IAB Comments on the Draft Final Report on the new gTLD Subsequent Procedures Policy Development Process
statement-iab-comments-on-new-gtld-subsequent-procedures-00
Document | Type | IAB Statement | |
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Title | IAB Comments on the Draft Final Report on the new gTLD Subsequent Procedures Policy Development Process | ||
Published | 2020-09-29 | ||
Metadata last updated | 2023-08-09 | ||
State | Active | ||
Send notices to | (None) |
statement-iab-comments-on-new-gtld-subsequent-procedures-00
On 2020-09-29, the IAB submitted the following comments on the Draft Final Report on the new gTLD Subsequent Procedures Policy Development Process:
The Internet Architecture Board (IAB) offers the following comments
about the Draft Final Report on the new gTLD Subsequent Procedures
Policy Development Process. It cannot be overemphasised how important
the continued availability of the globally unique Domain Name System
(DNS) is, and the IAB appreciates the care with which modifications to
the global DNS root are being reviewed within the ICANN process.
The IAB has no feedback on the general processes discussed in the Draft
Final Report. However, the IAB wishes to comment on aspects that relate
to global interoperability, technology, or relevant IETF processes and
standards. With these in mind, the IAB recognizes and appreciates the
inclusion of Affirmation 21.3 and its reference to the IETF's RFC6761 on
Special-Use Domain Names, as well as Recommendation 25.2's reference to
RFC5890-5895 on Internationalized Domain Names for Applications. The IAB
has also previously stated in RFC 2826 that to remain a global network,
the Internet requires the existence of a globally unique public name
space. The need to have a single, unique DNS root might perhaps be
something that could be explicitly stated as a constraint for the
processes discussed in the report. Finally, the IAB agrees with the
need for a private-use TLD as discussed in SSAC113 and encourages the
SubPro working group to consider including an affirmation supporting
this document as well.