Author: Staff

The enforcement of domain abuse policies is a critical aspect of maintaining the integrity and security of the domain name system. Both legacy TLDs such as .com, .net, and .org and new gTLDs introduced under ICANN’s expansion program must implement mechanisms to detect, mitigate, and prevent domain-related abuse, including phishing, malware distribution, spam, and cybersquatting.…

The adoption of DNSSEC signing algorithms across legacy TLDs and new gTLDs is a critical factor in securing the domain name system against tampering, man-in-the-middle attacks, and cache poisoning. DNSSEC enhances the integrity of DNS responses by enabling cryptographic validation, ensuring that users querying domain names receive authentic DNS records rather than maliciously altered data.…

The ability to efficiently distribute DNS query load is a critical factor in ensuring the stability, responsiveness, and security of domain name registry infrastructure. Legacy TLDs such as .com, .net, and .org have developed highly optimized query distribution techniques over decades of operation, managing billions of daily DNS requests with minimal latency. New gTLDs, introduced…

The process of migrating from a legacy TLD infrastructure to a new gTLD framework presents significant technical, operational, and strategic challenges for registries, registrars, and domain name holders. As the internet continues to evolve, businesses, organizations, and digital brands are increasingly exploring the transition to new gTLDs, either to take advantage of niche branding opportunities,…

The registry grace period system plays a crucial role in domain name lifecycle management, offering registrants and registrars a structured process for handling renewals, deletions, and recoveries. The concept of grace periods exists to provide flexibility in domain management, allowing domain owners to rectify inadvertent lapses in registration while enabling registrars to manage their portfolios…

The administration of the root zone is one of the most crucial functions in the domain name system, ensuring that top-level domains are properly delegated, managed, and propagated across the global internet. The process of integrating new TLDs into the root zone differs significantly between legacy TLDs, which have been operational since the early days…

The ability to track and analyze registry growth is essential for understanding domain name adoption trends, forecasting market demand, and optimizing infrastructure for scalability. Registry data analytics play a crucial role in monitoring domain registrations, renewal rates, deletions, and usage patterns across different TLDs. While both legacy TLDs such as .com, .net, and .org and…

Service Level Agreements (SLAs) are a fundamental aspect of domain name registry operations, ensuring that registrars and end-users receive a consistent level of service in terms of availability, response times, and reliability. Uptime, often measured in terms of the percentage of time a registry remains operational without interruption, is one of the most critical SLA…

The security of domain name registry infrastructure is paramount in ensuring the stability and reliability of the internet, particularly in the face of escalating cyber threats. Among the most significant security challenges registries must contend with are distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks, which have the potential to overwhelm DNS servers, disrupt domain resolution, and compromise critical…

The ability to handle high query volumes efficiently is a fundamental requirement for domain name system infrastructure, as registries must ensure rapid resolution times and continuous availability under varying traffic conditions. Performance benchmarks, particularly in terms of queries per second (QPS), provide insights into the capabilities and scalability of different registry infrastructures. Legacy TLDs such…