[Area 4] Compromise of a resource critical to some accountability process as a candidate scenario.

[Eric Brunner-Williams]

Rudi,

If I understand your note, and it is rather terse, I think you're 
suggesting something that isn't actually a "risk" to any specific 
existing process or mechanism of accountability, but a 
Contractor-initiated change of domicile, and a modification to the 
Affirmation of Commitments (AoC).

You're free to speculate of course, but I personally don't see 
intentional acts by the incumbent contractor as "risks" to be 
anticipated and mitigated by an improvement in the accountability 
processes or mechanisms. Perhaps you could check with Thomas and Mathieu 
to determine if, in their views, your scenario falls within WG4's remit.

Regards,
Eric Brunner-Williams
Eugene, Oregon

On 12/18/14 11:17 AM, Rudolph Daniel wrote:
>
> Eric
> Trival pursuit it may be...not sure.
> Is there a possibility that the IANA function be registered elsewhere 
> With revised "affair. Of commit"...for control & protection of the 
> icann board? ...or ..maybe not in area4's scenario?
>
> Rudi Daniel
> ICT consulting &LED lighting
> 784 430 9235
>
> On Dec 18, 2014 2:36 PM, "Eric Brunner-Williams" 
> <ebw at abenaki.wabanaki.net <mailto:ebw at abenaki.wabanaki.net>> wrote:
>
>     Rudi,
>
>     If I recall correctly the incorporators worked for Jones Day, and
>     their acts as incorporators were approved by the initial Board on
>     10-25-98.
>
>      ISI, where Dr. Jon Postel was employed, and the IANA Function
>     conducted (mostly by Jon), is a unit of USC.
>
>     You can of course ask Ira, as he may know, or you can ask any of
>     Esther, Michael, or Louis.
>
>     I don't recall any other jurisdictions being considered at the
>     time, Deleware is the usual, but really offers little advantage.
>
>     In any event, trivial pursuits of early ICANNia is off-topic for
>     the CCWG, and WG4.
>
>     Eric
>
>
>     On 12/18/14 10:16 AM, Rudolph Daniel wrote:
>>
>>     I would also like to know the reason ICANN chose to register in
>>     Calif.
>>     Other jurisdictions were considered at the time.
>>
>>     Rudi Daniel
>>     ICT consulting & LED lighting
>>     784 430 9235 <tel:784%20430%209235>
>>
>>     On Dec 18, 2014 1:57 PM, "Eric Brunner-Williams"
>>     <ebw at abenaki.wabanaki.net <mailto:ebw at abenaki.wabanaki.net>> wrote:
>>
>>         Dear Colleagues,
>>
>>         ICANN has disclosed that the email credentials of several
>>         members of staff have been compromised. [1]
>>
>>         I suggest that a credible scenario is the compromise of some
>>         resource critical to some accountability process. The form of
>>         compromise may be loss of the resource, such as the loss of a
>>         cryptographic key, or the disclosure of the resource, such as
>>         email credentials.
>>
>>         The accountability process compromised could be any one or
>>         more of the Corporation's ByLaws Redress Mechanisms [2], or
>>         those which are external to the Corporation [3].
>>
>>         I will follow up with Staff on the existing Business
>>         Continuity Plan of Record, as credential loss and/or
>>         disclosure should fall within the Corporation's BC PoR, and
>>         it may be somewhat pertinent at the moment.
>>
>>         Regards,
>>         Eric Brunner-Williams
>>         Eugene, Oregon
>>
>>
>>         [1] https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2-2014-12-16-en
>>         [2] (a) Reconsideration, (b) Independent third-party review,
>>         (c) Periodic review, and (d) Ombudsman.
>>         [3] (a) Affirmation of Commitments, (b) Jurisdiction of
>>         California and the United States, (c) Other Jurisdictions,
>>         and (d) Contractual requirements.
>>
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