Hi,

That blog is a good reporting that brings up the critical issues.

thanks

avri


On 22-Aug-15 12:45, Mueller, Milton L wrote:
> Pranesh:
> We did a blog post about this.
> http://www.internetgovernance.org/2015/08/18/whats-going-on-between-ntia-icann-and-verisign/  
>
>> -----Original Message-----
>>
>> Dear all,
>> Given that the root zone maintainer function is one of the crucial parts of this
>> moving ship along with the root zone administrator and the root zone
>> operator, it is shocking that NTIA has decided to go ahead unilaterally on this
>> issue by consulting the two parties who would argue for status quo on this
>> issue.
>>
>> Plus ça change, plus c'est la même chose.
>>
>> Regards,
>> Pranesh
>>
>> Rafik Dammak <[log in to unmask]> [2015-08-18 12:06:42 +0900]:
>>> Hi everyone,
>>>
>>> please find below the blog post from NITA with update about the process.
>>> quite interesting points: the extension of the contract till September
>>> 2016 and also the proposal submitted by verisign and ICANN.
>>>
>>> Best Regards,
>>>
>>> Rafik Dammak
>>>
>>> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
>>>
>>> Hi all,
>>>
>>> This is relevant to the IANA Stewardship Transition, and the
>>> CWG-Stewardship work by extension. Here is the original link:
>>> http://www.ntia.doc.gov/blog/2015/update-iana-transition. The text of
>>> the blog is copied below for your convenience.
>>>
>>> An Update on the IANA Transition
>>> August 17, 2015 by Assistant Secretary for Communications and
>>> Information and NTIA Administrator Lawrence E. Strickling
>>> [image: Assistant Secretary for Communications and Information and
>>> NTIA Administrator Lawrence E. Strickling]
>>>
>>> The Internet’s global multistakeholder community has made tremendous
>>> progress in its work to develop a proposal to transition the historic
>>> stewardship role NTIA has played related to Internet’s domain name
>>> system (DNS).
>>>
>>> When we announced
>>> <http://www.ntia.doc.gov/press-release/2014/ntia-announces-intent-tran
>>> sition-key-internet-domain-name-functions>
>>> our
>>> intent in March 2014 to complete the privatization of the DNS, we
>>> noted that the base period of our contract with ICANN to perform
>>> technical functions related to the DNS, known as the IANA functions,
>>> expired on September 30, 2015. However, it has become increasingly
>>> apparent over the last few months that the community needs time to
>>> complete its work, have the plan reviewed by the U.S. Government and
>>> then implement it if it is approved.
>>>
>>> Accordingly, in May we asked the groups developing the transition
>>> documents how long it would take to finish and implement their
>>> proposals.  After factoring in time for public comment, U.S.
>>> Government evaluation and implementation of the proposals, the
>>> community estimated it could take until at least September 2016 to
>>> complete this process. In response to their feedback, we informed
>>> Congress on Friday that we plan to extend our IANA contract with ICANN
>>> for one year to September 30, 2016. Beyond 2016, we have options to
>>> extend the contract for up to three additional years if needed.
>>>
>>> This one-year extension will provide the community with the time it
>>> needs to finish its work. The groups are already far along in planning
>>> the IANA transition and are currently taking comments on their IANA
>>> transition proposals. As we indicated in a recent Federal Register
>>> notice
>>> <http://www.ntia.doc.gov/files/ntia/publications/fr_iana_transition_co
>>> mment_notice_08102015.pdf>, we encourage all interested stakeholders
>>> to engage and weigh in on the proposals.
>>>
>>> In preparation for the implementation phase of the IANA stewardship
>>> transition, NTIA also asked Verisign and ICANN to submit a proposal
>>> detailing how best to remove NTIA’s administrative role associated
>>> with root zone management, which the groups working on the transition
>>> were not asked to address. We asked Verisign and ICANN to submit a
>>> proposal detailing how best to do this in a manner that maintains the
>>> security, stability and resiliency of the DNS. Under the current root
>>> zone management system, Verisign edits and distributes the root zone
>>> file after it has received authorization to do so from NTIA. Verisign
>>> and ICANN have developed a proposal
>>> <http://www.ntia.doc.gov/files/ntia/publications/root_zone_administrat
>>> or_proposal-relatedtoiana_functionsste-final.pdf>
>>> that
>>> outlines a technical plan and testing regime for phasing out the
>>> largely clerical role NTIA currently plays in this process. The
>>> testing will occur in a parallel environment that will not disrupt the
>>> current operation of the root zone management system.
>>>
>>> These developments will help ensure that the IANA transition will be
>>> done in a manner that preserves the security and stability of the DNS.
>>>
>> --
>> Pranesh Prakash
>> Policy Director, Centre for Internet and Society http://cis-india.org | tel:+91
>> 80 40926283 sip:[log in to unmask] | xmpp:[log in to unmask]
>> https://twitter.com/pranesh_prakash


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