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Re: [idn] homograph attacks
Erik van der Poel wrote:
StringPrep and NamePrep are great, but I wonder if it might be good to
take their ideas one step further to solve the IDN spoofing problem.
I.e. to "normalize" the homographs by mapping the similar-looking
characters to "base" characters.
Only by means of blocking registration. A registration can be blocked
not only because it violates static rules, but also because it is
(or could be) a homograph for a different, already registered, label.
This is indeed the case already in .COM for Chinese labels: registration
of a single label blocks an entire family of labels - not necessarily
homograph ones, but labels that Chinese readers would consider "same".
Regards,
Martin