Report of the Security and Stability Advisory Committee on Root Scaling (R5)
| Date Issued | Document | Reference ID | Current Phase |
|---|---|---|---|
| Report of the Security and Stability Advisory Committee on Root Scaling (R5) | SAC046 | CLOSED |
Description:
The SSAC recommends the following steps be taken before launching additional gTLDs, in parallel with continued deployment of IDNs and IPv6: ICANN should commission and incent interdisciplinary studies of security and stability implications from expanding the root zone more than an order of magnitude, particularly for enterprises and other user communities who may implement strong assumptions about the number of TLDs or use local TLDs that may conflict with future allocations.
STATUS UPDATES
| Date | Phase | Type | Status Updates |
|---|---|---|---|
| Closed | Board 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. After submission of a letter to the SSAC from the ICANN Chairman on 25 September 2012: https://www.icann.org/en/system/files/correspondence/crocker-to-faltstrom-25sep12-en.pdf, the SSAC formed a work party to provide a response to the ICANN Board. On 16 April 2013, the SSAC submitted SAC 059: SSAC Letter to the ICANN Board Regarding Interdisciplinary Studies to the ICANN Board. ICANN commissioned Interisle to study the namespace issue raised in SAC059 and further to JAS to provide a report on mitigating namespace collisions. |
| Phase 1 | Phase Update | SSAC published SAC046: Report of the Security and Stability Advisory Committee on Root Scaling: https://www.icann.org/en/system/files/files/sac-046-en.pdf. |
