SSAD

A proposed central system through which accredited users would ask for hidden gTLD (glossary)gTLD generic top-level domain A top-level domain not tied to a country, run under ICANN contracts. Full definition of gTLD registration data (glossary)registration data The information kept about a domain and its owner. Full definition of registration data, recommended by EPDP Phase 2 (glossary)EPDP Phase 1, Phase 2 and Phase 2A The three stages of ICANN's post-GDPR policy work on gTLD registration data. Full definition of EPDP Phase 1, Phase 2 and Phase 2A in 2020. It was never built. ICANN (glossary)ICANN Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers The nonprofit that coordinates the global DNS and gTLD policy. Full definition of ICANN ran the simpler RDRS (glossary)RDRS Registration Data Request Service ICANN's free service for requesting hidden gTLD registration data from participating registrars. Full definition of RDRS as a test instead, and on 12 March 2026 the Board declined to adopt the SSAD recommendations, returning the work to the GNSO (glossary)GNSO Generic Names Supporting Organization The ICANN body that develops policy for generic top-level domains. Full definition of GNSO.