“Jothan and I have known each other for a quarter of a century. He's a "make it happen" kind of guy. He just figures it out and delivers despite the obstacles. We had much success together in launching internet ventures. He's a positive guy you can trust to get the job done ON TIME and ON BUDGET. Highly recommend.”
About
Trusted industry leader, Innovator, Architect, and Strategic/Tactical Expert in ICANN…
Experience & Education
-
ICANN 2025 NomCom
View Jothan’s full experience
See their title, tenure and more.
or
Licenses & Certifications
Volunteer Experience
-
Co Chair, Registry/Registrar (CPH) Technical Operations Working Group
ICANN
- 4 years 6 months
Science and Technology
Elected position - serving second 2 year term with ICANN Accredited Registrar Stakeholder Group. Provide technical input and review of various matters related to policy, registry/registrar technology, DNS, and other technologies related to the industry of domains.
-
Domains and Jurisdiction Program Contact Group member
Internet & Jurisdiction Policy Network
- Present 7 years
Science and Technology
https://www.internetjurisdiction.net/news/domains-jurisdiction-program-contact-group-members-2019-2020
-
GNSO Standing Selection Committee (SSC)
ICANN
- 2 years 1 month
https://community.icann.org/display/GSSC/GNSO+Standing+Selection+Committee+Home
The SSC is tasked, as requested by the GNSO Council, to 1), where applicable, prepare and issue calls for applications related to the selection or nomination of candidates for ICANN structures such as ICANN review teams as well as structures related to the Empowered Community, 2) review and evaluate all relevant applicants/candidates, 3) rank candidates and make selection/appointment recommendations for…https://community.icann.org/display/GSSC/GNSO+Standing+Selection+Committee+Home
The SSC is tasked, as requested by the GNSO Council, to 1), where applicable, prepare and issue calls for applications related to the selection or nomination of candidates for ICANN structures such as ICANN review teams as well as structures related to the Empowered Community, 2) review and evaluate all relevant applicants/candidates, 3) rank candidates and make selection/appointment recommendations for review and approval by Council and 4) communicate selections to all interested parties.
-
Public Suffix List / IDN Maintainer
Mozilla
- Present 20 years 6 months
Science and Technology
I contribute loads of off-hours time to the Public Suffix List (PSL) initiative that Mozilla hosts (http://publicsuffix.org).
The PSL is a centrallized, community maintained repository of strings considered to be 'top level' domains, which is the most well maintained and comprehensive list of TLDs available. It is frequently updated, has a vetting process to ensure quality, and it is used by browsers, email clients, security and anti-spam, content distribution network providers…I contribute loads of off-hours time to the Public Suffix List (PSL) initiative that Mozilla hosts (http://publicsuffix.org).
The PSL is a centrallized, community maintained repository of strings considered to be 'top level' domains, which is the most well maintained and comprehensive list of TLDs available. It is frequently updated, has a vetting process to ensure quality, and it is used by browsers, email clients, security and anti-spam, content distribution network providers, numerous programming languages and search engines, as well as many other uses.
I use my relationships within the ccTLD and gTLD registry community to ensure that updates to the list are sourced from official origins, and I coordinate with ICANN on the updates to the root zone and contracting of new top level domain names so that the new TLDs added in 2013+ will be added to the PSL proactively. This helps ensure Universal Acceptance of new TLDs and minimizes transitional challenges that were present in the introduction of new TLDs which ocurred in 2001 and 2005, such as .travel or .museum being longer than 3 characters.
My objective being that helps to ensure that new top level domain names will function correctly in browsers, programming languages, search, etc. have up to date information from registries, so that the developer community can build upon the new innovation that is possible from new TLDs. -
Team Coordinator, Latin Variant TLD Team
ICANN
- 6 months
Science and Technology
Participated as team coordinator on a group that was evaluating the complexities of determining language variants for new TLDs in extended characters beyond A-Z for new internet extensions, such as .león vs .leon and also how these would interact with Cyrillic and Greek language strings.
-
Vice Chair
ICANN Registrar Stakeholder Group (RrSG)
- Present 6 years 3 months
Science and Technology
Serving as TechOps Vice Chair of the Registrar Stakeholder Group, working to inform registrar developers, sysadmins, project/product managers about standards, security, policy obligations, events and evolutions that help with business and service.
Patents
-
Multilingual domain name resolution
Issued US 8,521,845
A method, system, and computer-readable medium are described for registering and using multilingual domain names that include characters outside the ASCII character subset supported by the DNS system. Such multilingual domain names can in some situations be registered by first being converted into appropriate ASCII-Compatible Encodings (ACEs) that represent the corresponding multilingual domain names and that use only characters within the ASCII character subset. In addition, a variety of…
A method, system, and computer-readable medium are described for registering and using multilingual domain names that include characters outside the ASCII character subset supported by the DNS system. Such multilingual domain names can in some situations be registered by first being converted into appropriate ASCII-Compatible Encodings (ACEs) that represent the corresponding multilingual domain names and that use only characters within the ASCII character subset. In addition, a variety of binary variants may be generated at registration for each multilingual domain name and then used as equivalents for the multilingual domain name, such as by storing the variants in the registry as alternative domain names or by otherwise reserving the binary variants. When requests to resolve such a registered multilingual domain name into a corresponding IP address or URL are received, the stored binary variants and/or ACE information can then be used to respond in an appropriate manner.
CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION
This application is a divisional of U.S. application Ser. No. 11/654,641, filed Jan. 18, 2007, which is a continuation of U.S. application Ser. No. 09/974,746, filed Oct. 9, 2001, which claims the benefit of U.S. Provisional Application No. 60/239,170, filed Oct. 9, 2000, each of which is hereby incorporated by reference in its entirety.Other inventors -
-
Multilingual domain name registration
Issued US 8,291,048
A method, system, and computer-readable medium are described for registering and using multilingual domain names that include characters outside the ASCII character subset supported by the DNS system. Such multilingual domain names can in some situations be registered by first being converted into appropriate ASCII-Compatible Encodings (ACEs) that represent the corresponding multilingual domain names and that use only characters within the ASCII character subset. In addition, a variety of…
A method, system, and computer-readable medium are described for registering and using multilingual domain names that include characters outside the ASCII character subset supported by the DNS system. Such multilingual domain names can in some situations be registered by first being converted into appropriate ASCII-Compatible Encodings (ACEs) that represent the corresponding multilingual domain names and that use only characters within the ASCII character subset. In addition, a variety of binary variants may be generated at registration for each multilingual domain name and then used as equivalents for the multilingual domain name, such as by storing the variants in the registry as alternative domain names or by otherwise reserving the binary variants. When requests to resolve such a registered multilingual domain name into a corresponding IP address or URL are received, the stored binary variants and/or ACE information can then be used to respond in an appropriate manner.
Other inventors -
-
Registering and using multilingual domain names
Issued US 7,774,432
A method, system, and computer-readable medium are described for registering and using multilingual domain names that include characters outside the ASCII character subset supported by the DNS system. Such multilingual domain names can in some situations be registered by first being converted into appropriate ASCII-Compatible Encodings (ACEs) that represent the corresponding multilingual domain names and that use only characters within the ASCII character subset. In addition, a variety of…
A method, system, and computer-readable medium are described for registering and using multilingual domain names that include characters outside the ASCII character subset supported by the DNS system. Such multilingual domain names can in some situations be registered by first being converted into appropriate ASCII-Compatible Encodings (ACEs) that represent the corresponding multilingual domain names and that use only characters within the ASCII character subset. In addition, a variety of binary variants may be generated at registration for each multilingual domain name and then used as equivalents for the multilingual domain name, such as by storing the variants in the registry as alternative domain names or by otherwise reserving the binary variants. When requests to resolve such a registered multilingual domain name into a corresponding IP address or URL are received, the stored binary variants and/or ACE information can then be used to respond in an appropriate manner.
Other inventors -
-
Determining alternative textual identifiers, such as for registered domain names
Issued US 7,664,831
A method, system, and computer-readable medium is described that determines alternatives to a specified textual identifier, such as a domain name, by identifying and using words and phrases that are related to the identifier. A variety of types of related words can be used, such as synonyms and translations, and the related words can be determined in a variety of ways. One situation in which alternatives can be generated is after a user has requested to use or acquire an unavailable textual…
A method, system, and computer-readable medium is described that determines alternatives to a specified textual identifier, such as a domain name, by identifying and using words and phrases that are related to the identifier. A variety of types of related words can be used, such as synonyms and translations, and the related words can be determined in a variety of ways. One situation in which alternatives can be generated is after a user has requested to use or acquire an unavailable textual identifier, such as a request to register an already registered domain name, and the determined alternatives can then be presented to the user as possibilities for use or acquisition. When multiple alternatives are presented to the user, they can also be ranked as to relevance and ordered in a variety of ways.
Other inventors -
-
Methods and devices for responding to request for unregistered domain name to indicate a predefined type of service
Issued US 7,337,910
A method, system, and computer-readable medium is described that provides one or more types of services and/or information in response to an information request or other message that specifies a unique identifier of a defined type. The information requests can include requests for resources corresponding to specified URLs with domain names that include a unique identifier, and if so the service or information provided can be based on the defined type of the identifier and/or on an item…
A method, system, and computer-readable medium is described that provides one or more types of services and/or information in response to an information request or other message that specifies a unique identifier of a defined type. The information requests can include requests for resources corresponding to specified URLs with domain names that include a unique identifier, and if so the service or information provided can be based on the defined type of the identifier and/or on an item corresponding to the unique identifier. Additional information included in header fields of HTTP messages used for such URL requests can also be used to determine services or information to be provided, either instead of or in addition to the specified domain name identifier. In addition, services and information can be provided for a requested URL that includes a domain name that has not been explicitly registered with the DNS name server computers.
Other inventors -
-
Real time internet communication system
Issued US 6,915,336
[Instant Service - The Web Customer Service Most Popular Websites Use]
Real time internet communication system
Abstract
A novel real time internet communication system is disclosed. It is a novel way for users to collaborate on the fly, and without having to own or download any programs that then stay resident on the user's computer. It is marketed under a novel business system that makes highly productive software available to businesses and end users, but which is not purchased…[Instant Service - The Web Customer Service Most Popular Websites Use]
Real time internet communication system
Abstract
A novel real time internet communication system is disclosed. It is a novel way for users to collaborate on the fly, and without having to own or download any programs that then stay resident on the user's computer. It is marketed under a novel business system that makes highly productive software available to businesses and end users, but which is not purchased by customers or end users, has no conventional distribution system, and never requires update, installation or rollout by the customer or end user.Other inventors -
Organizations
-
Registrar Stakeholder Group
Voting Member
- PresentCurrently I am the voting member of the RrSG for PLISK, and a member of the Technical Group as well as policy representative in this capacity. I have held membership and participation in the Stakeholder Group at varying times in the past decades within the RrSG in a capacity for other registrars.
-
NANOG
Member
- Present
Recommendations received
39 people have recommended Jothan
Join now to viewOther similar profiles
Explore more posts
-
Richard Murphy
Glad to see new solutions that identify and filter "AI Slop." But we think it's more valuable to identify and include inventory sources (publishers) that are producing quality content and are using AI ethically. Curated inclusion lists are far more effective than indiscriminate exclusion lists. Alliance for Audited Media, working with our premium member publishers, leveraging the work of IAB and The Poynter Institute For Media Studies Inc, developed the AAM Ethical AI Certification Program to provide the media industry with a framework for the ethical use of AI in content creation, production, distribution, and disclosures. The AAM framework identifies 8 pillars of ethical AI use, including: Policies, Transparency, Rights, Accountability, Fairness, Privacy, Training, and Risk. Isn't this what you expect from good partners? Here is the link to learn more. https://lnkd.in/ejFBfcEF https://lnkd.in/evV4nhAf
1 Comment -
Ronni K. Gothard Christiansen
We don’t actually need a “show me your papers” internet. We need to verify humans, age and jurisdiction without turning every website into a data controller. Jay Stanley (ACLU) is right: if we let digital IDs be checked centrally on every visit, we’ll end up with a licensed, gated web. But that’s not the only way to do ID. What we’re building in AesirX is the other path: - the government/state can issue a strong credential - we anchor/encrypt it on Concordium as an accountability ID anchor (so validity can be proven later, without calling the issuer each time) - the user proves only what’s needed (18+, in VN, not on a list) with a zero-knowledge proof - the website gets just that answer - there is no “phone home” to the issuer - and the proof is bound to that specific site/context, so it can’t be used to track the user across the web Result: the site doesn’t become controller/processor for the ID data, regulators get their safeguards, and users don’t get a 24/7 traceable ID. Why is this important right now? Because +50% of what’s posted online every day is already AI/bot generated. We will need more ID moments to keep human interaction, protect minors and prevent fraud. The question is whether we do it in a way that’s privacy-preserving by design - or in the “digital driver’s license everywhere” way Jay warns about. Our position is simple: - Verify the attribute, not the person. - Bind it to the context, not the whole internet. - Anchor it at arm’s length (blockchain) so nobody can silently correlate. That’s the ID future we’re shipping. #ID #DID #zKP #PrivacyByDesign #PrivacyMatters #EUDI #mDL #eID
5 Comments
Explore top content on LinkedIn
Find curated posts and insights for relevant topics all in one place.
View top content