gTLD Registry Continuity
Welcome to the information area on gTLD Registry Continuity.
ICANN has developed a gTLD Registry Continuity Plan [PDF, 96K], in collaboration with experienced gTLD, ccTLD registries and members of the technical community.
The overall goals of ICANN's gTLD Registry Continuity Plan are 1) the protection of existing registrants and 2) to ensure confidence in the DNS.
The development of the plan has been guided by the following ICANN Core Values:
1. Preserving and enhancing the operational stability, reliability, security, and global interoperability of the Internet.
8. Making decisions by applying documented policies neutrally and objectively, with integrity and fairness.
9. Acting with a speed that is responsive to the needs of the Internet while, as part of the decision-making process, obtaining informed input from those entities most affected.
News and Project Updates
On 28 January 2009, ICANN conducted a joint table-top exercise with Afilias, NeuStar, Public Interest Registry and VeriSign. The After Action Report from the exercise is available at http://www.icann.org/en/registries/continuity/after-action-report-30apr09-en.pdf [PDF, 233K].
ICANN is planning testing of gTLD registry data escrow and intends to collaborate with interested gTLD, ccTLD registries, and data escrow providers in the remaining months of 2009. Testing results will be reported in early 2010.
Current ICANN gTLD Registry Continuity Plan
ICANN has updated the gTLD Registry Continuity Plan [PDF, 96K] to be consistent with current terminology in the draft Applicant Guidebook for the new gTLD process and following the Joint ICANN-gTLD Registry Continuity Exercise conducted on 28 January 2009. The implementation procedures for the gTLD Registry Continuity Plan will be posted on this page in the near future.
gTLD Registry Data Escrow