SSAC Comment on Orphan Glue Records in the Draft Applicant Guidebook (R2)

Date IssuedDocumentReference IDCurrent Phase

  

SSAC Comment on Orphan Glue Records in the Draft Applicant Guidebook (R2)SAC048

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 offers the following comments for consideration on the removal of orphan glue records:

Orphaned glue can be used for abusive purposes; however, the dominant use of orphaned glue supports the correct and ordinary operation of the DNS. Thus it is inappropriate to include the management of orphaned glue under the rubric of "abuse prevention and mitigation" and we suggest that it be removed.


STATUS UPDATES

DatePhaseTypeStatus Updates

 

ClosedPhase ChangeThis Advice Item is now Closed

 

Phase 3Board Update

The ICANN Board sent the SSAC a letter regarding this advice item on 7 July 2017 with information on and rationale for the decision to not implement this advice (https://www.icann.org/en/system/files/correspondence/crocker-to-faltstrom-07jul17-en.pdf).

ICANN considered the comment in SAC048 during its consideration of the New gTLD Applicant Guidebook. It did not implement Recommendation 2, which suggested that the management of orphaned glue be removed from the rubric of “abuse prevention and mitigation.” The final version of the Applicant Guidebook acknowledged the existence of orphaned glue in the criteria for abuse prevention and mitigation and suggested processes for handling it when associated with malicious conduct.

The New gTLD Program was approved and the Applicant Guidebook was adopted by the ICANN Board on 20 June 2011. The 2012 round of the New gTLD Program has been implemented with the processes for orphaned glue referred to above.

 

Phase 3Board UpdatePrior to Board Consideration: Board consideration of the advice is still required. 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). There is outstanding work on this advice item, and it will be addressed through the BAR pilot process.

 

Phase 3Phase ChangeNow in Phase 3: Evaluate & Consider

 

Phase 1Phase UpdateSSAC published SAC048: SSAC Comment on Orphan Glue Records in the Draft Applicant Guidebook : https://www.icann.org/en/system/files/files/sac-048-en.pdf.