Overview

•Who is AusRegistry?

•Why use the existing infrastructure?

•What this means for you?

•Questions raised and Important points

Who is AusRegistry?

AusRegistry is…

Registry Services Provider

•Registration Services (EPP and Web based)

•WhoIs Services (Port 43 and Web based)

•DNS Services

Why use the existing DNS and provisioning infrastructure for the

purpose of the ENUM trials?

What is the existing infrastructure?

• Registry – AusRegistry

Database, WhoIs Services, DNS Services, Administrative functions.

• Registrars – eg. MelbourneIT

Policy implementers, DNS hosting providers and provisioning channel.

What is the existing infrastructure?

•An international network of 11 fully STD0013 compliant name servers located throughout Australia the USA and Europe.

•A Registry System currently successfullyserving multiple ccTLDs, with over 2 million objects and 20 Registrars.

ENUM = DNS

therefore

Provisioning methods should be DNS based (eg EPP or RRP)

ENUM (model)

Tier 0 Registry

Tier 1 Registry

Tier 2 Registry

.au

IANA

Registry

Registrars

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What are the advantages of using existing Infrastructure?

Proven System•Existing proven model – Registry/Registrar

•Production Grade

•It is operational and working NOW

•300,000 transactions a day (3.4tx/s)

•90 million DNS queries a day

•100% DNS uptime since “go-live” in July 2002

High Tier 1 Security•Firewalls and DOS detection/prevention

•Connection limiting

•Systems kept up to date

•Physical Security

•3 layer authentication

Certificate

Username/Password

Source IP address

Tier 1 Stability and Reliability

•Load balancing Application Clusters

•Oracle 9i RAC

•Redundant multi-homed network

•High grade data centre

•Full backup and Disaster Recovery

•“Best of breed” equipment

Conformance to Standards

•Engineered to world standards

•Industry standard software (eg BIND)

•EPP (IETF – purposed standard)

•RFC1034, 1035, 2181, 2182, STD0013 compliant DNS

•RFC954 compliant WhoIs

•RFC2068, 2821, IETF SECSH, STD0015 SNMP

•Netscape SSL v2/3 specification and RFC2246

Minimal Implementation Time

•The ENUM “test bed” Registry System could be fully operational in a maximum of 12 hours.

•In parallel to the Registry, Tier 2 operations (Registrars) could be established in a maximum of

12 hours concurrently.

•12 hours for FULL implementation of Tier 1 and 2 (Pending IANA delegation)

Low Costs

Minimal Build Costs

+

Minimal Development Costs

+

Minimal infrastructure Costs

=

Minimal Costs Overall

Interoperability

•“Thick” Registry model

•EPP provisioning

•Standards conformance

•Similar to those purposed in the US, UK and European trials

Experience and Expertise

•Dedicated customer support

•DNS is the core business of these entities

•Technical experts in iterative DNS and the associated pitfalls and problems

•High level of industry involvement representatives attend ICANN and IETF conferences

The advantages in summary

•Low Cost

•Highly Secure

•Stable and Reliable

•Production Grade

•Standards Compliant

•Interoperable

What this means for you?

This means…

•Access to a proven stable and secure, production grade platform that is ready to be used NOW run by professionals whom DNS is their core

business. Why re-invent the wheel?

•Allows you to concentrate on what ENUM can do for your business and develop and test

applications confidently.

•Allows you to concentrate on developing policies for the use and regulation of ENUM and

trialling those policies.

Possible Arguments Against

•Limiting potential Tier 2 Registries to those already in the “know”

•Need to test and select a provisioning protocol and method

•Need to test possible DNS changes and new implementations to enhance security and privacy

Questions Raised and important points.

Questions Raised

•What is the purpose of the trial?

•What is the primary use of ENUM?

•Where should NAPTR records be held?

•How important is stability to you?

•Why reinvent the wheel?

Important Points

•There is nothing stopping people running their own trials

•Mainstream trial should be for the benefit of most parties involved

•Keep things simple

The need for a policy body

•Industry regulation

•Policy creation, revision and enforcement

•Prevents rail-roading - a single company or alliance dictating the direction of ENUM

•Provides point of contact for government, other organisations and individuals

•Look at the ICANN / auDA model used in the .au name space

Thank you