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DNS root/gTLD RTT Dataset - Request Form
The DNS root/gTLD RTT Dataset is available for use by academic researchers and US government agencies. These data are also available for corporate entities (including corporate researchers) who participate in CAIDA's membership program. Information on membership levels, services, and rates is found on the CAIDA Sponsorship Information page, or by emailing sponsorship@caida.org.

Please, complete and submit the form below to request access to the DNS root/gTLD RTT dataset. It usually takes about two to three business days to process your request. Upon approval you will receive an email with instructions on how to download the data you requested. If you have any questions or problems using this form, please contact data-info+dns-rtt@caida.org.

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*Relationship to CAIDA:    I am an academic researcher / student
   I am a CAIDA sponsor
   I am a U.S. government contractor
   I am from a U.S. government agency
   Other (please specify):
*First (Given) Name: 
*Last (Family) Name: 
Please enter a one-time-use password in the fields below. You will use this password to initially log in and create a permanent password, so please remember it. If you already have a password to access CAIDA's anonymized OC48 or OC192 traces, backscatter, restricted witty worm, telescope, DDoS or DNS root/gTLD RTT datasets, you may skip this step.
Temporary password:
Temporary password (again):
   I already have a password
*Phone Number: 
*Full name of your Institution/Company: 
*Mailing Address: 
*Your email at this Institution/Company: 
(an academic email address is required for academic researchers/students)
*Position:     Professor/Principal investigator      
   Student      
   Other (please specify):       
Advisor's Name (required for students): 
URL of your project
(if available): 

* Please submit a detailed 1-2 paragraph description summarizing your research goals.

How many PhD students will use the data? (if applicable):
How many Masters students will use the data? (if applicable):
How many other students will use the data? (if applicable):

Please read the terms of the following Acceptable Use policy:
  1. DNS root/gTLD RTT data, including every file in the CAIDA root/gTLD RTT Dataset, will not be distributed beyond authorized users.
  2. In so far as possible, privacy of DNS RTT monitoring sites will be respected by the researchers. Performance summaries relating to particular sites or to particular root or gTLD nameservers will be checked (via CAIDA) with the operators of those sites or servers before being published.
  3. At the end of the research, or annually (whichever is less), a summary of the research and any findings/conclusions will be reported to CAIDA. If any research is described on the WWW, a URL will be provided. This information is primarily used in reports to our funding agencies.
  4. All users who publish a document (including web pages, and papers) using data from this dataset must provide CAIDA with a copy of the publication and must cite:

    The CAIDA DNS root/gTLD Dataset, Nevil Brownlee, http://www.caida.org/data/passive/dns_root_gtld_rtt_dataset.xml

    You are encouraged, but not required, to include the following attribution in the acknowledgements section of the document:

    Support for the DNS root/gTLD RTT Dataset is provided by CAIDA, WIDE, the University of Colorado and the University of Auckland.

  5. All users who create a publicly available presentation using data from this dataset must provide CAIDA with a copy of the presentation and must use the full name of the dataset (e.g. "The CAIDA DNS root/gTLD RTT Dataset") in the presentation. Users are further encouraged, but not required, to include the url for the dataset (http://www.caida.org/data/passive/dns_root_gtld_rtt_dataset.xml).
    *I agree with the terms of this policy

CAIDA will do dataset related announcements, like the availability of a new datasets, on the data-announce@caida.org mailinglist.

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  Last Modified: Tues Sep-14-2010 14:54:29 PDT
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