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==RSSAC Projects== | ==RSSAC Projects== | ||
Since its inception, the committee continuously performs projects under a Cooperative Research and Development Agreement (CRADA)<ref>[http://www.icann.org/en/committees/dns-root/crada.htm CRADA]</ref> between [[ICANN]], the [[ | Since its inception, the committee continuously performs projects under a Cooperative Research and Development Agreement (CRADA)<ref>[http://www.icann.org/en/committees/dns-root/crada.htm CRADA]</ref> between [[ICANN]], the [[National Institute for Standards and Technology]] (NIST), and [[NTIA|National Telecommunications and Information Administration]] (NTIA), to conduct a collaborative study to address the operational and technical requirements of the root name servers to be able to establish a more robust and secure management of the Internet [[DNS]] root server system.<ref>[http://www.icann.org/en/committees/dns-root/ www.icann.org]</ref> | ||
The RSSAC was also involved in the Y2K Project between 1999 to 2000. Its objective was to make sure that the operations of the root nameserver system are in compliance with the Y2K protocol by conducting administrative services and testing.<ref>[http://www.icann.org/en/committees/dns-root/y2k-statement.htm RSSAC Statement on Root Nameserver Year 2000 Status]</ref> | The RSSAC was also involved in the Y2K Project between 1999 to 2000. Its objective was to make sure that the operations of the root nameserver system are in compliance with the Y2K protocol by conducting administrative services and testing.<ref>[http://www.icann.org/en/committees/dns-root/y2k-statement.htm RSSAC Statement on Root Nameserver Year 2000 Status]</ref> | ||
The committee is also conducting new technical developments on [[IPv6]], [[DNSSEC]], [[IDN]], and their effects | The committee is also conducting new technical developments on [[IPv6]], [[DNSSEC]], [[IDN]], and their effects on the root nameserver system. | ||
==Organizational Reviews== | ==Organizational Reviews== |