SSAC Advisory on Maintaining the Security and Stability of the IANA Functions Through the Stewardship Transition (R-5)

Date IssuedDocumentReference IDCurrent Phase

  

SSAC Advisory on Maintaining the Security and Stability of the IANA Functions Through the Stewardship Transition (R-5)SAC069

CLOSED



  1. Phase 1 Receive
  2. Phase 2 Understand
  3. Phase 3 Evaluate
  4. Phase 4 Implement
  5. Phase 5 Close
  6. Closed



Description:

Noting the stability and efficiency of existing structures, processes, and mechanisms for the management of the root zone, the SSAC recommends that any proposal to replace NTIA's final authorization of root zone changes with an alternative be at least as reliable, resilient, and efficient as the current process.


STATUS UPDATES

DatePhaseTypeStatus Updates

 

ClosedPhase ChangeThis Advice is now Closed

 

Phase 5Phase ChangeNow in Phase 5: Close

 

Phase 5Board UpdateThis item has been processed as much as is relevant and is considered complete; no work is outstanding from the perspective of Board Advice (note that related implementation work may have been integrated into ICANN’s ongoing operations or other initiatives). Status provided in 19 October 2016 letter from ICANN Board Chair to SSAC Chair (https://www.icann.org/en/system/files/correspondence/crocker-to-faltstrom-19oct16-en.pdf). In March 2015, the NTIA requested ICANN and Verisign to work together to develop a proposal for transitioning the NTIA's administrative role associated with root zone management. A proposal was submitted in August 2015, and Root Zone Maintainer Agreement was published for public comment on 29 June 2016 (see announcement here: https://www.icann.org/news/blog/root-zone-managementtransition-update-preservation-of-security-stability-andresiliency) and was approved by the Board on 9 August 2016 (https://www.icann.org/resources/boardmaterial/resolutions-2016-08-09-en#2.c).

 

Phase 1Phase UpdateSSAC published SAC069: SSAC Advisory on Maintaining the Security and Stability of the IANA Functions Through the Stewardship Transition: https://www.icann.org/en/system/files/files/sac-069-en.pdf.