Really not a fan of all the new vanity #TLDs that #ICANN has decided to start selling.

It's such an un-asked-for "feature" that it doesn't take much squinting to look like straight-up corruption. Apparently, someone must have decided there was money to be made… and now every giant corporation (or a sleazier squatter) can have its own TLD.

Especially galling since IANA/ICANN refuses to set-aside TLDs for internal use, despite decades of recommendations:

E.g. https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/html/draft-dnsop-private-use-tld

As before, APNIC has syndicated my blog post version of the analysis from this thread on their blog:

https://blog.apnic.net/2023/08/01/the-gtlds-new-clothes/

#dns #tlds

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I've added .zip to my https://nextdns.io Block Top-Level Domains (TLDs)

#InfoSec #NextDNS #zip #malware #TLDs

Found out the other day that there's really random TLDs available like .rocks #domains #TLDs

#Google #Cybersecurity #TLDs #Scamming #Scammers: "Two of Google’s new TLDs—.zip and .mov—have sparked scorn in some security circles. While Google marketers say the aim is to designate “tying things together or moving really fast” and “moving pictures and whatever moves you,” respectively, these suffixes are already widely used to designate something altogether different. Specifically, .zip is an extension used in archive files that use a compression format known as zip. The format .mov, meanwhile, appears at the end of video files, usually when they were created in Apple’s QuickTime format.

Many security practitioners are warning that these two TLDs will cause confusion when they’re displayed in emails, on social media, and elsewhere. The reason is that many sites and software automatically convert strings like "arstechnica.com" or "mastodon.social" into a URL that, when clicked, leads a user to the corresponding domain. The worry is that emails and social media posts that refer to a file such as setup.zip or vacation.mov will automatically turn them into clickable links—and that scammers will seize on the ambiguity."

https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2023/05/critics-say-googles-new-zip-and-mov-domains-will-be-a-boon-to-scammers/

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#api #nameserver #okta #tlds

Hi, I would like to complain about the .us #TLD and eTLDs. States have SLDs (like ms.us for Mississippi), but 3LDs are formatted wrong. Jackson County, MS would be co.jackson.ms.us, and the City of Jackson MS would be ci.jackson.ms.us. Why is it that the place type is the 4LD not the 3LD? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/.us

I kind of get it but it's inelegant. #DNS #DomainNames #TLDs #hierarchy

Interesting, in a very niche way.

"Is it time to retire the .gb top level domain"

https://cddo.blog.gov.uk/2022/11/15/is-it-time-to-retire-the-gb-top-level-domain/

#TLDs #CDDO

Découvrez l'application du système de classification COMAR à 35 000 URL distinctes de phishing. https://www.afnic.fr/observatoire-ressources/papier-expert/application-du-systeme-de-classification-comar-a-35-000-url-de-phishing-distinctes/

Des travaux de recherche en collaboration avec SIDN et Grenoble INP - UGA

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Discover how the COMAR classifier is applied to 35.000 unique phishing URLs. https://www.afnic.fr/en/observatory-and-resources/expert-papers/applying-the-comar-classifier-to-35k-unique-phishing-urls/

Research done with SIDN and Grenoble INP - UGA

#Security #web #internet #domains #TLDs #Afnic #phishing #Sécurité

Pourquoi ces marques ont-elles abandonné leur brandTLD ? La réponse avec Mickael Vigreux https://www.afnic.fr/observatoire-ressources/papier-expert/pourquoi-ces-marques-ont-elles-abandonne-leur-brandtld/

Why some brands have withdrawn their brandTLD. Mickael Vigreux explains : https://www.afnic.fr/en/observatory-and-resources/expert-papers/why-some-brands-have-withdrawn-their-brandtld/

#gTLDs #BrandTLDs #TLDs #Internet #Branding #newgTLDs #Marques #Marketing

Connaissez vous tous les acteurs d’un projet d’extension personnalisée sur Internet ? Aujourd'hui sur notre blog, Emilie TURBAT décrypte le métier de registre https://www.afnic.fr/observatoire-ressources/papier-expert/decryptage-metier-les-acteurs-dun-projet-dextension-personnalisee-le-registre/

Do you know all the actors involved in the setting up of a custom TLD? Today on our blog Emilie Turbat explains the role of the Registry https://www.afnic.fr/en/observatory-and-resources/expert-papers/tricks-of-the-trade-the-actors-involved-in-setting-up-a-custom-tld-the-registry/

#NewgTLDs #TLDs #ICANN #Internet #Web #Marketing #Branding #Afnic

C'est quoi un opérateur technique de registre au juste ? https://www.afnic.fr/observatoire-ressources/papier-expert/decryptage-metier-loperateur-technique-de-registre/

What is a back-end registry operator by the way? https://www.afnic.fr/en/observatory-and-resources/expert-papers/tricks-of-the-trade-the-back-end-registry-operator/

#Afnic #newgTLDs #TLDs #Internet #Web #domains #BrandTLDs #brands #ICANN #IANA

Que se passe-t-il quand on enregistre un nom de domaine ? Découvrez la réponse avec @bortzmeyer ! https://www.afnic.fr/observatoire-ressources/papier-expert/que-se-passe-t-il-quand-on-enregistre-un-nom-de-domaine/

What happens when you register a domain name? Discover the answer with @bortzmeyer ! https://www.afnic.fr/en/observatory-and-resources/expert-papers/what-happens-when-you-register-a-domain-name/ #Domains #TLDs #Afnic #DNS #Internet

Now you need a notarized document to get a .gov domain - The US government is tightening its rules around the registration of government web domains to sto... more: https://nakedsecurity.sophos.com/2020/03/09/now-you-need-a-notarized-document-to-get-a-gov-domain/ #cybersecurityandinfrastructuresecurityagency #dotgovonlinetrustingovernmentact #departmentofhomelandsecurity #generalserviceadministration #governmentsecurity #securitythreats #dotgovprogram #tlds #gov

Facteurs clés de succès des extensions internet : une grille d’analyse, par Loic Damilaville https://www.afnic.fr/fr/ressources/blog/facteurs-cles-de-succes-des-extensions-internet-une-grille-d-analyse.html

#Afnic #Marques #Internet #newgTLDs #branding

Key success factors for Internet extensions: an evaluation grid by Loic Damilaville https://www.afnic.fr/en/resources/blog/key-success-factors-for-internet-extensions-an-evaluation-grid.html

#Afnic #ICANN #NewgTLDs #Brands #domains #TLDs #geoTLDs

RT @gandi_net@twitter.com

Quel avenir pour les noms de domaine .EU qui ne respecteront plus les critères d'éligibilité après le Brexit ? Les dernières infos ici ➡️ http://news.gandi.net/fr/2019/03/lim…
#NomdeDomaine #domainnames #domain #TLDs @EUregistry@twitter.com

🐦🔗: https://twitter.com/gandi_net/status/1181094554893725696

RT @gandi_net@twitter.com

Notre nom de domaine "http://gandi.net" fête ses 20 ans aujourd'hui !
Joyeux anniversaire http://gandi.net ! 🎂🎁
#GandiStory #Gandi20 #domainnames
#domains #TLDs

🐦🔗: https://twitter.com/gandi_net/status/1130877933101432837

[Success stories] Le .museum, une extension internet historique redynamisée https://www.afnic.fr/fr/ressources/blog/success-stories-le-museum-une-extension-internet-historique-redynamisee.html

[Success stories] .museum, how a historic Internet suffix was revived https://www.afnic.fr/en/resources/blog/success-stories-museum-how-a-historic-internet-suffix-was-revived.html

#Afnic #ICANN #newgtlds #museum #TLDs #Internet #Web