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Key Technical Elements of
thePotential Root
Server SystemOperators (R1)
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Key Technical Elements of Potential Root Operators |
| History of the Root Server System (R1) | RSSAC023v2RSSAC024 |
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Description:
An Advisory to the ICANN Board of Directors and the Internet community. In this Advisory, the RSSAC identifies key technical elements of potential DNS root server operators.
RSSAC001 and RFC 7720 are considered as starting points; alone, they are insufficient to evaluate potential operators. The RSSAC believes non-technical aspects (trustworthiness, ethos, etc) to be important and part of an overall evaluation but are not address herein. The proposed recommendations only consider technical aspects as well as its current understanding of the key technical elements a potential root operator should meet
Description:
This is a report to the Internet community from the ICANN Root Server System Advisory Committee (RSSAC). In this report, the RSSAC gives an overview of the organizational history of the root server system.
The RSSAC advises the Internet community and the ICANN Board of Directors on matters relating to the operation, administration, security, and integrity of the Internet’s root server system.
STATUS UPDATES
Date | Phase | Type | Status Updates |
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| Closed | Phase Change | This Advice Item is now Closed |
| Phase 2 | AP Feedback | ICANN received confirmation of Understanding from the RSSAC. |
| Phase 2 | Phase Update | Understanding sent to RSSAC for review. |
| Phase 2 | Board Understanding | The ICANN organization understands RSSAC024 is RSSAC's input into the descriptions of key technical elements for new root server operators and is informational only. There are no actionable items for the ICANN Board. |
| Phase 2 | Phase Change | Now in Phase 2: Understand |
| Phase 1 | Phase Update | ICANN acknowledged receipt of Advice. |
| Phase 1 | Phase Update | RSSAC published RSSAC024: Key Technical Elements of Potential Root Operators Link: https://www.icann.org/en/system/files/files/rssac-024-04nov16-en.pdf. |