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The role of telemetry and observability in domain registry operations has become essential as registries manage vast networks of authoritative name servers, databases, and domain registration systems. Telemetry provides real-time data collection from multiple infrastructure components, enabling operators to measure system performance, detect anomalies, and analyze trends. Observability expands on this by offering deeper insights…

The implementation of advanced DNS analytics has become a crucial component of modern domain registry operations, enabling operators to monitor performance, detect security threats, optimize query resolution, and improve overall service reliability. The differences between legacy top-level domains such as com, net, and org and new generic top-level domains introduced under ICANN’s expansion program play…

The management of IP addresses is a crucial aspect of domain registry operations, ensuring that the domain name system can efficiently route queries and resolve domain names to the correct servers. The transition from IPv4 to IPv6 has introduced significant challenges and opportunities for both legacy top-level domains such as com, net, and org and…

The Shared Registry System plays a critical role in managing domain registrations, renewals, transfers, and modifications across top-level domain registries. It serves as the backbone of domain operations, processing millions of transactions daily while ensuring real-time synchronization between registries and registrars. The transaction load on an SRS varies significantly between legacy top-level domains such as…

Name collision is a significant challenge in domain registry operations, particularly as new top-level domains continue to be introduced into the domain name system. Name collisions occur when a domain name used in a private or internal network conflicts with a public domain name under an official top-level domain. These conflicts can lead to unintended…

The automation of domain lifecycles is a critical aspect of registry management, ensuring that domain registrations, renewals, transfers, and expirations are handled efficiently and securely. The process of automating these lifecycle events varies significantly between legacy top-level domains such as com, net, and org and the newer generic top-level domains introduced through ICANN’s expansion program.…

The selection and deployment of registry software platforms are among the most critical decisions that top-level domain operators must make, as the software defines how domains are registered, managed, and maintained. Legacy top-level domains such as com, net, and org have long relied on proprietary registry platforms developed and refined over decades to handle high…

The tiering of data centers plays a crucial role in determining the reliability, performance, and resilience of domain registry infrastructure. Top-level domain registries, whether legacy domains such as com, net, and org or new gTLDs introduced under ICANN’s expansion program, depend on highly available data centers to ensure the uninterrupted operation of domain name system…

The rise of phishing attacks has made blacklisting infrastructure a critical component of domain registry security, as fraudulent websites often use deceptive domain names to trick users into providing sensitive information. Phishing attacks exploit weaknesses in domain registration policies, abuse domain lifecycle processes, and take advantage of the time delay between detection and mitigation. The…

The implementation of DNS over HTTPS and DNS over TLS has introduced significant changes to how domain name system queries are handled, encrypted, and secured across the internet. These protocols were designed to enhance user privacy by encrypting DNS traffic, preventing network-level interference, and reducing the risk of DNS-based attacks such as man-in-the-middle interception and…