Re: [nc-whois] Fw: [dnssac] I-D ACTION:draft-ietf-crisp-requirements-01.txt (fwd)

["Ram Mohan" <rmohan@afilias.info>]

kristy,
happy to contribute :)

my suggestions as below:

<modified_paragraph>

Verisign is working with the IETF to develop a new Cross Registry
Information Service Protocol (a.k.a. CRISP)
to improve or replace port 43 access to WHOIS data.

This new CRISP protocol attempts to define methods by which the directory
services of domain registries
and the common base requirements for extending the use of these services for
other types of Internet
registries.  Although CRISP is not a centralized repository for Whois data,
upon adoption by registries
and registrars, it would enable Centralized Public Access by formalizing a
uniform interface to the
WHOIS data, aiding the Task Force's focus on Uniformity and Consistency.

CRISP, upon adoption, may provide new ability for role-based access to WHOIS
information
(for example, the Technical Contact level might permit access to information
relevant to networking, while the Billing Contact level might
permit access to information relevant to the needs of finance, and so on).

CRISP may take many years to develop, implement and be universally adopted,
and is
unlikely to be available as a short-term solution. In the long run,
however, it may help to address many of the concerns with respect to a
universally searchable Whois service.

The Task Force recommends to all interested parties to participate in the
IETF process, in order to provide
sufficient guidance to ensure that WHOIS in the future can be uniformly
accessible and searchable.

</modified_paragraph>

-ram
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----- Original Message -----
From: "Kristy McKee" <k@widgital.com>
To: "Ram Mohan" <rmohan@afilias.info>
Cc: <nc-whois@dnso.org>
Sent: Monday, October 07, 2002 4:07 PM
Subject: Re: [nc-whois] Fw: [dnssac] I-D
ACTION:draft-ietf-crisp-requirements-01.txt (fwd)


> Ram, since you brought it up.
>
> I need a little assistance with a paragraph from WG3's report:
>
> <paragraph>
>
> With hope of fulfilling the universal Whois covenants included in appendix
> W of Verisign's .com Registry agreement with ICANN, they are working with
> the IETF to develop a new protocol (named CRISP) to improve or replace
port
> 43 access to whois data.
>
> Although CRISP is not a centralized repository for Whois data, it would
> enable Centralized Public Access by they way it interfaces with that data.
>
> It might work more like a web crawler who identifies the location of
> desired information, collects and returns it.
>
> It is a bit fancier than this however and should allow for more controls,
> the CRISP solution will enable different levels of access to whois data by
> different types of users.
>
> For example, the Technical Contact level might permit access to
information
> relevant to networking, while the Intellectual Property Contact level
might
> permit access to information relevant to the needs of IP holders, and so
on.
>
> CRISP may take many years to develop and implement. For that reason, it is
> unlikely to be available as a short-term solution. In the long run,
> however, it may help to address many of the concerns of the Task Force
> Survey respondents with respect to a universal Whois service.
>
> </paragraph>
>
> <references>
>
> uWho:  http://uwho.verisignlabs.com/
> CRISP:  http://www.ietf.org/html.charters/crisp-charter.html
> Appendix W:  http://uwho.verisignlabs.com/com.html
>
> </references>
>