What is included in the RTK?

The RTK consists of software and documentation. The software consists of a working Java API and Java and Perl samples that can be used to implement the EPP protocol used to communicate between the registry and the registrar. The samples illustrate how XML requests (registration events) can be assembled and forwarded to the registry for processing. The software provides the registrar with the basis for a reference implementation that conforms to the EPP. The software component of the toolkit is based on static XML requests.

What is the registrar toolkit (RTK)?

The RTK is a software development kit that will support the development of a registrar software system for registering Internet domain names using the Extensible Provisioning Protocol (EPP) registry-registrar protocol.

When will the RTK be available, and what are the licensing terms?

The RTK will be provided to existing registrars on 18 January 2006. The Registrar Tool Kit is licensed under the GNU Lesser General Public License.