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The '''Root Server System Advisory Committee (RSSAC)''' advises the ICANN Community and Board on issues pertaining to the operation, administration, security, and integrity of the Internet's Root Server System.<ref> [https://www.icann.org/resources/pages/rssac-4c-2012-02-25-en Root Server System Advisory Committee]</ref> RSSAC was also tasked to review the number, location, and distribution of the root name server and its total system performance, robustness, and reliability .It was created under the Article VII Section 3 (b) of the ICANN Bylaws, which gave the [[ICANN Board]] the mandate to appoint the initial Chairman of the Committee, after which the following chairman was to be elected by the members of the committee. [[Jun Murai]] was appointed as the first chairman of the RSSAC.<ref>[http://www.icann.org/en/biog/murai.htm www.icann.org]</ref>
The '''Root Server System Advisory Committee (RSSAC)''' advises the ICANN Community and Board on issues pertaining to the operation, administration, security, and integrity of the Internet's Root Server System.<ref>[https://www.icann.org/resources/pages/rssac-4c-2012-02-25-en Root Server System Advisory Committee]</ref> RSSAC was also tasked to review the number, location, and distribution of the root name server and its total system performance, robustness, and reliability .It was created under the Article VII Section 3 (b) of the ICANN Bylaws, which gave the [[ICANN Board]] the mandate to appoint the initial Chairman of the Committee, after which the following chairman was to be elected by the members of the committee. [[Jun Murai]] was appointed as the first chairman of the RSSAC.<ref>[http://www.icann.org/en/biog/murai.htm www.icann.org]</ref>


==Responsibilities==
==Responsibilities==
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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>
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 and 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 on the root nameserver system.
The committee is also conducting new technical developments on [[IPv6]], [[DNSSEC]], [[IDN]], and their effects on the root nameserver system.
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