<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html charset=us-ascii"><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html charset=us-ascii"><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html charset=us-ascii"><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html charset=utf-8"></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space;" class="">Hi Everyone,<div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">Please note that the following SSAC Report has been published:</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class=""><b class=""><span class="">SAC097: </span>SSAC Advisory Regarding the Centralized Zone Data Service (CZDS) and Registry
Operator Monthly Activity Reports</b></div>
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<p class="">The Centralized Zone Data Service (CZDS) was introduced about 3 years ago to provide standardization and easy,
reliable operations for participants who have a requirement to access top level domain (TLD) zone files to perform Domain Name
System (DNS) research, security research, and anti-abuse operations. The
CZDS has often succeeded in these goals. However, some community members have documented problems where the CZDS does not deliver on
these objectives. Policy and process difficulties have prevented subscribers from gaining and
then maintaining reliable access to zone files.This Report highlights access problems which have been experienced and recommends to the ICANN Board actions which ICANN Staff could take to remediate the difficulties.</p><p class="">This Report is attached and can also be found on the <a href="https://www.icann.org/groups/ssac/documents" class="">SSAC Reports</a> webpage.</p></div></div></div><div class="page" title="Page 1"><div class="layoutArea"><div class="column"><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">Cheers, Julie</div>
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