Invalid Top Level Domain Queries at the Root Level of the Domain Name System (R5)

Date IssuedDocumentReference IDCurrent Phase

 

Invalid Top Level Domain Queries at the Root Level of the Domain Name System (R5)SAC045

CLOSED


Description:

The SSAC recommends that ICANN alert the applicant during the string evaluation process about the pre-existence of invalid TLD queries to the applicant's string. ICANN should coordinate with the community to identify a threshold of traffic observed at the root as the basis for such notification.


STATUS UPDATES

DatePhaseTypeStatus Updates

 

ClosedBoard Update

This 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.

The NGPC resolutions on name collision adopted on 7-Oct2013 and 30-Jul-2014 addresses the issues related to invalid Top Level Domain queries at the root level of the DNS: http://www.icann.org/en/groups/board/documents/resolutions-new-gtld-07oct13-en.htm; https://www.icann.org/resources/boardmaterial/resolutions-new-gtld-2014-07-30-en.

As part of the 30 July 2014 Board Resolution, a Name Collision Occurrence Management Framework was also published, which can be found here: https://www.icann.org/en/system/files/files/name-collisionframework-30jul14-en.pdf.

 

Phase 1Phase UpdateSSAC published SAC045: Invalid Top Level Domain Queries at the Root Level of the Domain Name System: https://www.icann.org/en/system/files/files/sac-045-en.pdf.