- Category: Administration and Budget
- Topic: Security, Stability & Resiliency (SSR) Framework
- Board meeting date: 28 July 2011
- Resolution number: 2011.07.28.06
- URL for Board minutes/resolution: http://www.icann.org/en/minutes/resolutions-28jul11-en.htm#2
- Status: Completed
Summary
Board acknowledges receipt of the FY 12 SSR Framework.
Text
Whereas, the FY 12 Security, Stability & Resiliency (SSR) Framework was posted for public comment from 2 May to 7 June 2011.
Whereas, a public comment summary and analysis was completed and published on 8 June 2011.
Whereas, staff conducted a community briefing during the Singapore meeting and is incorporating feedback into the operational priorities described in the SSR Framework, including benchmarks, objectives, milestones and a mechanism for assessing success in SSR activities.
Resolved (2011.07.28.06), the Board acknowledges receipt of the FY 12 SSR Framework.
Implementation Actions
- None.
Rationale
Under the Affirmation of Commitments signed by ICANN and the US Department of Commerce on 30 September 2009, preserving the security, stability and resiliency of the DNS is recognized as a key commitment. The Affirmation acknowledges in Section 9.2 that ICANN has adopted a Security, Stability and Resiliency (SSR) Plan, which will be regularly updated to reflect emerging threats to the DNS, including unique identifiers. Previous SSR Plans were published in 2009 and 2010, and acknowledged by the ICANN Board at the international public meetings in Sydney, Australia (June 2009) and Cartagena, Colombia (December 2010).
This latest version of the SSR Framework has been updated in a more streamlined and accessible format, and was published in May 2011 to bring ICANN's baseline documentation on SSR on schedule with the publication of the FY 12 ICANN Operating Plan and Budget cycle. The document provides guidance to the community on ICANN's role in SSR, describes areas in which ICANN has operational responsibility, areas in which ICANN is a collaborator, facilitator and contributor, and areas in which ICANN is an observer of activities led by others in the ecosystem. Community inputs received in the public comment period were generally supportive of the revised format, and asked for greater specificity and precision on definitions.
A Board paper detailing the SSR Framework and annex containing information on the comments received between 2 May and 7 June 2011 has been provided to the Board.
The document is separate from the overall ICANN Operating Plan and Budget and there are no anticipated fiscal impacts from this decision. The Framework serves as guidance on ICANN activities in SSR for the coming fiscal year.
Other Related Resolutions
- Resolution 2009.06.26.08, acknowledging receipt of the ICANN Plan for Enhancing Internet Security, Stability and Resiliency, available at: http://www.icann.org/en/minutes/resolutions-26jun09.htm.
- Resolution 2010.12.10.09, acknowledging receipt of the FY 11 SSR Plan, available at: http://www.icann.org/en/minutes/resolutions-10dec10-en.htm.
- Other resolutions TBD.
Additional Information
- Affirmation of Commitments available at: http://www.icann.org/en/documents/affirmation-of-commitments-30sep09-en.htm.
- Public comments and FY 12 SSR Framework available at: http://www.icann.org/en/public-comment/public-comment-201106-en.htm#ssr-fy12.
- Summary of public comments available at: http://forum.icann.org/lists/ssr-fy12/pdfD0BAusrHKf.pdf.
- The resolution does not address funding for the items identified therein.
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