Go
Daddy Incorporates Sender Id Framework To Expand Email
Security [August 31, 2004]
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. and REDMOND, Wash.–The Sender
ID Framework Implementation Summit--(August 31, 2004)
– The Go Daddy Group, Inc., parent company of
GoDaddy.com, the No. 1 registrar of new domain names,
today announced it will integrate the Sender ID Framework
for email authentication co-developed by Microsoft and
Meng Wong, CTO of pobox.com, into its email security
system, continuing Go Daddy’s leadership position
in the fight against spam and online phishing scams.
“Go Daddy is dedicated to working with the industry
to develop and implement authenticated email systems
in the hopes of combating the growing issues of spam
and phishing,” said Bob Parsons, president and
founder of Go Daddy. “With more than 6 million
domain names under management, Go Daddy has long been
a leader when it comes to new programs and services
to combat spam and other online fraud that can degrade
the value of the domain name and brand. We anticipate
being in full compliance with the Sender ID specifications
during the fourth quarter of 2004 and will directly
support Sender ID specifications in our email and DNS
services.”
Currently, the Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF)
is reviewing this Sender ID system on a fast track.
Sender ID will provide email recipients with validation
that the email was sent from the domain it claims to
be from. By authenticating all emails, Sender ID will
help eliminate domain spoofing to better protect email
users from online phishing attacks and spam and defend
genuine senders’ domain names and reputations.
”Email users today have no guarantee that their
email is coming from the person it claims to be from,
and many legitimate companies are seeing both their
reputation as email senders and their brand overall
being damaged by scammers and spammers abusing their
domain names,” said Craig Spiezle, Director of
Industry and Partner Relations, Microsoft Safety Technology
and Strategy Team. “We are excited to be working
with Go Daddy on their implementation of Sender ID to
help deliver strong email authentication solutions to
the market as swiftly as possible and help rebuild trust
in email as a valuable communications mechanism worldwide.”
As an industry leader, Go Daddy itself has pledged its
support of Sender ID by publishing all of its own Sender
ID records to the DNS by October, two months earlier
than the requested January 2005 deadline. In addition,
Go Daddy will support its customers by offering a DNS
“Wizard” within its domain name management
software that will allow current Go Daddy customers
to publish their own DNS records easily, no matter what
ISP they use to actually send emails.
“Go Daddy has always had strict anti-fraud policies,
so joining with Microsoft on Sender ID augments our
current policies and practices,” said Parsons.
“We have long recognized the advantages of complete
online security for the protection of domain names and,
consequently, brand identity. Sender ID is another way
Go Daddy can demonstrate its support for its customers.”
About The Go Daddy Group, Inc.
The Go Daddy Group, the industry leader in new domain
name registration, enables individuals and businesses
to acquire, create and safeguard their unique identities
and brands on the Internet by offering a complete line
of web development tools including domain name registration,
hosting, email systems, SSL certificates and complementary
products and services.
The Go Daddy Group companies includes three ICANN-accredited
domain name registrars: flagship domain name registrar
GoDaddy.com (www.godaddy.com);
membership-based domain name registrar Blue Razor Domains,
Inc., (www.bluerazor.com)
and domain reseller support organization Wild West Domains,
Inc., (www.wildwestdomains.com).
The Go Daddy Group also offers private domain name registration
service Domains By Proxy, Inc., (www.domainsbyproxy.com);
as well as SSL Certificate Authority Starfield Technologies,
Inc., (www.starfieldtech.com).
Contact:
Hollie Costello
Sr. Communications Specialist
480.505.8800 ext. 4435
hcostello@godaddy.com
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