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.

Upon successful OT&E certification, the registrar becomes eligible for operation in the Production SRS. A new username/password is assigned, and the registry operator will configure the Production SRS to recognize the SSL certificate, username and subnet blocks for the registrar. The registrar may start operation when it has satisfied the business requirements for going live.