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Workstreams

Workstreams

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Last updated: Mar 04, 2025 by Aleksey KhapchenkoVersion comment

The SSR2 Review Team is addressing relevant mandates of ICANN’s Bylaws as they relate to the following key areas.

  1. ICANN's implementation of 28 SSR1 recommendations from 2012
  2. ICANN’s key security, stability, and resiliency activities.
  3. Activities that impact the SSR of the Domain Name System (that ICANN contributes to/facilitates).
  4. Challenges to the secure and resilient operation of the unique identifiers system.

Per the SSR2 Review Team’s Terms of Reference, “[a]ll considerations will be investigated and analyzed with a clear intent to produce actionable recommendations that fall within ICANN’s purview.”

 View the SSR2 Review Team work plan to see the key areas for research and discussion and related milestones to be achieved during the review process.

 Background

The SSR2 Review Team was paused from October 2017 until June 2018. During the pause, a number of team members resigned and new team members were appointed. In August 2018, the review team decided to bring the work of the subgroups that had been formed in May 2017 to the plenary level and approach each subgroup topic as a workstream. The Review Team’s work plan subsequently was updated to reflect the work of SSR2 Review Team post-pause.

 The information below has been archived.

Conference calls 

(info)Links to subgroup conference call archives can be found here. 

Work steam topics

(info)  Work stream topics document can be viewed on this page. 

Template(s)

(lightbulb) Subgroups have received a proposed subgroup report template. Feedback/approval are pending.


(red star) Workstream 1 - SSR1 Review

 Members:  

  • Alain Patrick Aina - Rapporteur
  • Denise Michel
  • Ram Krishna Pariyar

Mandate: The group will be responsible for reviewing the implementation of the first Security, Stability and Resiliency (SSR1) Review Team's work and drafting a document outlining the effectiveness of said implementation. 

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(blue star)Workstream 2 - ICANN SSR

Members:  

  • Boban Krsic - Rapporteur

  • Denise Michel

  • Kerry-Ann Barrett

  • Noorul Ameen

  • Norm Ritchie

  • Žarko Kecić

  • James Gannon (resigned from SSR2 8 December 2017)

Mandate: The group will be responsible for reviewing the completeness and effectiveness of ICANNs internal security processes and the effectiveness of the ICANN security framework.

(green star) Workstream 3 - DNS SSR

Members:  

  • Geoff Huston - Rapporteur (resigned form SSR2 16 August 2018)
  • Alain Patrick Aina
  • Jabhera Matogoro
  • Ram Krishna Pariyar
  • Mohamad Amin Hasbini
  • Eric Osterweil
  • Boban Krsic
  • Žarko Kecić
  • Don Blumenthal (resigned from SSR2 14 April 2018)
  • Cathy Handley (resigned from SSR2 3 October 2017)
  • Emily Taylor (resigned from SSR2 16 July 2017)

Mandate: The group will be responsible for reviewing ICANNs role in the broader security of the DNS and unique identifiers system, including its role in mitigating threats to the DNS and other unique identities it coordinates.

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(star) Workstream 4 - Future Challenges

Members:  

  • Kerry-Ann Barrett - Rapporteur
  • Denise Michel
  • Eric Osterweil
  • Jabhera Matogoro
  • Mohamad Amin Hasbini
  • Noorul Ameen
  • Emily Taylor (resigned from SSR2 16 July 2017)

Mandate: The group will be responsible for reviewing the long term strategy of ICANN to plan for and mitigate potential threats to the secure and resilient operation of the unique identifiers systems it coordinates.

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(red star) Workstream 5 - IANA Transition 

Members:  

  • James Gannon - Rapporteur (resigned from SSR2 8 December 2017)

  • Eric Osterweil

  • Cathy Handley (resigned from SSR2 3 October 2017)

  • Geoff Huston (resigned from SSR2 16 August 2018)

Mandate:  The group will be responsible for reviewing the impact of the IANA transition on the security of ICANN and the unique identifier systems it coordinates.