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July 2022

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The global domain name market: stabilisation for some, continued growth for others

The global domain name market: stabilisation for some, continued growth for others

 

The past year has been characterised by strong contrasts and disparate regional dynamics. In this market, the .fr domain has once again performed well.

 
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Public consultation : fight against abuse with holder data detection

Public consultation : fight against abuse with holder data detection

 

From 27 June to 25 September 2022, Afnic is launching a mechanism to gain feedback on a project to modify the registration conditions for Internet domain names under .fr. In order to reduce abuse and disputes, particulars of holders in contravention of the .fr Naming Policy will be detected when requesting the creation of a domain name.

 
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Five new Experts for Afnic’s PARL EXPERT legal procedure

Five new Experts for Afnic’s PARL EXPERT legal procedure

 

Following a call for applications, WIPO and Afnic have appointed five legal experts with experience in domain names. They join the team of Experts charged with examining the cases of Afnic’s PARL EXPERT alternative dispute resolution procedure (ADR).

 
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An 2021 Afnic activity report characterised by confirmation

An 2021 Afnic activity report characterised by confirmation

 

Afnic, the association responsible for .fr Internet domain names, has published its annual report and determined that the past year has been one of confirmations.

 
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98% of registrars satisfied with Afnic products and services in 2022

98% of registrars satisfied with Afnic products and services in 2022

 

This year’s annual Afnic satisfaction survey of Registrars revealed a 98% satisfaction rate with Afnic products and services.

 
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NIST announces the winners of the post-quantum competition

NIST announces the winners of the post-quantum competition

 

On July 5th, 2022, US standards institute NIST announced the winners of its competition launched in 2016 to find cryptography algorithms able to resist quantum computers. The winners are CRYSTALS-Kyber for encryption and CRYSTALS-Dilithium for signatures. So what are the practical implications of this announcement, for the DNS and for the Internet in general?

 
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CALENDAR

23-29 July 2022 - USA

Philadelphia: IETF 114

30-31 July 2022 - USA

Philadelphia: DNS-OARC 38

24-28 October 2022 - Serbia

Belgrade: RIPE 85

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