EPP extension

An add-on to the EPP (glossary)EPP Extensible Provisioning Protocol The protocol registrars use to manage domain names at registries. Full definition of EPP protocol that lets registries (glossary)registry The central database and system of a top-level domain, or loosely the organization that runs it. Full definition of registry and registrars (glossary)registrar A company that registers domain names for customers with the registry. Full definition of registrar exchange data or commands the base standard does not cover, such as DNSSEC (glossary)DNSSEC Domain Name System Security Extensions Digital signatures that prove DNS answers are genuine and unchanged. Full definition of DNSSEC keys, launch phases (glossary)launch phase One of the ordered stages, such as sunrise or general availability, in which a new TLD opens. Full definition of launch phase or prices. Many are IETF (glossary)IETF Internet Engineering Task Force The open body that writes internet standards such as DNS, EPP and RDAP. Full definition of IETF standards listed in an IANA (glossary)IANA Internet Assigned Numbers Authority The functions that coordinate the root zone, IP addresses and protocol numbers. Full definition of IANA registry. Registries may also define their own, which a registrar must support only if it sells names in that TLD (glossary)TLD top-level domain The last part of a domain name, after the final dot. Full definition of TLD.