Hi all, A further follow-up. The Commission today published the following Call for Proposals: https://hadea.ec.europa.eu/calls-proposals/equipping-backbone-networks-high-performance-and-secure-dns-resolution-infrastructures-works_en
(hat tip to Anastasia Sendrea, who I don’t think is currently on this list, for the heads up) Cheers Chris > On 15 Dec 2021, at 12:30, Chris Buckridge <chr...@ripe.net> wrote: > > Hi Hank, all, > > Apologies for the delay here - was hoping to have some more substantial > information, but in the absence of that, our colleagues at the European > Commission have been able to share the content of the four slides that they > delivered at last month’s HLIG meeting. > > The slides were as follow: > > 1. DNS Resolution Markets: Problems > * Consolidation (+DoH) > * Incidents affecting large DNS resolvers > * Data Protection Rights > * Prevention of Cyberattacks; Virus; Malware > > 2. DNS4EU: Concept > * DNS4EU is conceived as an alternative to existing DNS resolution services, > increasing overall internet resilience, and offering European citizens and > private and public organizations the capacity to access the web with a > high-quality and free service, based in the EU, that guarantees data > protection according to EU rules and increases the protection from malware, > phishing and cyberattacks. > > 3. DNS4EU: Characteristics > * Have a large footprint within the EU, enabling paid premium services such > as specific performance and security criteria for vertical sectors (health, > transport, industry, finance, etc.) or enhanced security (filtering, 24x7 > support) for companies. > * Be fully transparent and compliant with the GDPR. > * Offer state-of-the art, ad-hoc DNS filtering against phishing or malware > based on existing global thread feeds and own feeds. > * Conform to the latest security and privacy technological standards, > including DoH. > * Develop wholesale discovery and resolution services for other digital > service providers, including ISPs and Cloud service providers. > > 4. DNS4EU: Next Steps > * Pending confirmation: Connecting Europe Facility (CEF2) – European Cloud > * Federation Initiative > * 50% of the initial infrastructure investment > * Expected publication of the call: End of 2021 > * Conform to the latest security and privacy technological standards, > including DoH. > * Federated Structure: High-quality consortiums, potentially including > vertical industries, to best increase the footprint and customer base of > DNS4EU in the EU, reduce costs through shared resources, operations and cyber > security feeds, and ensure the long-term sustainability of DNS4EU > > —— > > The Commission staff have also expressed their interest in any feedback from > this working group that might help “fine tune the proposal” (I believe the > discussion here has already provided some relevant insights). However, at > this point, the next step is likely to be publication of the call for > proposals, as referenced in the fourth slide above. > > Cheers > Chris > > >> On 8 Nov 2021, at 14:54, Chris Buckridge <chr...@ripe.net> wrote: >> >> Hi Hank, all, >> >> I don’t have a lot that I can add to what Nick and Stephane have already >> posted. But I will note that the European Commission has scheduled one of >> the regular meetings of its High Level Group on Internet Governance (HLIG) >> for this Wednesday; portions of those meeting agendas are generally open to >> industry stakeholders, and Wednesday’s agenda includes an update on DNS4EU. >> >> The information page for the HLIG is here: >> https://ec.europa.eu/transparency/expert-groups-register/screen/expert-groups/consult?lang=en&groupId=2450&fromMeetings=true&meetingId=23922 >> >> It’s not clear whether registration for the meeting is still open at this >> point, but minutes are published publicly, and the RIPE NCC can report back >> to this working group if there are any updates of note. >> >> Best regards, >> Chris >> >>> On 8 Nov 2021, at 14:15, Stephane Bortzmeyer <bortzme...@nic.fr> wrote: >>> >>> On Mon, Nov 08, 2021 at 07:12:38AM +0200, >>> Hank Nussbacher <h...@efes.iucc.ac.il> wrote >>> a message of 34 lines which said: >>> >>>> Does anyone have further insight into the European initiative >>>> known as DNS4EU? >>> >>> There is very little actual information published on this project. >>> >>> According to some rumors, it would be a public DNS resolver, with >>> built-in censorship (for the laws of 27 countries). >>> >>> dns4eu.eu has been registered by DG Connect >>> <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Directorate-General_for_Communications_Networks,_Content_and_Technology> >>> >>> >>> >> > > -- > > To unsubscribe from this mailing list, get a password reminder, or change > your subscription options, please visit: > https://lists.ripe.net/mailman/listinfo/dns-wg -- To unsubscribe from this mailing list, get a password reminder, or change your subscription options, please visit: https://lists.ripe.net/mailman/listinfo/dns-wg
