<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html charset=us-ascii"></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space;" class="">Alan and Colleagues,<div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">The timing on this has been unfortunate in that, not having been a member of this SSAC Work Party, the first time I saw the draft report was after the ALAC Vote on its statement had commenced. Receiving the comments and input of the whole SSAC and updating/finalising the SSAC Statement according to our internal processes subsequently took until a couple of days ago. Apologies that I could not provide earlier advice.</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">Julie</div><div class=""><br class=""><div><div class="">On 2 Sep 2016, at 2:20 PM, Alan Greenberg <<a href="mailto:alan.greenberg@mcgill.ca" class="">alan.greenberg@mcgill.ca</a>> wrote:</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><div class="">
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The ALAC submitted a comment supporting the EPSRP report
(<a href="https://community.icann.org/pages/viewpage.action?pageId=60493314" eudora="autourl" class="">
https://community.icann.org/pages/viewpage.action?pageId=60493314</a>), a
report that we now see that the SSAC is strongly recommending that the
Board not accept.<br class=""><br class="">
In summary, we supported the recommendations which would facilitate the
creation of IDN ccTLDs. The SSAC is saying that the recommended processes
might make it easier to create IDN ccTLDs, but at the cost of increased
risk which they consider unacceptable.<br class=""><br class="">
I request that those who were involved in our statement as well our other
IDN experts to advise on how to proceed. I note that the comment period
has closed, but that does not preclude our submitting anything else to
the Board.<br class=""><br class="">
Alan<br class=""><br class="">
At 01/09/2016 09:58 PM, Julie Hammer wrote:<br class=""><br class="">
<blockquote type="cite" class="cite" cite="">Hi Everyone,<br class=""><br class="">
SAC084: SSAC Comments on Guidelines for the Extended Process Similarity
Review Panel for the IDN ccTLD Fast Track Process (31 August 2016) has
been published on the SSAC documents web page at:
<a href="https://www.icann.org/groups/ssac/documents" class="">
https://www.icann.org/groups/ssac/documents</a> with the file at
<a href="https://www.icann.org/en/system/files/files/sac-084-en.pdf" class="">
https://www.icann.org/en/system/files/files/sac-084-en.pdf</a>
. It also has been posted to the Public Forum at:
<a href="https://forum.icann.org/lists/comments-proposed-epsrp-guidelines-20jul16/msg00002.html" class="">
https://forum.icann.org/lists/comments-proposed-epsrp-guidelines-20jul16/msg00002.html</a>
. <br class=""><br class="">
In this report, the SSAC advises that it considers that the EPSRP does
not adhere to the principles of conservatism, inclusion and stability
which have been reflected in ICANN IDN guidelines that have been in place
for more than a decade. Adherence to these principles is critical for the
continued interoperability and stability of the DNS root zone and
deviation would increase the risk of root zone instability. The
underlying difficulty with all IDNs, including those that are intended to
be ccTLD names, is that Internet domain naming does not work like natural
language. This is why a conservative approach to approving new IDN TLDs
was adopted as a principle. The EPSRP has not solved any part of this
problem; it simply provides a way around the original criteria, in a way
that increases the risk of instability in the DNS root zone.<br class=""><br class="">
The Report recommends that the ICANN Board
<b class="">not</b><a name="_Toc435778221" class=""></a> accept the proposed guidelines for
the EPSRP<a name="_Toc435778221" class=""></a>, as those guidelines represent a
threat to the security and stability of the DNS. The Board should request
a revision of the guidelines that more accurately reflects the principles
of conservativism<a name="_Toc435778896" class=""></a>, inclusion, and stability.
<br class="">
<br class="">
For information, two experts external to the SSAC (IETF Members, I
believe) participated in the Work Party that produced this
report.<br class=""><br class="">
Cheers, Julie </blockquote></div>
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