Adding Zone Data Protections to the Root Zone (R4)

Date IssuedDocumentReference IDCurrent Phase

  

Adding Zone Data Protections to the Root Zone (R4)RZERC003

CLOSED


Description:

Public Technical Identifiers (PTI) and the RZM should jointly develop a plan for deploying ZONEMD in the root zone, and make this plan available for review by RZERC.


STATUS UPDATES

DatePhaseTypeStatus Updates

 

ClosedPhase Change
Advice Item is now Closed

 

Phase 5Phase UpdateThis Advice is considered closed according to the letter sent by the ICANN dated 9 April 2024 to the RZERC. See: https://www.icann.org/en/system/files/correspondence/davies-to-rzerc-09apr24-en.pdf

 

Phase 5Phase Update
ICANN sent a letter (https://www.icann.org/en/system/files/correspondence/olive-to-april-13oct23-en.pdf) to the RZERC regarding this Advice item.

 

Phase 5Phase Change
Now in Phase 5

 

Phase 4Phase Update
ICANN org considers implementation of this Advice complete and will prepare an Advice Complete Status Report for the ICANN Board and Advisory Committee's information.

 

Phase 4Phase Update
Planning efforts are complete. ICANN org will continue to work with Verisign with announcements around the implementation date. ICANN org will begin efforts to close this advice.

 

Phase 4Phase Update
  • Danielle Rutherford Implementation is in progress. On 22 December 2022, the org sent a letter to Verisign regarding implementation of ZONEMD in the DNS root zone.

 

Phase 4Phase UpdateThe advice has been in the implementation phase as of the 24 February 2022 Board meeting. ICANN org is scheduled to provide an update to the Board Technical Committee on 23 November 2022. The anticipated action item will be to ask ICANN org to draft a Board paper, to accept the implementation of the advice as completed.

 

Phase 4Phase ChangeNow in Phase 4

 

Phase 3Board UpdateThe Board approved RZERC003 recommendations 1,2 and 4 on 24 February 2022: https://www.icann.org/resources/board-material/resolutions-2022-02-24-en#1.a . As such these recommendations should be moved to implementation phase.

 

Phase 3Phase ChangeNow in Phase 3

 

Phase 2AP FeedbackICANN received confirmation of understanding from the RZERC.

 

Phase 2AP FeedbackThe RZERC understands “with its contractors” to mean that ICANN org intends to develop a plan jointly together with PTI and RZM. Following the actions mentioned in Recommendation 4, the RZERC would appreciate the opportunity to review the plan developed by ICANN org and any feedback received and provide comments.

 

Phase 2Board UnderstandingICANN org understands this recommendation to have ICANN org to develop a plan with its contractors and make the plan available to RZERC for review. ICANN org further understands input from RZERC should be incorporated into the final plan as appropriate.

 

Phase 2Phase UpdateICANN sent understanding to the RZERC for review.

 

Phase 2Phase ChangeNow in Phase 2

 

Phase 1Phase UpdateAcknowledgement sent to RZERC.

 

Phase 1Phase UpdateRZERC published RZERC003: Adding Zone Data Protections to the Root Zone: https://www.icann.org/uploads/ckeditor/rzerc-003-en.pdf.