RSSAC056 - RSSAC Advisory on Rogue DNS Root Server Operators

Ken Renard
Abdulkarim Oloyede
Barbara Schleckser
Brad Verd
Di Ma
Duane Wessels
Fred Baker
Hiro Hotta
Jaap Akkerhuis
Jeff Osborn
Kazunori Fujiwara
Kevin Wright
Mallory Knodel
Marc Blanchet
Nicolas Antoniello
Paul Hoffman
Paul Muchene
Peter DeVries
Russ Mundy
Shinta Sato
Wes Hardaker
Yazid Akanho
ICANN Root Server System Advisory Committee (RSSAC) Reports and Advisories, Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) (2021), pp. 8

Abstract

In this report, the ICANN Root Server System Advisory Committee (RSSAC) examines both measurable and subjective activities of a root server operator (RSO) that could be considered rogue to inform future Root Server System (RSS) governance bodies. Future RSS governance bodies may use this document to develop a more complete definition of rogue RSO actions and will ultimately be the authority in determining subjective factors such as intent, when judging the actions of a RSO. The audience of this report is the Board of Directors of the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN), future root server system governance bodies, and, more broadly, the Internet community