DomainKing.ng: NiRA takes protective measure.

Following a press release by the Nigeria Internet Registration Association (NiRA) through the office of the Chief Operating Officer, Edith Udeagu stated that the registry had made several attempts to contact the registrar, DomainKing.ng.

It stated that since February 8th, 2017, the Indian based .ng ccTLD Accredited Registrar, DomainKing.ng, had not responded to escalated support queries and emails from its clients forwarded to it by the .ng Registry. The Registry had attempted severally since then and is still trying to contact the registrar via email, telephone, their online support system, social media platforms and postal service. NiRA COO claimed that January 24th, 2017 was the last time the Registrar responded to the Registry via email.

Failing to respond to the .ng Registry is a breach of the Registrar Agreement DomainKing.ng signed with the NiRA. Also DomainKing.ng’s failure to respond to its registrants is in breach of the obligation a Registrar owes its registrants in the NiRA policy.

We were informed that some of the complaints via emails and phone calls from the clients of DomainKing.ng borders on payments made via the DomainKing.ng website/platform without service being rendered by DomainKing.ng. Whilst considering the plight of existing DomainKing.ng clients, the .ng Registry had taken a protective measure to ensure that the DomainKing.ng platform is temporarily not available for more Nigerians to make further payments. Further sanctions will be applied against DomainKing.ng by May 2nd, 2017 should the company not reactivate/attend/respond to queries/complaints raised by the registrants.

NiRA is seeking legal advice and will continues to consult its solicitors as events unfold on the matter.

The head of the management team informed that NiRA is not a hosting company. However, efforts are on to attend to the various complaints on domain name management services rendered by Domainking.ng.

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NOMINEES UNVEILED, VOTING COMMENCES FOR 2017.NG AWARDS

Nigeria Internet Registration Association unveiled the Nominees for the 2017 .ng Awards. They invited the general public to vote for their preferred choice via the link below to mark the commencemnet of the Annual celebration of the feats of intellectual minds that devote thier time to local thinking with global outlook. To vote, click on the link.

http://nira.org.ng/voting/vote.php

Winners for each category will be determined through online voting and decisions from an array of competent Award Jury selected based on their relevance and expertise. The awards voting process which kick starts from February 20^th, 2017, will end on April 3^rd, 2017 with a glamorous awards gala scheduled to take place on Friday,April 21^st , 2017.

With the selection made from numerous nominations, NiRA congratulates all the nominees for the 2017 .ng Awards and wish them all the best in this race. Every nominee is believed to  be a winner considering the number of capital flight witnessed online when Webmasters decide to register other string that is different from the .ng ccTLD.

ABOUT THE .NG AWARDS

The .ng Awards celebrate the achievements and innovation of Nigerian Internet initiatives. The awards aim to showcase Nigerian businesses, individuals, charity, public and private sector organizations which help to make the Internet a more secure, open, accessible and rewarding experience for all.

At the Nigeria Internet Registration Association (NiRA), they believe in the power of the Internet and are determined that the .ng domain name space is a positive  platform that would impact on the lives of Internet users across the globe. 

It would be wrong not to acknowledge the great work being done by Nigerians and the desire of the public to know about it, talk about it, engage with it and put it into the spotlight. 

The annual .ng Awards is open to any organization or individual whose activity online is outstanding, using the .ng domain name.

Award Criteria

NiRA used the following criteria for the selection of nominees:

1. ·        Company, organization or individual must have registered and is doing business with a .ng domain name.
2. ·        The Domain name must have been registered for over 6 months.
3. ·        The website associated with the domain name must be active on the internet.

      While we await the final outcome of the vote, organizers maybe planning for the voters too. ..just maybe. 

The Danger of Giving Up Social Media Passwords - So Many Other Services Are Connected

"What's the harm in giving up my Twitter password?", you might say, "all someone can do is see my direct messages and post a tweet from me, right?"

Think again. The reality today is that social media services are used for far more than just posting updates or photos of cats. They also act as "identity providers" allowing us to easily login to other sites and services. 

We've all seen the "Login with Twitter" or "Continue with Facebook" buttons on various sites. Or for Google or LinkedIn. These offer a tremendous convenience. You can rapidly sign into sites without having to remember yet-another-password.....

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DAN YORK

Senior Manager, Content and Web Strategy

Internet Society speaks out against proposed password disclosure requirements

Today, the Internet Society, along with 50 organizations and trade associations and nearly 90 individual experts who care deeply about an open, trusted Internet, expressed our deep concerns that the U.S. Department of Homeland Security may require individuals to disclose their social media account passwords as a condition of entry into the United States.  Last week, the new U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security indicated that the U.S. government is considering such a policy as an element of border screening.

We signed onto this statement because we believe that this policy would gravely undermine Internet security and would represent an alarming intrusion on individuals’ rights of expression, opinion and privacy.

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The Problem with "The Seven Keys"

From time to time, articles are published about "the seven people who control the keys to the Internet.” These articles, while probably well-intentioned, are completely incorrect. Let’s be absolutely clear: there are no keys that cause the Internet to function (or not to function).

The so-called "keys to the Internet” only relate to one function, and even then, they can only be used in extremely narrow circumstances. It is important to understand what these keys do, to see why they do not control the Internet.

First and foremost, the keys being talked about belong to just one single part of the Internet – the mechanism for authenticating the data in the domain name system (DNS), called DNSSEC. It is based on a hierarchy of cryptographic keys starting at the root of the DNS. The cryptographic keys for the root of the DNS are managed by ICANN.

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