Thank you Judith or sharing and for your insights Hadia On Tue, 21 Apr 2026 at 21:58, Judith Hellerstein via ALAC <alac@icann.org> wrote:
HI All,
Thanks to Olivier and Greg for all their hard work on the IETF MOU that they put in. I want to call everyone's attention to the new publication that David Huberman put out on ICANN's relationship with the IETF. I think it was a good paper. https://www.icann.org/en/system/files/files/octo-043-16apr26-en.pdf
He provides a good overview of why ICANN works hard to keep up their close partnership with the IETF. In the paper he describes a relationship that is not only formal and practical, but also reciprocal. As we all know, the Internet’s unique identifier system is defined by IETF standards, and IETF participants bring technical expertise into ICANN's multistakeholder governance processes.
Since 2025, IETF working groups advanced efforts that have direct implications for how the Domain Name System (DNS) operates, from how DNS delegations work, to how domain names are provisioned, to how the cryptographic algorithms that secure the DNS are managed. This report also focuses on and offers a practical overview of what changed, what's coming, and why it matters to registry operator, registrar, DNS operator, or anyone who depends on the protocols that make the domain name ecosystem function, All in all I thought it was a good paper. The technical foundations on which the security, stability, and resilience of the Internet’s unique identifier system depend on are constantly evolving, and it is important to keep abreast of all these issues and why all constituencies within ICANN should stay abreast and work closely with the IETF as At Large has done in the past
Best,
Judith
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