 2020 at 11:49 AM Sarah Kiden <skiden at gmail.com> wrote:


> Dear all,

>

> I would kindly like to remind you that the deadline to receive your

> suggestions for topics for our joint statement is *Thursday, 16 January

> 2020*.

>

> So far, we have received 2 suggestions:

>

>    1. Building the capacity of end users to curb DNS abuse in Africa

>    (suggested by Barrack Otieno and supported by 3 members)

>    2. Core priority areas to focus on within the African ICANN Strategy

>    (suggested by Poncelet Ileleji)

>

> If you have other suggestions or would like to support the suggested

> topics, please let us know before the deadline.

>

> Regards,

>

> Sarah

>

>

> On Fri, Jan 10, 2020 at 2:19 PM Barrack Otieno <otieno.barrack at gmail.com>

> wrote:

>

>> Good points Mark and El,

>>

>> I think the end user has been missing in the DNS Security conversation

>> yet they are actually the ones who speak with their pockets, if i may use a

>> Kenyan Proverb. An enlightened end user is an empowered end user. As we

>> bring the next billion users online cases of DNS abuse will definately

>> increase. If governments feel that industry players have not control they

>> will definately step in and thats what we are avoiding.

>>

>> Regards

>>

>> On Fri, 10 Jan 2020, 4:55 pm Dr Eberhard W Lisse, <el at lisse.na> wrote:

>>

>>> Gabdibé,

>>>

>>> drafting a resolution (beforehand), or even debating a resolution, is

>>> going to achieve absolutely nothing.

>>>

>>> Mark,

>>>

>>> 50% lookups is actually almost worth than zero :-)-).

>>>

>>>         And how many of those hit infrastructure actually in South

>>> Africa?

>>>         Does the figure include the public ones from Google and

>>> Cloudflare?

>>>

>>>         My view is that this only works All-or-Nothing, because

>>> noncompliant

>>>         commercial resolver operators have a commercial advantage over

>>>         complaint ones.

>>>

>>> Financial incentives may work as may financial or other sanctions.

>>>

>>>         One could even make it part of the Accreditation that DNSSEC

>>> must be

>>>         offered by the Registrars.

>>>

>>>         But while the Registrars are usually the entities operating the

>>> DNS

>>>         and as such have control over the end-user's DNS anyway, the

>>> chain

>>>         of trust should go up to the end user and not just the Registrar.

>>>

>>>         Talking to the banks has so far not been very effective, they are

>>>         happy with HTTPS even though they forget to renew their

>>> certificate

>>>         on a regular basis, never mind the expense.

>>>

>>> I don't have the answer either.

>>>

>>> If anyone has a technical "solution" or project going on, and is coming

>>> to Cancun, please feel free to propose a presentation at TechDay on the

>>> Monday.

>>>

>>> greetings, el

>>>

>>> On 10/01/2020 15:26, Mark Elkins wrote:

>>> > I also like the sound of Barrack's proposal.  What exactly does "DNS

>>> > Abuse" mean though?

>>> >

>>> > If it is to try and get all important Domains DNSSEC Signed and for

>>> > all DNS Resolvers to become DNSSEC aware - that would be a winner in

>>> > my book!

>>> >

>>> > Incidentally - about 50% of all DNS lookups in South Africa are DNSSEC

>>> > aware.  That's actually the easy bit.  Just have the Internet

>>> > Connection suppliers enable DNSSEC on their resolvers.

>>> >

>>> > Getting the bulk or at least the important Domains DNSSEC Signed will

>>> > be a bit more challenging but is quite possible; e.g. any domain for a

>>> > website which may involve a financial transaction or deal with

>>> > personal information.

>>> >

>>> > On my Domain Registration and Hosting Platform, if I am running the

>>> > Registrants DNS (Zone file), DNSSEC is simply an option the Registrant

>>> > can switch on.  I could change that and simply enable it for everyone.

>>> > However, if the Domain is then moved to a Registrar that does not

>>> > support DNSSEC - there would be issues for the new Registrar.

>>> >

>>> > On 2020/01/10 14:20, Gabdibé GAB-HINGONNE wrote:

>>> >> Dear All,

>>> >> I support Barrack's proposal.

>>> >> Building the capacity of African end users on the general question

>>> >> related to the DNS is very important.

>>> >> Kind regards

>>> >> Gabdibé

>>> >>

>>>

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