Dear Eric and Laurin,

See below regarding the software interop topic of DNS SSR workstream. There are no remaining questions for this topic.

Review Team volunteers: Eric, Laurin

Workstream: DNS SSR

Topic: Software interop: Testbed of software variants (NS / resolver / etc.) for regression testing

Q: Has ICANN considered creating a testbed environment for testing purposes? If so, can you inform the team about your activities. If this has been considered and abandoned, please provide the team with your reasoning.

A: ICANN’s Office of the CTO (OCTO) is actively working on such a testbed as part of the RSSAC Caucus Work Party on resolvers (https://www.icann.org/en/system/files/files/rssac-sow-resolver-behaviors-07aug18-en.pdf). The testbed is expected to be operational by mid-2019, and instructions on setting up the testbed are open to anyone interested.

Best,

Jennifer

Jennifer Bryce

Senior Reviews Coordinator

Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN)

Email: jennifer.bryce@icann.org

Skype: jennifer.bryce.icann