---
id: "registry-accreditation"
kind: "glossary-term"
title: "registry accreditation"
language: "en"
category: "Governance and policy"
updated: "2026-10-04T14:01:23Z"
canonical: "https://tldlog.com/glossary/registry-accreditation/"
translations:
  es: "https://tldlog.com/es/glosario/acreditacion-ante-registro/"
  de: "https://tldlog.com/de/glossar/registry-akkreditierung/"
  fr: "https://tldlog.com/fr/glossaire/accreditation-aupres-registre/"
  it: "https://tldlog.com/it/glossario/accreditamento-presso-registro/"
  pt-BR: "https://tldlog.com/pt/glossario/credenciamento-registro/"
  ru: "https://tldlog.com/ru/glossariy/akkreditatsiya-registrature/"
  zh-Hans: "https://tldlog.com/zh/cihui/zhuce-guanli-jigou-renzheng/"
---

# registry accreditation

The approval by a registry that lets a registrar sell domains in its TLD. Each registry sets its own steps. Typical ones are signing a contract, passing a technical test and paying a fee or deposit. An ICANN-accredited registrar still needs this for every gTLD, and ccTLD registries run their own schemes.

## related terms

- [ICANN accreditation](https://tldlog.com/glossary/accreditation/)
- [RRA](https://tldlog.com/glossary/registry-registrar-agreement/)
- [registrar](https://tldlog.com/glossary/registrar/)
- [ccTLD manager](https://tldlog.com/glossary/cctld-manager/)
- [OT\&E](https://tldlog.com/glossary/ote/)