[council] DSSA Working Group Phase 1 Report - Public Comment Period Open

[Glen de Saint Géry <Glen@xxxxxxxxx>]

http://www.icann.org/en/news/announcements/announcement-14aug12-en.htm
DSSA Working Group Phase 1 Report
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Comment Open:

14 August 2012

Comment Close:

13 September 2012

Close Time (UTC):

23:59 UTC

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14 September 2012

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Report of Public Comments

Brief Overview

Originating Organization:

DNS Security & Stability Analysis Working Group

Categories/Tags:


 *   DNS
 *   Security/Stability

Purpose (Brief):

The DNS Security & Stability Analysis (DSSA) Working Group is seeking community 
comment on its Phase 1 Report. The Report was originally published on 15 June 
2012 prior to the ICANN meeting in Prague, Czech Republic. The goal of the 
report is to bring forward for the community the work that the DSSA has 
completed to date and describe the work that remains.

Current Status:

Open for public comment

Next Steps:

The DSSA Working Group intends to perform a proof of concept to refine and 
streamline the methodology on one broad risk-scenario topic with the goal of 
reducing cycle time and making it more accessible to the broader community. 
Public comment on the Phase 1 Report will be used to focus attention of the 
DSSA Working Group on specific work areas and refinement of the methodology.

Staff Contact:

Patrick Jones

Email:

patrick.jones@xxxxxxxxx<mailto:patrick.jones@xxxxxxxxx?subject=More%20information%20on%20the%20DSSA%20Working%20Group%20Phase%201%20Report%20public%20comment%20period>

Detailed Information

Section I: Description, Explanation, and Purpose


This is the first of two reports from the DNS Security & Stability Analysis 
Working Group. The goal of this document is to bring forward the substantial 
work that has been completed to date and describe the work that remains. This 
has been in many respects a "pioneering" cross-constituency security-assessment 
effort that has developed knowledge and processes that others will hopefully 
find helpful and can be reused in the future.

The DSSA has:

 *   Established a cross-constituency working group and put the organizational 
framework to manage that group in place
 *   Clarified the system, organizational and functional scope of the effort
 *   Developed an approach to handling confidential information, should such 
information be required for certain assessments
 *   Selected and tailored a risk-assessment methodology to structure the work
 *   Developed and tested mechanisms to rapidly collect and consolidate 
risk-assessment scenarios across and broad and diverse group of interested 
participants
 *   Used an "alpha-test" of those systems to develop the high-level 
risk-scenarios in this report. Those scenarios will serve as the starting point 
for the remainder of the effort.

Work that remains:

 *   Perform a proof of concept to refine and streamline the methodology on one 
broad risk-scenario topic with the goal of reducing cycle time and making it 
more accessible to a broader community
 *   Roll the methodology out to progressively broader groups of participants 
to introduce the methodology to the community and further improve the process 
and tools on the way to completing the assessment.

Public comment is sought on the Phase 1 Report.

Section II: Background


The objective of the DSSA Working Group is to draw upon the collective 
expertise of the participating SOs and ACs, solicit expert input and advice and 
report to the respective participating SOs and ACs on: The actual level, 
frequency and severity of threats to the DNS.

The DSSA Working Group was originally published on 15 June 2012 prior to the 
ICANN Prague meeting. The report was discussed at the DSSA Working Group open 
session in Prague, and details on that meeting can be found at 
http://prague44.icann.org/node/31805.

Section III: Document and Resource Links

DSSA Working Group Phase 1 
Report<http://gnso.icann.org/en/issues/dssa/dssa-phase-1-report-15jun12-en.pdf> 
[PDF, 4.57 MB]

Section IV: Additional Information

None




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Glen de Saint Géry
GNSO Secretariat
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