27 Registration Life Cycle

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27-1 Registration States

TWNIC will use the EPP 1.0 standard to provision domain names, contacts, and hosts. Each domain name record is comprised of three main registry object types: domain, contacts, and hosts.

The following is a brief description indicating the status for the EPP which will be used by TWNIC in registration. Some statuses are only applied for registry or for registrars.
- OK - An OK status code is assigned to a domain name when it is initially registered. Domains with an OK status code are included in the appropriate zone files so long as there are name servers associated with the domain name. Domains with the EPP status code “OK” can be updated, transferred, or renewed by the Registrar.
- Inactive - An Inactive status code is assigned to a domain name by the Registry when the domain name has no delegated name servers. It may also be assigned to host or contact that is not associated with any domain names.
- PendingTransfer - A PendingTransfer status code is assigned to a domain name by the registry when the domain name is in the process of being transferred from one Registrar to another.
- PendingDelete - A PendingDelete status code is assigned to a domain name by the registry. Most commonly for domains expired, with the EPP status code “PendingDelete” is not included in the zone files.
- ServerHold - ServerHold status code is assigned to a domain name by the registry. The ServerHold status code means that a domain name has been deleted from the DNS. Most commonly for domains expired, domains with the EPP status code “ServerHold” is not included in the zone files.
- ClientHold - ClientHold status code is assigned to a domain name by the registrar. The ClientHold status code means that a domain name has been deleted from the DNS. The Hold status most commonly for a financial, legal, or operational reason. Domains with the EPP status code “ClientHold” is not included in the zone files.
- ServerUpdateProhibited - ServerUpdateProhibited status code is assigned to a domain name by the registry. It prevents the domain name from being modified by an update command. The registry can add a UpdateProhited, the domain name will not be updated online at this time.
- ClientUpdateProhibited - ClientUpdateProhibited status code is assigned to a domain name by the registrar. It prevents the domain name from being modified by an Update command. The registrar can add an UpdateProhited, the domain name will not be updated online at this time.
- ServerTransferProhibited - ServerTransferProhited status code is assigned to a domain name by the registry. It prevents the domain name from being transferred to another Registrar by the transfer command. Most commonly for domains expired, the registry can add a TransferProhited, the domain name will not be transfer online at this time.
- ClientTransferProhibited - ClientTransferProhited status code is assigned to a domain name by the registrar. It prevents the domain name from being transferred to another Registrar by the transfer command. The TransferProhibited status most commonly for a financial, legal, or operational reason. The registry can add a TransferProhited, the domain name will not be transferred online at this time.
- ServerRenewProhibited - ServerRenewProhited status code is assigned to a domain name by the registry. It prevents a domain from being renewed by a Renew command.
- ClientRenewProhibited - ClientRenewProhited status code is assigned to a domain name by the registrar. It prevents a domain from being renewed by a Renew command.
- ServerDeleteProhibited - ServerDeleteProhited status code is assigned to a domain name by the registry. It prevents the domain from being deleted by a Delete command. The registry can add a DeleteProhited. Most commonly for domains expired..
- ClientDeleteProhibited - ClientDeleteProhited status code is assigned to a domain name by the registrar. It prevents the domain from being deleted by a Delete command. The registrar can add a DeleteProhited. The domain name will not be deleted online at this time.

The lifecycle of a domain begins with the registration of the domain. All registrations must follow the EPP standard. Upon registration a domain will either be in an active or inactive state. Domains in an active state are delegated and have their delegation information published to the zone. Please see Figure 27-1 (Q27_attachment) for the status description of domain name lifecycle.

27-2 Typical Registration Lifecycle

.政府 will follow the lifecycle and business rules found in the majority of gTLDs registration market today (Figure 27-1 Domain Name Lifecycle, Q27_attachment).

Description of Lifecycle for the .政府:
- Create a new .政府 Domain name: When a new domain name is registered, the status will be OK or INACTIVE. If the domain with Name Server the status will be OK; if the domain name without Name Server the status will be INACTIVE.
- Update .政府 Domain name: The domain name can update their contact information in OK or INACTIVE status. The Registrar or Registry can add UpdatedProhibited status follow up the policy.
-Transfer .政府 Domain name: The domain name can be transferred to another registrar in OK or INACTIVE status. The Registrar or Registry can add TransferProhibited status. The domain name will be into PendingTranfser if the registrar sends the transfer request.
- Renew .政府 Domain name: The domain name can be renewed in OK or INACTIVE status. The Registrar or Registry can add it to the RenewedProhibited status.
- Delete .政府 Domain name: The new registered domain name can be deleted in grace period (120 hours). If the domain has not renewed before expiration date, the domain will put into delete list. The domain name will be added into pendingDelete status and remove from zone file.
- End of .政府Domain Registration: when 30-Day pendingDelete grace period ends, the registered domain name will be removed from database and released to the public.

As described above, the domain lifecycle is determined by ICANN policy and the EPP RFCs. TWNIC has been operating ccTLDs for the past 10 years consistently and compliantly with all the ICANN policies and related EPP RFCs.

27-2-1 Status

See Figure 27-2 (Q27_attachment) Status Description of Domain Name Lifecycle.

Each domain name can do different action in different states following table is status compare with function (Table 27-1 Status and Function, Q27_attachment)

27-3 Time Elements Involved

Applicable Time Elements

The following section will describe the time elements that are involved in the registration process.

The Grace Period for the New Registration and Renewal for the .政府

The domain may be deleted for credit during the initial 120 hours of a registration, and the registrar will receive a billing credit for the original registration. If the domain is deleted during the Add Grace Period, the domain is dropped from the database immediately and a credit is applied to the registrar’s billing account.

The time for frozen

- Once the domain name will not be continued to renew before the expiry date, the domain name will be frozen in the following day.
- The domain name will be removed from the zone file, but the domain still exists in the database and will not be resolved at this time.
- The domain name will be the pendingDelete,serverHold,serverTransferProhibited during the frozen period.

The time for Transfer Delete Period

The Transfer Delete Grace Period is associated with the date the Domain was transferred to another Registrar. Domains may be deleted for credit during the 120 hours after a transfer. It should be noted that domains that are deleted during the renew grace period will be placed into PendingDelete and will enter the renew grace period. A deletion of domain after a transfer is not the method used to correct a transfer mistake. Domains that have been erroneously transferred or hijacked by another party can be transferred back to the original registrar through various means including contacting the Registry.

27-4 Resourcing Plans

The registration lifecycle and associated business rules are largely determined by policy and business requirements; as such the product management and policy teams will play a critical role in working with applicant to determine the precise rules that meet the requirements of the TLD.

The .政府 registry will be using standard lifecycle rules, and as such no customization is anticipated. TWNIC supports all the necessary resources indicated in gTLD Applicant Guidebook and Registry Agreement. The following resources will be provided by TWNIC to support the .政府 TLD operation (Table 27-2 Resourcing Plans, Q27_attachment).

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