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 --- This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. https://www.avast.com/antivirus