Re: [gnso-acc-sgb] Distributed certification ?

[Jeff Williams <jwkckid1@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Milton and all sgb members,

  Very much agreed.

Milton Mueller wrote:

> Bertrand:
> You note the different types of access needed and the different layers
> within organizations and conclude:
>
> >>> "Bertrand de La Chapelle" <bdelachapelle@xxxxxxxxx> 05/14/07 7:54 AM
> >>>
> >This probably calls for chains of certifications rather than
> >single, centralized mechanisms.
>
> In my opinion the notion of "chains of certification" simply moves the
> problem we are trying to solve from the access process to the
> certification process, without necessarily gaining any ground.  It
> raises all the same questions about which third parties get what type of
> access under which conditions.
>
> I think you are on much firmer ground when you say:
>
> >nobody has argued that WHOIS is the single
> >tool to support the "legitimate activities" mentionned in the GAC's
> >principles (see separate post on the GAC's position).
>
> This is exactly right. I think the whois problem is a relatively simple
> one compared to the broader issue of online law enforcement and fraud
> countermeasures. If we confound the two, we will never solve the problem
> because whois simply cannot bear the burden that would be placed on it.
>
> As the OPTA participant noted, proper takedown procedures are needed and
> other kinds of cross-jurisidctional LEA cooperation and private sector
> cooperation will do more to address the basis of these problems than
> whois access.

Regards,

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