Inputs received by ICANN staff, provided for the record without attribution
The following inputs were received by ICANN staff directly on the draft statement of ICANN's role and remit in SSR, and are provided for the record without attribution: Commenter #1: "On a first quick read: The document is good but at a very high level. It does not answer the questions raised. Specifically 'To coordinate means to actively engage with stakeholders in the global Internet ecosystem to ensure' simply shifts the question to - what does ICANN meet by actively engage. Also, I would have expected to see some phrases like: consult the relevant stakeholders / support the relevant stakeholders / provide resources in support / provide coordination and leadership when requested / etc." Commenter #2: "1. I could not find anything in the draft statement regarding ICANN's role in facilitating / promoting security best practices relating to the provisioning and allocation of internet identifiers. As an example, I would like to see registries and registrars adopt multi-factor authentication. Currently, some registries do it, but most registrars don't. 2. As interoperability is often a prerequisite for security and stability, and is also mentioned in the AoC, ICANN's technical mission should probably include facilitating interoperability in addition to 'coordinating and facilitating the stability, security and resiliency and policy of these systems'. I realise there is an overlap with other organisations such as DNS-OARC, but my thought is that ICANN's role involves more coordination-type activities, and is a little broader - including provisioning and publication of identifiers beyond just the DNS root. In more concrete terms, it seems logical to me that ICANN also oversees the registration of 2nd level domain names in gTLDs as provided by registrars." Commenter #3: "I think it is a really good idea to let the community have a say about this http://www.icann.org/en/news/public-comment/draft-ssr-role-remit-17may12-en. htm <http://www.icann.org/en/news/public-comment/draft-ssr-role-remit-17may12-en .htm> . Well done! "I personally very much like the language that 'This is a shared responsibility among the community of multi-stakeholder participants in the Internet ecosystem and not one borne alone by ICANN as a singular entity.'" "However, I am not so sure about 'ICANN is able to enforce its contracts with third parties, including domain name registration providers.' - registration providers are much broader than just registries and registrars, so this could be misinterpreted that ICANN can enforce third party contracts beyond registry and registrar agreements. "Also unsure about 'Furthermore, ICANN does play a role in supporting the work of law enforcement or government agencies in carrying out legitimate actions at their request.' this is very vague and open ended. Just my thoughts." -- Patrick L. Jones Senior Director, Security Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers 1101 New York Ave, NW, Suite 930 Washington, DC 20005 Tel: +1 202 570 7115 patrick.jones@xxxxxxxxx patrickjones.tel Attachment:
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