What is the cost for a domain renewal?

.aero domain renewal rates are the same as the current new domain registration fees. Please address to your Registrar for further details.

What is the difference between Membership ID contact details and registrant contact details in the Who-is?

Membership ID is associated with private data only viewable by yourselves, SITA and your registrar.

Registrant contact records (as well as billing, admin and tech record) are part of a public Who-is service and any third party using Internet can access this information.

As a matter of policy, registrant and Membership ID holder must be the same legal entity. Registrars are responsible for verifying the fact and may refuse to make changes if these are not consistent.

What is the minimum contract for a .aero name?

The minimum contract is for 1 year.

What is the name and port of the OT&E test server?

The OT&E test server name and port will be provided to each registrar along with its OT&E account information.

What is the price of .aero registrations?

The wholesale price for creating a .aero domain is currently $30 USD per name per year.

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.

What is the requirement for the purpose of "SSL Client: Yes" for the SSL certificate I purchase?

This defines the purpose of the certificate and whether it can be used as client certificate. The following is a sample of an expected output from the command:

openssl x509 -in your_cert.filename -purpose

What new reports will be provided to the registrars?

Six (6) days after the end of each month, the number of excessive deletes will be calculated. Once the excess deletions are computed and the charges applied to the calculated excess deletions, the registrar accounts will be billed and an email notification will be sent with computations documenting how the excess deletion charge was determined. The email notification will show the computation supporting the amount billed to the registrar's account.

What registrants are saying about .aero

Our Geneva-based team recently conducted a telephone survey of .aero domain name holders who had not renewed their registrations. As Elena Vladkova explained, the principal reason was a simple breakdown of communication between the registrar and their registrant.

We also took the opportunity of asking a number of general questions over the registrants' experience of .aero. Briefly, their responses were as follows:

What safety steps can you take to protect your domain names from hijacking?

1. Choose your registrar well . choosing the right registrar may be the most important factor in getting the service you require. While all registrars are bound by the same basic rules, the level of service, availability of customer support, opening hours, and pricing differ. You should always consider all your needs, including those concerning the security of your name when choosing your Registrar;