[gnso-rds-pdp-wg] Fwd: SAC097 SSAC Advisory Regarding the Centralized Zone Data Service (CZDS) and Registry Operator Monthly Activity Reports

[Carlton Samuels]

You might find this SSAC Advisory of interest, if only as a lesson
demonstrqtingto an arrangement where users are admitted to accessing of
[zone] file data.

Coming now on 18 years, ICANN has obliged gTLD registries to provide for
free, copies of their zone files to interested parties. This posture is
predicated on the acceptance that "*...the DNS is public infrastructure,
ICANN accredits gTLD registry operators, and zone files are essential for a
variety of legitimate purposes that are in the public interest." *

Referencing recent discussions on the list, you might also wish to check
out the zone file dataset.

In the SSAC's view, *'Policy and process difficulties prevent subscribers
from gaining and **then maintaining reliable access to zone files.'*  They
then handily outlined these policy and process differences as well as
clearly state their recommendations for remediation.

-Carlton

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*Carlton A Samuels*

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This Report is attached and can also be found on the SSAC Reports
<https://www.icann.org/groups/ssac/documents> webpage.
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