Packet Clearing House support for ICANN Strategic Plan
Addressing specifically the matter of the security and stability of the domain
name system, PCH commends ICANN's actions in investigating the impacts of a
larger root zone, ICANN's operational improvements to the L-root nameserver and
the other zones under their direct care, and ICANN's initiatives to coordinate
communications and remediation between critical parties in response to direct
threats to the DNS.
This last was particularly visible and beneficial in consolidating community
response to the Conficker worm, among other challenges. As a consequence of
this demonstrated competence and efficacy, PCH heartily supports ICANN's
endeavors in the area of DNS security coordination. ICANN has shown itself to
be the most appropriate institutional home for DNS security planning and
liaison activities, supplementing, complementing, and coordinating the security
staff and resources that reside in the network operations, equipment vendor,
and academic communities.
ICANN's plan to create a CERT specifically serving the needs of the DNS
community is an appropriate and admirable one, and has PCH's unconditional
support.
-Bill Woodcock
Research Director
Packet Clearing House
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