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Review of the Security and Stability Advisory Committee
Background
In accordance with Article XI, Section 2 of the Bylaws, the role of the Security and Stability Advisory Committee ("SSAC") is to advise the ICANN community and Board on matters relating to the security and integrity of the Internet's naming and address allocation systems. This includes operational matters (e.g., matters pertaining to the correct and reliable operation of the root name system), administrative matters (e.g., matters pertaining to address allocation and Internet number assignment), and registration matters (e.g., matters pertaining to registry and registrar services such as WHOIS). SSAC engages in ongoing threat assessment and risk analysis of the Internet naming and address allocation services to assess where the principal threats to stability and security lie, and advises the ICANN community accordingly.
The SSAC's Chair and its members are appointed by the Board. The SSAC appoints a non-voting liaison to the ICANN Board.
For more information about SSAC, see http://www.icann.org/committees/security/.
Update
The Review is expected to be launched in January 2008.
Next Steps
Staff will seek SSAC input on developing draft Terms of Reference (TOR). The Board Governance Committee will consider the draft TOR. It will then forward them to the Board for concurrence and, if approved, posting for public comment. This step will be followed by publication of the final TOR and the Request for Proposals for an independent reviewer.
Last updated: 20 June 2007