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title: "Verisign move to cancel 22,000 .name registrations draws SSAC criticism"
language: "en"
section: "gtld"
date: "2026-10-06T14:26:39Z"
updated: "2026-10-06T14:26:39Z"
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  es: "https://tldlog.com/es/l/verisign-cancela-22-000-registros-name-recibe-criticas-ssac/"
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  name: "domainbrief.de"
  url: "https://domainbrief.de/artikel/was-eine-registrierung-wert-ist-wenn-die-registry-aufhoert"
  language: "de-DE"
  date: "2026-09-15T06:00:00Z"
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# Verisign move to cancel 22,000 .name registrations draws SSAC criticism

Verisign has told holders of roughly 22,000 existing .name domain registrations that their registrations will be terminated, according to a report by domainbrief.de. The report says ICANN's review of the plan was limited to checking whether it matched terms already set out in Verisign's registry agreement, rather than assessing the impact on registrants. A former chair of ICANN's Security and Stability Advisory Committee has publicly objected to the decision, arguing that affected registrants deserve stronger protection. The case raises questions about what guarantees domain owners actually have when a registry operator decides to discontinue a service.

## in plain words

Verisign, the company that runs the .name domain extension, is cancelling about 22,000 existing website addresses. A report says ICANN only checked if this followed the rules in Verisign's contract, not whether it was fair to users. A former top ICANN security advisor is speaking out against the plan.

Source: [domainbrief.de](https://domainbrief.de/artikel/was-eine-registrierung-wert-ist-wenn-die-registry-aufhoert)