Dear Councilors, Further to the discussion this morning on urgent requests, please find the below summary of options: To ensure consistency with Recommendation 18, the work to develop an authentication mechanism could be integrated with the Urgent Request timeline through either: * GNSO Council confirmation that implementation of the response timeline language incorporating the authentication mechanism would be consistent with Recommendation 18 OR * Board un-adoption of Recommendation 18 and GNSO Council development of a supplemental Consensus Policy recommendation integrating authentication and the response timeline language OR * Council incorporates the authentication mechanism as part of the work on supplemental recommendations for the EPDP Phase 2 Policy Recommendations. References EPDP Phase 1 Final Report<https://gnso.icann.org/sites/default/files/file/field-file-attach/epdp-gtld-...> EPDP Phase 2 Final Report<https://gnso.icann.org/sites/default/files/file/field-file-attach/epdp-phase...> Public Comment on proposed Urgent Request timeline language<https://www.icann.org/en/public-comment/proceeding/timeline-for-urgent-reque...> Public Comment on Proposed GNSO Process for ICANN Board to Reverse Adoption of GNSO Policy Recommendations<https://www.icann.org/en/public-comment/proceeding/proposed-gnso-process-for...> Public Comment on Registration Data Request Service (RDRS) Policy Alignment Analysis<https://www.icann.org/en/public-comment/proceeding/registration-data-request...> Thank you. Best regards, Caitlin