---
id: "temporary-policy"
kind: "glossary-term"
title: "Temporary Policy"
language: "en"
category: "Governance and policy"
updated: "2026-10-04T14:01:23Z"
canonical: "https://tldlog.com/glossary/temporary-policy/"
translations:
  es: "https://tldlog.com/es/glosario/politica-temporal/"
  de: "https://tldlog.com/de/glossar/temporary-policy/"
  fr: "https://tldlog.com/fr/glossaire/politique-temporaire/"
  it: "https://tldlog.com/it/glossario/policy-temporanea/"
  pt-BR: "https://tldlog.com/pt/glossario/politica-temporaria/"
  ru: "https://tldlog.com/ru/glossariy/vremennaya-politika/"
  zh-Hans: "https://tldlog.com/zh/cihui/linshi-zhengce/"
---

# Temporary Policy

An urgent rule that the ICANN Board can impose on registries and registrars without the usual policy process, when it is needed to protect the security or stability of the DNS. It lasts for a limited time, during which a normal policy process must replace it.

## related terms

- [Temporary Specification](https://tldlog.com/glossary/temporary-specification/)
- [consensus policy](https://tldlog.com/glossary/consensus-policy/)
- [EPDP](https://tldlog.com/glossary/epdp/)
- [ICANN Board](https://tldlog.com/glossary/icann-board/)
- [Picket Fence](https://tldlog.com/glossary/picket-fence/)