Here is my suggested list of possible requirements from SAC051. OQ-SAC051-R01: ICANN community should adopt standardized terminology to disambiguate WHOIS-related discussion. WHOIS should only be used to reference the protocol defined in RFC 3912. SSAC proposes: domain name registration data - the data provided by registrants when registering a domain name domain name registration data access protocol - the components of a standard communications exchange that specify access to registration data; examples are WHOIS and RDAP domain name registration data directory service - the service offered by domain name registries and registrars to implement the access protocol and to provide access to registration data. SM-SAC051-R02: The ICANN community should evaluate and adopt a replacement domain name registration data access protocol that supports the query and display of internationalized registration data. DA-SAC051-R03: The ICANN community should develop a uniform and standard framework for accessing registration data that would provide mechanisms to define and implement a range of verification methods. GA-SAC051-R04: The ICANN community should develop a uniform and standard framework for accessing registration data that would provide mechanisms to define and implement a range of credential services. GA-SAC051-R05: The ICANN community should develop a uniform and standard framework for accessing registration data that would provide mechanisms to define and implement a range of access control capabilities. Jim