What do I need to do with my WHOIS?

The .aero Whois service will be provided for all domains within the .aero registry. SITA will provide authoritative Whois information for each domain in the registry. Registrars will be required to point their whois client to the Afilias Port 43 at whois.aeroregistry.net.

Registrars will not be required to change the format of their port 43 Whois output.

What does it mean to register a .aero domain name using the Pending Create functionality?

The Pending Create functionality is designed to improve service and facilitate the registration process by allowing registrants to temporarily reserve a name, while they await approval for their .aero credentials. Registrants seeking to register a .aero domain name via an accredited .aero registrar, will have the ability to do so without an existing, approved Aviation Community Membership ID and password.

What happens after OT&E certification?

To pass, the registrar must complete all aspects of the OT&E certification test without errors. Registry operator will provide the certification results in a timely manner, as well as feedback for those registrars that failed to successfully complete the tests. Registrars may correct their systems and reschedule a time for certification. Registrars will not be limited in the number of attempts at OT&E certification.

What happens if I did not take any renewal action during the 45 days grace period?

Your registrar may delete the domain name registration to avoid renewal charges from the registry. If your domain name is deleted, you will cease to be the holder of the domain name license. We suggest you contact your registrar immediately, if your name has been deleted.

What happens when my domain name expires?

When your domain expires, the registrars or the registry have the right to DELETE your domain name at any time. To minimize the inconvenience, associated with a loss of domain name, SITA provides registrars with an extended period of time, to resolve any outstanding cases. When a domain name expires, your registrar has 45 days, in which he must delete all those names he does not wish to renew. Your registrar will most likely require that you settle any payment for renewals, well before this extended period. We suggest you contact your registrar immediately, if your name has been deleted.

What is "domain name hijacking"?

.Domain hijacking refers to the wrongful taking of control of a domain name from the rightful name holder. It can have a lasting and material impact on a registrant.

What is .aero?

.aero is the very first industry-specific Internet domain name, launched on 18th March, 2002. It is a new Top Level Domain Name (TLD) on the Internet, similar to ".com", ".net", and ".org", with the added advantage of being reserved exclusively for the aviation community.

What is a Membership ID?

Aviation Community Membership ID or in short Membership ID is a contact record maintained by SITA to ascertain and continually verify your eligibility to register domain names in .aero TLDs. The contact information is only used to ascertain your eligibility and is not part of a public record associated with the domain name in the Whois service. Each domain registration is associated with Membership ID, which is a reference to a successful completion of eligibility verification process.

What is a Secure Socket Layer (SSL) certificate?

A digital certificate is simply a statement digitally signed by an independent and trusted third party (the certificate authority). That statement usually follows a very specific format laid down in a standard called X.509; hence, they are sometimes referred to as X.509 certificates.

A certificate is required to establish an authenticated and encrypted communications channel between the registrar's server and .aero SRS.

What is Enum?

One of the principle elements of a future voice over Internet (VoIP) world is called the Enumbering, or Enum, initiative. Simplistically, it is a means of mapping phone numbers to Internet addresses, in the same way that domain names are mapped via the domain naming system (DNS).

It will enable networks to know where you can best be contacted, so re-routing calls as necessary via fixed line, mobile, Web etc – or even to translate a phone call into a voice message and attach it to an e-mail for forwarding.