Invalid Top Level Domain Queries at the Root Level of the Domain Name System (R2)

Date IssuedDocumentReference IDCurrent Phase

 

Invalid Top Level Domain Queries at the Root Level of the Domain Name System (R2)SAC045

CLOSED



  1. Phase 1 Receive
  2. Phase 2 Understand
  3. Phase 3 Evaluate
  4. Phase 4 Implement
  5. Phase 5 Close
  6. Closed



Description:

The SSAC recommends that ICANN promote a general awareness of the potential problems that may occur when a query for a TLD string that has historically resulted in a negative response begins to resolve to a new TLD. Specifically, ICANN should:

  • Study invalid TLD query data at the root level of the DNS and contact hardware and software vendors to fix any programming errors that might have resulted in those invalid TLD queries. The SSAC is currently exploring one such problem as a case study, and the vendor is reviewing its software. Future efforts to contact hardware or software vendors, however, are outside SSAC's remit. ICANN should consider what if any organization is better suited to continue this activity.


STATUS UPDATES

DatePhaseTypeStatus Updates
10/19/16ClosedBoard 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 ICANN Board New gTLD Program Committee (NGPC) resolutions on name collision adopted on 7-Oct-2013 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.

ICANN has also developed materials to help IT Professionals understand and address the root cause of name collision: https://www.icann.org/resources/pages/name-collision2013-12-06-en#resources. Materials include a guide for IT departments to identify and manage the name collision risks in their networks among other measures towards that end: https://www.icann.org/en/system/files/files/name-collisionmitigation-01aug14-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.