WHOIS Running the Internet: Protocol, Policy, and Privacy

Discusses the evolution of WHOIS and how policy changes will affect WHOIS place in IT today and in the future

This book provides a comprehensive overview of WHOIS. The text begins with an introduction to WHOIS and an in–depth coverage of its forty–year history. Afterwards it examines how to use WHOIS and how WHOIS fits in the overall structure of the Domain Name System (DNS). Other technical topics covered include WHOIS query code and WHOIS server details. The book also discusses current policy developments and implementations, reviews critical policy documents, and explains how they will affect the future of the Internet and WHOIS. Additional resources and content updates will be provided through a supplementary website.

Includes an appendix with information on current and authoritative WHOIS services around the world Provides illustrations of actual WHOIS records and screenshots of web–based WHOIS query interfaces with instructions for navigating them Explains network dependencies and processes related to WHOIS utilizing flowcharts Contains advanced coding for programmers

WHOIS Running the Internet: Protocol, Policy, and Privacy is written primarily for internet developers, policy developers, industry professionals in law enforcement, digital forensic investigators, and intellectual property attorneys.

Garth O. Bruen has conducted over thirty public presentations to and private consultations for various audiences engaged in Internet commerce and policy. Through the High Technology Crime Investigation Association (HTCIA), he has trained local police in the details of the Internet architecture. In addition to HTCIA he has delivered over thirty presentations at different cybercrime venues including the Anti–Phishing Working Group (APWG) and the National Center for Justice and the Rule of Law at The University of Mississippi School of Law. He has also advised the FBI, DEA, FDA, FTC, and the Commerce Department on malicious abuse of the Domain Name System.