Name: Joint Meeting: GAC and SSAC
Start: 2025-10-28T15:00:00+0000
End: 2025-10-28T16:00:00+0000

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Joint Meeting: GAC and SSAC

Tuesday October 28, 2025 15:00 - 16:00 GMT

Forum 1 - Ground Floor (GAC)

15:00 UTC, 28 October 2025
15:00 UTC, 28 October 2025
Forum 1 - Ground Floor (GAC)
ID# 17333

Session Details
Agenda:

Importance of FOSS in the DNS Industry (20 mins)a. SSAC to introduce the recent report on the role of Free and Open-Source Software (FOSS) in DNSb. Highlight recommendations regarding public policy to support FOSS, especially in the global DNS ecosystemc. Q&A
Impact of string collision and similarities on security and stability (20 mins)a. Short primer on why this is an issue:i. String collisions (similarities) within the public DNii. String collisions with alternative naming systems and namespacesb. Recommendations and safeguards in the next-round that mitigate collision risks
DNS Abuse Policy Issues Paper (15 mins)a. (technical) recommendations and requirements based on the Issues Paper b. Possibility for GAC and SSAC to cooperate in the GNSO policy track(s) on DNS Abuse