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Fwd: Update on RST v2.0 OT&E environment
by Gavin Brown April 22, 2025

April 22, 2025

Greetings, ICANN recently sent the communication below to existing Registry Operators, Registry Service Providers, and applicants to the RSP Evaluation Program, but I am sharing here as I think it will be of interest to people on this mailing list. Regards, Begin forwarded message: From: ICANN Global Support <noreply-globalsupport(a)icann.org> Subject: Update on RST v2.0 OT&E environment Date: 17 April 2025 at 20:32:10 BST To: tech-services <tech-services(a)icann.org> [PNG image.png] Dear Colleagues, Further to our previous communications, ICANN is providing this update on the status of the Registry System Testing (RST) v2.0 service. As previously announced, initial development was completed for 100% of the test cases in February 2025, with the exception of support for the gTLD Registration Data Access Protocol (RDAP) Profile 2024 that is planned to be added in CYQ3 2025. The service is currently in “beta”. ICANN org is continuing to carry out internal testing to ensure the service meets the community’s expectations of quality and reliability, but current and prospective Registry Operators and Registry Service Providers (RSPs) are encouraged to onboard onto the Operational Test & Evaluation (OT&E) environment as soon as possible, to integrate with the RST-API and test their registry systems against the new test plans. This will ensure that production RSP evaluation tests can be completed smoothly and without delay. The RST system is expected to remain in beta until the end of July 2025, rather than the originally planned March 2025 timeline, as ICANN org continues to address bugs and enhances system stability for production readiness. Currently, ICANN org does not consider that this delay will affect the New gTLD Program: Next Round critical path nor the start of technical testing in the RSP Evaluation Program. We understand that RSP applicants could be affected if their RSP's platforms do not conform with technical specifications and find out about this in the OT&E environment close to when technical testing starts. To mitigate the potential scenario for RSP applicants described above, ICANN org has updated the RST v2.0 web page with a list of known issues, which RSP applicants can consult when troubleshooting the results of tests carried out in the OT&E environment to understand if a test failed or is a known issue. ICANN org will regularly update this page as issues are fixed or new issues are identified. If you discover an issue with the OT&E environment that is not listed in the section Known Issues<https://www.icann.org/resources/registry-system-testing-v2.0/#Known-issues> of the RST v2.0 page<https://www.icann.org/resources/registry-system-testing-v2.0>, please submit it to ICANN’s Global Support via the Naming Services portal or by emailing globalsupport(a)icann.org<mailto:globalsupport@icann.org>. More information about the RST v2.0 service, including the process for requesting access, may be found on the new RST v2.0 page on the ICANN website: https://www.icann.org/resources/registry-system-testing-v2.0 To request access to the OT&E environment, users must first complete the steps listed on the page above. Best regards, Technical Services Team Global Domains and Strategy Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers -- Gavin Brown Principal Engineer, Global Domains & Strategy Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) https://www.icann.org

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FW: ROW14 - Call for proposals
by Hollenbeck, Scott April 3, 2025

April 3, 2025

FYI, folks! Scott From: 'Row' via Regiops <regiops(a)googlegroups.com> Sent: Thursday, April 3, 2025 7:20 AM To: 'Row' via Regiops <regiops(a)googlegroups.com> Subject: [EXTERNAL] [regiops] ROW14 - Call for proposals Caution: This email originated from outside the organization. Do not click links or open attachments unless you recognize the sender and know the content is safe. <https://protect.checkpoint.com/v2/r03/___https:/regiops.net/___.YzFjOmNvZm9…> ROW14 Call for Proposals is Now Open! | September 30th, 2025 | Zoom Video Conference Since 2014, the Registration Operations Workshop (ROW)<https://protect.checkpoint.com/v2/r03/___https:/regiops.net/___.YzFjOmNvZm9…>, supported by our sponsors Verisign<https://protect.checkpoint.com/v2/r03/___https:/verisign.com/___.YzFjOmNvZm…> and ICANN<https://protect.checkpoint.com/v2/r03/___https:/icann.org/___.YzFjOmNvZm9tb…>, and more recently CIRA<https://protect.checkpoint.com/v2/r03/___https:/www.cira.ca/en/___.YzFjOmNv…>, brings together industry professionals—such as address/gTLD/ccTLD registries, domain name registrars, resellers, and second level domain registries—to share and discuss technical topics related to real-world experiences of implementing registration operations (RDAP, EPP, WHOIS, RPKI, Registry Lock, and many more). See all ROW events at: https://regiops.net/events<https://protect.checkpoint.com/v2/r03/___https:/regiops.net/events___.YzFjO…> The Program Committee is now accepting proposals for ROW14 and encourages you to submit a brief abstract outlining your presentation or panel proposal to row(a)cofomo.com<mailto:row@cofomo.com> by August 15th, 2025. We invite submissions guided by this non-exhaustive list of broad topics and welcome any discussions or suggestions for additional topics on ROW’s mailing list: regiops(a)googlegroups.com<mailto:regiops@googlegroups.com> ••••••••••••••••••••• Operational impacts of provisioning protocol migration * Examples of how AI is being used in the registration ecosystem * RDAP implementation experience ••••••••••••••••••••• Implementation of NIS2 Directive * Best practices for DNSSEC Key management * DNS abuse (Global Signal Exchange, etc.) * Topics relevant to EPP, RPKI and other protocols relevant to Registration Systems (Domain Connect protocol, etc.) * Digital Identity topics (eIDAS, etc.) The Program Committee will inform selected authors by August 21st, 2025. Checkout other ROW14 important dates at: https://regiops.net<https://protect.checkpoint.com/v2/r03/___https:/regiops.net/___.YzFjOmNvZm9…>. We look forward to receiving your proposals. Please feel free to share this call for proposals with other mailing lists and contacts who may find it relevant. Thank you. ROW Program Committee regiops.net<https://protect.checkpoint.com/v2/r03/___http:/regiops.net/___.YzFjOmNvZm9t…> | row(a)cofomo.com<mailto:row@cofomo.com> | regiops(a)googlegroups.com<mailto:regiops@googlegroups.com> <https://protect.checkpoint.com/v2/r03/___https:/twitter.com/ROWevents___.Yz…> <https://protect.checkpoint.com/v2/r03/___https:/bsky.app/profile/regiops.bs…> <https://protect.checkpoint.com/v2/r03/___https:/www.linkedin.com/company/re…> This event is sponsored by Verisign<https://protect.checkpoint.com/v2/r03/___https:/www.verisign.com/___.YzFjOm…>, ICANN<https://protect.checkpoint.com/v2/r03/___https:/www.icann.org/___.YzFjOmNvZ…> & CIRA<https://protect.checkpoint.com/v2/r03/___https:/www.cira.ca/en/___.YzFjOmNv…> and organized by Cofomo<https://protect.checkpoint.com/v2/r03/___https:/www.cofomo.com/___.YzFjOmNv…>. Cross-posting to multiple lists - sorry for any duplicates. To stop receiving ROW updates, please reply ‘unsubscribe’ to this email. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Regiops" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to regiops+unsubscribe(a)googlegroups.com<mailto:regiops+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com>. To view this discussion visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/regiops/YT4P288MB0333327B5B68C660E4763002…<https://secure-web.cisco.com/1xuR1nF7Shhn2Mn0TKBioxMoF0p1zcYQ6XSZGqwa2UMML4…>.

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Call for Presentations Hybrid TechDay ICANN 83 Prague
by Eberhard W Lisse March 31, 2025

March 31, 2025

vTechDay at ICANN 83 (Prague) The ICANN Tech Working Group is again planning a technical workshop at the ICANN 83 meeting (Prague) As the meeting will be hybrid so will be vTechDay which is currently penciled in for Monday, 2025-06-09 for blocks: Block 1 09:00 - 10:15 am local time / 07:00 - 08:15 UTC Block 2 10:45 - 12:15 pm local time / 08:45 - 10:15 UTC We shall try to accommodate the time zone of virtual presenters in setting the agenda. The TechDay workshop has been a part of ICANN meetings since 2006 and has provided a forum for both experienced and new people to meet, present and discuss technical topics related to registry and DNS work and security. We are specially interested in: 1. DNSSEC 2. DNS Abuse Prevention and Mitigation Tools 3. Best (security) management practices, lines of defense, to protect Registries from bad actors, attacks or malware, or even reports of failures 4. Open Source Tools that have been found helpful a) We would in particular like to hear about git based DNS zone management, especially simple setups usable as example for other (smaller) (cc|g)TLDs. b) We would also like to hear about further RDAP client implementations for the command line, devices and libraries. If there are enough proposals we might have round tables. 5. In addition, we welcome suggestions for additional topics If you are interested in presenting, please email us at ccNSO-techday(a)icann.org or reply to this email. We hope that you can join us and request that you disseminate this Request to other lists where it might of interest. greetings, el -- Dr. Eberhard W. Lisse \ / Obstetrician & Gynaecologist el(a)lisse.NA / * | Telephone: +264 81 124 6733 (cell) PO Box 8421 Bachbrecht \ / If this email is signed with GPG/PGP 10007, Namibia ;____/ Sect 20 of Act No. 4 of 2019 may apply

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Fwd: RST v2.0 beta reaches 100% coverage of test cases
by Gavin Brown March 3, 2025

March 3, 2025

Greetings, ICANN recently sent the communication below to existing Registry Operators and Registry Service Providers, but I am sharing here as I think it will be of interest to people on this mailing list. Regards, > Begin forwarded message: > > From: ICANN Global Support <noreply-globalsupport(a)icann.org> > Subject: RST v2.0 beta reaches 100% coverage of test cases > Date: 28 February 2025 at 17:48:42 GMT > To: tech-services <tech-services(a)icann.org> > > Dear Colleagues, > > ICANN is pleased to announce that initial development was completed for 100% of the test cases in the Registry System Testing (RST) v2.0. These test cases are now available in the Operational Testing & Evaluation (OT&E) environment. > > If you are interested in participating as a Registry Service Provider in the New gTLD Program: Next Round[1], you are encouraged to onboard into the OT&E environment for the new service to: > > * Integrate into the new Registry System Testing API (RST-API) and, > * Ensure the readiness of registry systems for production RST during the RSP Evaluation Program and Pre-Delegation Testing of TLDs during the New gTLD Program: Next Round. > > In the future, RST v2.0 will replace version 1.0 of the RST System which traces back its origin to the original Pre-Delegation Testing system established for the 2012 round of the New gTLD Program. Processes such as the Material Subcontracting Arrangement (MSA) Change may require current gTLDs to go through RST. Current Registry Operators (ROs) and Registry Service Providers (RSPs) are invited to onboard into the OT&E in preparation for when RST v2.0 replaces RST v1.0. More information about the timeline of the RST 2.0 transition will be shared in the coming months, and it’s envisioned that ICANN org will provide a six-month advance notice before transitioning to RST 2.0 for current gTLDs. > > During ICANN 82, ICANN org will host an interactive session on the Registry Service Provider (RSP) Evaluation Program[2] and Registry System Testing (RST) 2.0[3]. If interested, please join us at: https://icann82.sched.com/event/1vpd5/learn-about-evaluation-and-testing-fo… > > More information about the RST v2.0 service, including the process for requesting access to the OT&E, may be found on the new RST v2.0 page on the ICANN website: > > https://www.icann.org/resources/registry-system-testing-v2.0/ > > If you have additional questions, please contact ICANN’s Global Support via the Naming Services portal or by emailing globalsupport(a)icann.org. > > Best regards, > > Technical Services Team > Global Domains and Strategy > Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers [1] https://newgtldprogram.icann.org/en [2] https://newgtldprogram.icann.org/en/application-rounds/round2/rsp [3] https://www.icann.org/resources/registry-system-testing-v2.0 -- Gavin Brown Principal Engineer, Global Domains & Strategy Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) https://www.icann.org

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3rd Call for Presentations Hybrid TechDay ICANN 82 Seattle
by Eberhard W Lisse Feb. 18, 2025

Feb. 18, 2025

We are having a number of open slots. el vTechDay at ICANN 82 (Seattle) The ICANN Tech Working Group is again planning a technical workshop at the ICANN 82 meeting (Seattle) As the meeting will be hybrid so will be vTechDay which is currently penciled in for Monday, 2024-11-11 for four blocks: Block 2 10:45-12:00 Block 3 13:15-14:30 Block 4 15:00-16:00 Block 5 16:30-17:30 We shall try to accommodate the time zone of virtual presenters in setting the agenda. The TechDay workshop has been a part of ICANN meetings since 2006 and has provided a forum for both experienced and new people to meet, present and discuss technical topics related to registry and DNS work and security. We are specially interested in: 1. DNSSEC 2. DNS Abuse Prevention and Mitigation Tools 3. Best (security) management practices, lines of defense, to protect Registries from bad actors, attacks or malware, or even reports of failures 4. Open Source Tools that have been found helpful 5. In addition, we welcome suggestions for additional topics If you are interested in presenting, please email us at ccNSO-techday(a)icann.org or reply to this email. We hope that you can join us and request that you disseminate this Request to other lists where it might of interest. greetings, el -- Dr. Eberhard W. Lisse \ / Obstetrician & Gynaecologist el(a)lisse.NA / * | Telephone: +264 81 124 6733 (cell) PO Box 8421 Bachbrecht \ / If this email is signed with GPG/PGP 10007, Namibia ;____/ Sect 20 of Act No. 4 of 2019 may apply

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2nd Call for Presentations Hybrid TechDay ICANN 82 Seattle
by Dr Eberhard W Lisse Feb. 6, 2025

Feb. 6, 2025

vTechDay at ICANN 82 (Seattle) The ICANN Tech Working Group is again planning a technical workshop at the ICANN 82 meeting (Seattle) As the meeting will be hybrid so will be vTechDay which is currently penciled in for Monday, 2024-11-11 for four blocks: Block 2 10:45-12:00 Block 3 13:15-14:30 Block 4 15:00-16:00 Block 5 16:30-17:30 We shall try to accommodate the time zone of virtual presenters in setting the agenda. The TechDay workshop has been a part of ICANN meetings since 2006 and has provided a forum for both experienced and new people to meet, present and discuss technical topics related to registry and DNS work and security. We are specially interested in: 1. DNSSEC 2. DNS Abuse Prevention and Mitigation Tools 3. Best (security) management practices, lines of defense, to protect Registries from bad actors, attacks or malware, or even reports of failures 4. Open Source Tools that have been found helpful 5. In addition, we welcome suggestions for additional topics If you are interested in presenting, please email us at ccNSO-techday(a)icann.org or reply to this email. We hope that you can join us and request that you disseminate this Request to other lists where it might of interest. greetings, el -- Dr. Eberhard W. Lisse \ / Obstetrician & Gynaecologist el(a)lisse.NA / * | Telephone: +264 81 124 6733 (cell) PO Box 8421 Bachbrecht \ / If this email is signed with GPG/PGP 10007, Namibia ;____/ Sect 20 of Act No. 4 of 2019 may apply

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ICANN Update: Launching RDAP; Sunsetting WHOIS
by Andy Newton Jan. 27, 2025

Jan. 27, 2025

HI all, Regarding the WHOIS sunset, the ICANN announcement “ICANN Update: Launching RDAP; Sunsetting WHOIS” can be here: https://www.icann.org/en/announcements/details/icann-update-launching-rdap-… The contents are below: As of 28 January 2025, the Registration Data Access Protocol (RDAP) will be the definitive source for delivering generic top-level domain name (gTLD) registration information in place of sunsetted WHOIS services. RDAP offers several advantages over WHOIS including support for internationalization, secure access to data, authoritative service discovery, and the ability to provide differentiated access to registration data. RDAP was developed by the Internet Engineering Task Force. RDAP has been offered by ICANN-accredited registrars and gTLDs since 2019. Users are encouraged to utilize ICANN's RDAP-based Lookup service at https://lookup.icann.org/en or ICANN's open-source command-line client hosted on GitHub. A list of other client implementations may be found on this page. To request access to nonpublic gTLD registration data, use the Registration Data Request Service (RDRS) for participating registrars or contact the sponsoring registrar directly to determine their disclosure process. Please make sure you have first checked that the data is unavailable through the ICANN Lookup tool. The RDRS is intended for use by those with a legitimate interest in nonpublic data like law enforcement, intellectual property professionals, consumer protection advocates, cybersecurity professionals, and government officials. -- Andy Newton Principal Engineer GDS Technical Services, ICANN

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Call for Presentations Hybrid TechDay ICANN 82 Seattle
by Dr Eberhard W Lisse Jan. 20, 2025

Jan. 20, 2025

vTechDay at ICANN 82 (Seattle) The ICANN Tech Working Group is again planning a technical workshop at the ICANN 82 meeting (Seattle) As the meeting will be hybrid so will be vTechDay which is currently penciled in for Monday, 2024-11-11 for four blocks: Block 2 10:45-12:00 Block 3 13:15-14:30 Block 4 15:00-16:00 Block 5 16:30-17:30 We shall try to accommodate the time zone of virtual presenters in setting the agenda. The TechDay workshop has been a part of ICANN meetings since 2006 and has provided a forum for both experienced and new people to meet, present and discuss technical topics related to registry and DNS work and security. We are specially interested in: 1. DNSSEC 2. DNS Abuse Prevention and Mitigation Tools 3. Best (security) management practices, lines of defense, to protect Registries from bad actors, attacks or malware, or even reports of failures 4. Open Source Tools that have been found helpful 5. In addition, we welcome suggestions for additional topics If you are interested in presenting, please email us at ccNSO-techday(a)icann.org or reply to this email. We hope that you can join us and request that you disseminate this Request to other lists where it might of interest. greetings, el -- Dr. Eberhard W. Lisse \ / Obstetrician & Gynaecologist el(a)lisse.NA / * | Telephone: +264 81 124 6733 (cell) PO Box 8421 Bachbrecht \ / If this email is signed with GPG/PGP 10007, Namibia ;____/ Sect 20 of Act No. 4 of 2019 may apply

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Launch of the Registry System Testing (RST) v2.0 OT&E environment
by Gavin Brown Nov. 22, 2024

Nov. 22, 2024

Dear colleagues, We are pleased to invite current and prospective Registry Operators (ROs) and Registry Service Providers (RSPs) to onboard into the Operational Testing & Evaluation (OT&E) environment for the new Registry System Testing (RST) v2.0 service. This environment is being provided to allow users to (1) integrate into the new Registry System Testing API (RST-API), (2) ensure the readiness of registry systems for production RST during the RSP Evaluation Programme and Pre-Delegation Testing of TLDs during the New gTLD Program: Next Round, and (3) verify that the RST v2.0 implementation correctly implements the RST test specifications. More information about the RST v2.0 service, including the process for requesting access, may be found on the new RST v2.0 page on the ICANN website: https://www.icann.org/resources/registry-system-testing-v2.0 To request access to the OT&E environment, users must first complete the steps listed on the page above to generate and publish one or more TLSA records in the DNS for authentication. Then, users must submit a request either by submitting a general inquiry in the Naming Services portal (for existing registry operators) or by emailing globalsupport(a)icann.org (for prospective Registry Operators or Registry Services Providers). Please note that development work on the RST v2.0 service is still ongoing, and several test cases have not yet been completed. The web page linked to above includes details of the level of coverage for each test suite and will be regularly updated. Participating users will be notified when the OT&E environment is updated and new test cases become available. Users are also encouraged to monitor the “Change Log” sections of the RST v2.0 test specifications ([1]) and API spec ([2]), since these may change during the course of development. Regards, Gavin. [1] https://icann.github.io/rst-test-specs/rst-test-specs.html [2] https://icann.github.io/rst-api-spec/rst-api-spec.html -- Gavin Brown Principal Engineer, Global Domains & Strategy Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) https://www.icann.org

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Call for Presentations Hybrid TechDay ICANN 81 Istanbul
by Dr Eberhard W Lisse Nov. 2, 2024

Nov. 2, 2024

Call for Presentations vTechDay at ICANN 81 (Istanbul) The ICANN Tech Working Group is again planning a technical workshop at the ICANN 81 meeting (Istanbul) As the meeting will be hybrid so will be vTechDay which is currently penciled in for Monday, 2024-11-11 for four blocks: Block 2 10:45 - 12:00 Block 3 13:15 - 14:30 Block 4 15:00 - 16:00 Block 5 16:30 - 17:00 We shall try to accommodate the time zone of virtual presenters in setting the agenda. The TechDay workshop has been a part of ICANN meetings since 2006 and has provided a forum for both experienced and new people to meet, present and discuss technical topics related to registry and DNS work and security. We are specially interested in: 1. DNSSEC 2. DNS Abuse Prevention and Mitigation Tools 3. Best (security) management practices, lines of defense, to protect Registries from bad actors, attacks or malware, or even reports of failures 4. In addition, we welcome suggestions for additional topics If you are interested in presenting, please email us at ccNSO-techday(a)icann.org or reply to this email. We hope that you can join us and request that you disseminate this Request to other lists where it might of interest. greetings, el -- Dr. Eberhard W. Lisse \ / Obstetrician & Gynaecologist el(a)lisse.NA / * | Telephone: +264 81 124 6733 (cell) PO Box 8421 Bachbrecht \ / If this email is signed with GPG/PGP 10007, Namibia ;____/ Sect 20 of Act No. 4 of 2019 may apply

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