Historical Resolution Tracking Feature » 2012-10-13 - Acknowledgment of Receipt and Thank You for SAC056 Advisory on Impacts of Content Blocking via the Domain Name System to the ICANN Board

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2012-10-13 - Acknowledgment of Receipt and Thank You for SAC056 Advisory on Impacts of Content Blocking via the Domain Name System to the ICANN Board

Resolution of the ICANN Board

Topic:

SAC056: Advisory on Impacts of Content Blocking via the Domain Name System

Summary:

The Board acknowledges the receipt of, and thanks the SSAC for their work in preparing, SAC056: Advisory on Impacts of Content Blocking via the Domain Name System.

Category:

Internet Protocols

Meeting Date:

Sat, 13 Oct 2012

Resolution Number:

2012.10.13.02

URL for Resolution:

http://www.icann.org/en/groups/board/documents/resolutions-13oct12-en.htm#1.b

Status:

Complete

Implementation Actions:

None

Resolution Text:

Whereas, on 9 October 2012, the Security & Stability Advisory Committee forward the SSAC Advisory: SAC056: SSAC Advisory on Impacts of Content Blocking via the Domain Name System to the ICANN Board.

Whereas, the ICANN Board acknowledges that blocking using the DNS can cause collateral damage or unintended consequences with limited or no remedies available to affected parties.

Resolved (2012.10.13.02), the ICANN Board acknowledges receipt of SAC056 and thanks the SSAC for their work in preparing this Advisory for the ICANN community.

Rationale for Resolution:

To remain accountable to the ICANN community, the Board considers it important to acknowledge the reports prepared by its Advisory Committee. This action does not have any impact on the resources of ICANN, and acknowledging the report is not expected to have any impact on the security, stability or resiliency of the DNS.

Additional Information:

SAC 056: Advisory on Impacts of Content Blocking via the Domain Name System, is available at: http://www.icann.org/en/groups/ssac/documents/sac-056-en.pdf
The resolution does not address funding for the items identified therein.