The OT&E certification process begins when a registrar requests that registry operator certify them as a provider of .aero registration services. After SITA receives your Step 1 forms and authorizes you as a .aero registrar, .aero Technical Support will provide to you, either directly or via the Web site, the following:

• OT&E server information and username/password for two accounts to access the .aero OT&E environment for registrar client testing.

• Instructions on where to download the Registrar Toolkit.

• Instructions on where to download the Extensible Provisioning Protocol (EPP) specifications.

• Instructions on how to proceed with the OT&E certification process.

• Instructions on how to obtain a Secure Socket Layer (SSL) certificate from an approved certificate authority.

• Instructions on how to provide SITA with the list of subnets that will be used to access the live Shared Registry System (SRS).

• Documentation that will explain the tests to be performed during OT&E verification.