<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;" class=""><br class=""><div><br class=""><blockquote type="cite" class=""><div class="">On 25 Mar 2020, at 16:49, Russ Housley <<a href="mailto:housley@vigilsec.com" class="">housley@vigilsec.com</a>> wrote:</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><div class=""><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8" class=""><div style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;" class="">Alain:<div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">Are you aware of any evidence of a problem that a disaster recovery plan would have prevented?</div></div></div></blockquote><div><br class=""></div><div><div>Hmmmmmm.</div><div><br class=""></div><div>The Covid-19 pandemic put some uncertainty on the normal proceedings of upcoming root KSK ceremony 41* and other ceremonies to follow.</div><div><br class=""></div><div>although the DPS, section 4.5.4 ** has defined "Business Continuity and IT Disaster Recovery's Capabilities “ and referred to plans already in place, we’ve seen some consultations*** and discussions about how to proceed. Vary scenarios were discussed. </div><div><br class=""></div><div>I asked if these consultations and discussions were part of the BC/DR plans, but got no response back. I do see a problem, but can’t say there is no plans or that a plan as discussed in recommendation 8.3 would have prevented something.</div><div><br class=""></div><div>HTH</div><div><br class=""></div><div>—Alain</div></div><div><br class=""></div><div><div class="">(*)<a href="https://www.iana.org/dnssec/ceremonies/41" class="">https://www.iana.org/dnssec/ceremonies/41</a></div><div class="">(**) <a href="https://www.iana.org/dnssec/dps/ksk-operator/ksk-dps.txt" class="">https://www.iana.org/dnssec/dps/ksk-operator/ksk-dps.txt</a> </div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">Section 4.5.4</div><div class=""><div>[….]</div><div><pre style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); word-wrap: break-word; white-space: pre-wrap;" class="">The RZ KSK Operator has developed, implemented and tested a business
continuity and IT disaster recovery plan to mitigate the effects of
natural, man-made, or technological disasters or other disasters that
requires temporary or permanent cessation of operations from any of
the RZ KSK Operator's facilities. The business continuity and IT
disaster recovery plans are in place to address the restoration of
information systems services and key business functions. These plans
address:</pre><pre style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); word-wrap: break-word; white-space: pre-wrap;" class="">[…..]</pre></div></div><div class=""><br class=""></div></div><div>(***) <span style="white-space: pre-wrap; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" class=""><a href="https://mm.icann.org/pipermail/root-dnssec-announce/2020/000126.html" class="">https://mm.icann.org/pipermail/root-dnssec-announce/2020/000126.html</a></span></div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div><br class=""></div><pre style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); word-wrap: break-word; white-space: pre-wrap;" class=""><br class=""></pre><pre style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); word-wrap: break-word; white-space: pre-wrap;" class=""><br class=""></pre><pre style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); word-wrap: break-word; white-space: pre-wrap;" class=""><br class=""></pre><pre style="word-wrap: break-word;" class=""><br class=""></pre><div class=""><br class=""></div><blockquote type="cite" class=""><div class=""><div style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;" class=""><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">Russ</div><div class=""><br class=""><div class=""><br class=""><blockquote type="cite" class=""><div class="">On Mar 25, 2020, at 12:43 PM, ALAIN AINA <<a href="mailto:aalain@trstech.net" class="">aalain@trstech.net</a>> wrote:</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><div class=""><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8" class=""><div style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;" class="">Russ,<br class=""><div class=""><br class=""><blockquote type="cite" class=""><div class="">On 25 Mar 2020, at 14:31, Russ Housley <<a href="mailto:housley@vigilsec.com" class="">housley@vigilsec.com</a>> wrote:</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><div class=""><div class="">Alain:<br class=""><br class="">On the call today, there was a discussion of Recommendation 8.3. The question raised is: "Is there any evidence this has ever been a problem?" Can you point to one?<br class=""></div></div></blockquote><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">I don’t understand the questions. Can i have a little bit of background ?</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">Thanks</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">—Alain</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class=""><span id="docs-internal-guid-15d71ca5-7fff-b793-9e33-d71f8a8c816c" style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" class=""><div style="line-height: 1.3800000000000001; text-indent: -36pt; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; padding: 0pt 0pt 0pt 36pt;" class=""><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;" class="">====</span></div><div style="line-height: 1.3800000000000001; text-indent: -36pt; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; padding: 0pt 0pt 0pt 36pt;" class=""><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;" class="">8.3. For Public Technical Identifiers (PTI) operations (IANA functions, including all relevant systems that contribute to the Security and Stability of the DNS and also Root Zone Management), ICANN org should develop a shared approach to service continuity in close cooperation with the Root Server System Advisory Committee (RSSAC) and the root server operators.</span></div></span><br class="Apple-interchange-newline" style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"></div><div class="">==========</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><br class=""><blockquote type="cite" class=""><div class=""><div class=""><br class="">Russ<br class=""><br class=""></div></div></blockquote></div><br class=""></div></div></blockquote></div><br class=""></div></div></div></blockquote></div><br class=""></body></html>