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===Practices===
===Practices===
====Accepted====
* [[Data Escrow]] – storing data with a neutral third party in case of registry or registrar failure, accreditation termination, or accreditation relapse without renewal.
* [[Data Escrow]] – storing data with a neutral third party in case of registry or registrar failure, accreditation termination, or accreditation relapse without renewal.
* [[Defensive Registration]] – registering domain names, often across multiple TLDs and in various grammatical formats, to protect intellectual property from DNS abuse.
* [[Defensive Registration]] – registering domain names, often across multiple TLDs and in various grammatical formats, to protect intellectual property from DNS abuse.
* [[Delegation]] – entering a new TLD into the Root Zone of the Internet.
* [[Delegation]] – entering a new TLD into the Root Zone of the Internet.
* [[Direct Navigation]] – visiting a website while bypassing online search engines to arrive at the desired domain.
* [[Direct Navigation]] – visiting a website while bypassing online search engines to arrive at the desired domain.
* [[Domain Locking]] (aka Registry or Registrar locking) – locking a domain name so that it cannot be transferred or altered without the explicit permission of the registrant.
* [[Domain Locking]] (aka registry or registrar locking) – locking a domain name so that it cannot be transferred or altered without the explicit permission of the registrant.
* [[Domain Monetization]] – purchasing domain names and then either selling, leasing, or parking them to earn money.
* [[Domain Monetization]] – purchasing domain names and then either selling, leasing, or parking them to earn money.
* [[Domain Parking]] registering a domain name to a page that acts as a placeholder, perhaps to advertise the sale of the domain or as a standby page before the owner adds content.
* [[Domain Parking]] registering a domain name to a page that acts as a placeholder, perhaps to advertise the sale of the domain or as a standby page before the owner adds content.
* [[Domain Privacy]] – service provided by registrars that prevents registrants' information from being listed in the WHOIS database.
* [[Domain Privacy]] – service provided by registrars that prevents registrants' information from being listed in the WHOIS database.
* [[Domain Tasting]] – using the free five-day grace period at the beginning of ICANN's registration process to test the marketability of a specific domain name.
* [[Domain Tasting]] – using the free five-day grace period at the beginning of ICANN's registration process to test the marketability of a specific domain name.
* [[Drop-Catching]] – the auto-registration of domains at the moment of their deletion.
* [[Drop-Catching]] – the auto-registration of domains at the moment of their deletion.
* [[SEO]] – Search Engine Optimization is a process undertaken by webmasters to increase the number of visitors to a particular website by trying to move up its ranking on a search engine's search results page.
* [[Vertical Integration]] – A single body handling the Registry Operator and the Registrar.
====Discouraged====
* [[Cybercrime]] –
* [[Cybersquatting]] – attempting to profit by purchasing domain names made of marketable and trademark-related terms and later reselling or licensing those names back to the companies that developed the trademark
* [[Domain Kiting]] – returning a name just before the five-day period expires and re-registering it again as soon as it becomes available.
* [[Domain Slamming]] – sending fake renewal notices or bills to domain name registrants that are actually disguised service transfer notices
* [[Fast Flux]] – a technique to evade identification and thwart anti-crime efforts aimed at identifying and shutting down websites used for illegal purposes.
* [[Fast Flux]] – a technique to evade identification and thwart anti-crime efforts aimed at identifying and shutting down websites used for illegal purposes.
* [[Reverse Domain Name Hijacking]] – using trademark protection mechanisms, such as ICANN's UDRP or the ACPA, in bad faith to acquire a domain name when the owner has legitimate rights to it.
* [[Reverse Domain Name Hijacking]] – using trademark protection mechanisms, such as ICANN's UDRP or the ACPA, in bad faith to acquire a domain name when the owner has legitimate rights to it.
* [[Spam]] Sending unsolicited bulk emails, with substantively identical content, to recipients who have not granted permission for the message to be sent.
* [[Spam]] Sending unsolicited bulk emails, with substantively identical content, to recipients who have not granted permission for the message to be sent.
====[[DNS Abuse]]====
====DNS Abuse====
* [[Botnet Attacks]] – infecting Internet-connected computers with malware and commanding them to perform activities under the control of a remote administrator.
* [[Botnet Attacks]] – infecting Internet-connected computers with malware and commanding them to perform activities under the control of a remote administrator.
* [[Cache Poisoning]] – causing a DNS resolver to respond with a false IP address bearing malicious code.
* [[Cache Poisoning]] – causing a DNS resolver to respond with a false IP address bearing malicious code.
* [[DDoS Attack]] – flooding a victim site with incoming traffic that originates from many different sources, making it impossible to access the site or stop the attack by blocking a single source.
* [[DDoS Attack]] – flooding a victim site with incoming traffic that originates from many different sources, making it impossible to access the site or stop the attack by blocking a single source.
* [[Domain Name Hijacking]] – redirecting victims to the attacker’s site instead of the one initially requested.
* [[Domain Name Hijacking]] – redirecting victims to the attacker’s site instead of the one initially requested.
* [[Malware]] – installing malicious software, such as viruses, spyware, or ransomware, on a device without the user’s consent, to disrupt the device’s operations, gather sensitive information, or access private computer systems.
* [[Malware]] – installing malicious software, such as viruses, spyware, or ransomware, on a device without the user’s consent, to disrupt the device’s operations, gather sensitive information, or access private computer systems.
* [[Pharming]] – redirecting unknowing users to fraudulent sites or services through DNS hijacking or poisoning.
* [[Pharming]] – redirecting unknowing users to fraudulent sites or services through DNS hijacking or poisoning.
* [[Social Engineering Attacks]] – practices that exploit people’s inclinations to trust and help others, often in aid of DNS abuse.
* [[Social Engineering Attacks]] – practices that exploit people’s inclinations to trust and help others, often in aid of DNS abuse.
* [[Typosquatting]] – the intentional registration of misspellings of popular website addresses to garner traffic; aka URL hijacking.
* [[Typosquatting]] – the intentional registration of misspellings of popular website addresses to garner traffic; aka URL hijacking.
====[[DNS Abuse Responses]]====
* [[Cybersecurity]] –
==Roles==
==Roles==