Dear Councillors, Please find SSAC¹s response to our comments in the attachment. Kind regards, ]{atrina On 13/12/16 02:42, "Patrik Fältström" <paf@frobbit.se> wrote:
Dear Katrina,
The SSAC would like to thank the ccNSO again for its feedback on SAC084. Please see below for the SSAC¹s detailed response to your comments.
Per its Charter the Security and Stability Advisory Committee (SSAC) focuses on matters relating to the security and integrity of the Internet¹s naming and address allocation systems. This includes operational matters (e.g., pertaining to the correct and reliable operation of the root zone publication system), administrative matters (e.g., pertaining to address allocation and Internet number assignment), and registration matters (e.g., pertaining to registry and registrar services). The SSAC engages in threat assessment and risk analysis of the Internet naming and address allocation services to assess where the principal threats to stability and security lie, and advises the ICANN community accordingly. The SSAC has no authority to regulate, enforce, or adjudicate.
While the SSAC responses focus on the substantive content issues raised by the ccNSO, the SSAC acknowledges that the some of the criticisms in the ccNSO Comment on SAC084 related to two matters of process: first that SAC084 was sent straight to the Board and this was perceived as ³bypassing² the Community; and second that SSAC does not have formal ³representatives² on working groups such as this. With regard to the first, the SSAC¹s practice has always been that any formal SSAC document is made available to the ICANN Board prior to its public release. This is the case irrespective of whether the recommendations are directed to the ICANN Board or not. This practice was not intended to display any disrespect to the ccNSO in this instance. With regard to the second, the small size of the SSAC precludes its formal participation in many of the ICANN Community working groups, although SSAC members may choose to participate in their individual capacity. Any formal views of the SSAC are expressed in formal documents after achieving consensus within the SSAC.
We welcome further dialog if questions and issues remain.
Patrik Fältström Chair, ICANN Security and Stability Advisory Committee (SSAC) on behalf of the SSAC