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(tick)  The ICANN Board of Directors accepted all 28 SSR Review recommendations 18 October 2012 and directed the President and CEO to proceed with implementation (read more here). 

Background

Affirmation of Commitments (AoC) Excerpt:  9.2

Preserving security, stability and resiliency+:

  • ICANN has developed a plan to enhance the operational stability, reliability, resiliency, security, and global interoperability of the DNS, which will be regularly updated by ICANN to reflect emerging threats to the DNS.
  • ICANN will organize a review of its execution of the above commitments no less frequently than every three years.  The first such review shall commence one year from the effective date of this Affirmation.

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Particular attention will be paid to:

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  • Assessment of Implementation completed by SSR2 - see here for more information

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Background

The Security, Stability, & Resiliency of the DNS Review (SSR1) was conducted under the Affirmation of Commitments. The Affirmation of Commitments (AoC) between ICANN and the U.S. Department of Commerce committed ICANN to "assess the extent to which ICANN has successfully implemented the security plan, the

Each of the reviews conducted under this section will assess:

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effectiveness of the plan to deal with actual and potential challenges and threats

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, and the extent to which the security plan is sufficiently robust to meet future challenges and threats to the security, stability and resiliency of the Internet DNS, consistent with ICANN's limited technical mission". 

Review Composition:

The review will be performed by volunteer community members and the review team will be constituted and published for public comment, and will include the following (or their designated nominees):

  • The Chair of the GAC
  • The CEO of ICANN
  • Representatives of the relevant Advisory Committees and Supporting Organizations (SO/ACs)
  • Independent experts.

Composition of the review team will be agreed jointly by:

  • The Chair of the GAC (in consultation with GAC members)
  • The CEO of ICANN.

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On 21 May 2012, the SSR1 Review Team delivered its Final Report, containing 28 recommendations, to the ICANN Board of Directors. 

On 18 October 2012, the Board directed the President and CEO to proceed with implementation. 

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