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RSSAC058: Success Criteria for the RSS Governance Structure

RSSAC058: Success Criteria for the RSS Governance Structure

Apr 24, 2023

RSSAC058 was published on 17 November 2021. All RSSAC publications can be found at https://www.icann.org/groups/rssac/documents.



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Recommendation 1

The Root Server System Advisory Committee (RSSAC) has adopted various statements concerning the future of Root Server System (RSS) governance with the hope that it will lead to a new RSS Governance Structure (RSS GS). These include:

  • RSSAC037: A Proposed Governance Model for the DNS Root Server System (12 June 2018);
  • RSSAC042: RSSAC Statement on Root Server Operator Independence (13 May 2019);
  • RSSAC049: RSSAC Statement on Joining the Empowered Community (14 April 2020); and
  • RSSAC055: Principles Guiding the Operation of the Public Root Server System (7 July 2021)

This document provides additional details that build upon these and other statements by RSSAC and constitutes a more definite statement of RSSAC advice.

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