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Project Status: Status title ARCHIVED
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Board action in October 2012- Implementation complete
- Assessment of Implementation completed by SSR2
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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
SSR1 Review Mandate:
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. Particular attention will be paid to:
(a) security, stability and resiliency matters, both physical and network, relating to the secure and stable coordination of the Internet DNS;
(b) ensuring appropriate contingency planning; and (c) maintaining clear processes.
Each of the reviews conducted under this section will assess the extent to which ICANN has successfully implemented the security plan, the effectiveness of the plan to deal with actual and potential challenges and threats, 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. 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, and independent experts. Composition of the review team will be agreed jointly by the Chair of the GAC (in consultation with GAC members) and the CEO of ICANN. Resulting recommendations of the reviews will be provided to the Board and posted for public comment. The Board will take action within six months of receipt of the recommendations.".
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.
