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;

 

What will be tested during OT&E certification?

During OT&E certification, a registrar's client application will be required to demonstrate the proper execution of a variety of operations. Please see the OT&E Acceptance Criteria provided to you for full details.

NOTE: SITA and Afilias reserve the right to change the OT&E certification requirements as necessary.

What will be the impact to the existing reports and invoices?

The monthly invoice (Invoice.pdf) will reflect the number of transactions that led to the Add Grace Period Policy. The monthly billing report (text.txt) will have a new row with deletions, Excessive AGP Delete Charge [ |nn|ffff.ff ] where "nn" is number of counted excess deletions in last billing cycle and "ffff.ff" is the total amount calculated for excess deletions in last billing cycle.

What's happening to the digital divide?

You may not have realized it, but 17 May was World Information Society Day, a moment set by the UN to remind the world of the vision set out at the World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS) in 2005 to build "a people-centred, inclusive and development-oriented information society".

The drivers behind the rhetoric are, of course, relevant to the global air transport community. The WSIS vision, after all, was for societies where information and communication are the main drivers of development.

What's in your name?

How complex was the process of selecting and securing your domain name? Was the name of your choice available? SITA's .aero office and .aero registrars alike are often asked why this or that name is not available.

In this article we explain some of the basic rules of domain name registration within .aero – as well as some of the developments taking place in the .aero name space.

Point number one: domain names are your digital identifier

When and where can I get .aero zone files?

To receive the .aero zone files, you will need to complete and submit a Zone File Access Agreement to .aero Customer Service. Please contact support@registry.aero for further information.