CNNIC Chinese Domain Name Registration Policy Zhang Wenhui

CNNIC Chinese Domain Name Registration Policy Zhang Wenhui CNNIC 2001. 2. 27 China Internet Network Information Center

Outline • • • Registration Architecture Registration Administrative Rules Registration contract How to register Trial Registration Status Preparation work before starting registration services with new registration policies 2001. 2. 27

Registration Architecture Only for Chinese domain name, different with ASCII domain name • Registry: CNNIC • Registrar: 9 Registrars • Agents: the agent of registrars 2001. 2. 27

CNNIC SSL Registrar Agent 2001. 2. 27 …. …………. Agent Registrar

ASCII Domain Name Registration Architecture 2001. 2. 27

CNNIC: Registry and Registrar Agent 2001. 2. 27 …. Agent

Administrative Rules • Registrars, agents and applicants should abide by • Chinese Domain Name should at least be composed of one Chinese Character and can be composed of letters (A-Z, a-z, caseinsensitive), digits (0 -9) and the hyphen (-). • Each level of the domain name shall be separated by a dot (. ). 2001. 2. 27

Administrative Rules • Applicants for domain name registration must be organizations and can independently assume civil liability. Individuals may not apply for domain name registration. 2001. 2. 27

Administrative Rules • Applicants must insure that the domain name is not harmful to the interests of the state, society or the public • Registry, Registrar, Agent – Do not responsible for deciding whether that the domain name is not harmful to the interests of the state, society or the public 2001. 2. 27

Administration Rules • Should accept Chinese Domain Name Dispute Resolution Policy – China International Economic and Trade Arbitration Commission is responsible for handling domain name disputes, and maybe other more organizations to handle disputes in future 2001. 2. 27

Registry and Registrar Contract • It is difficult to become a registrar, there is a standard which defined the basic conditions that registrar must meet. • Registrar must sign a contract with CNNIC, this contract specify clearly each responsibilities and rights. • The contract only valid for one year, next year, according to the service qualities that registrars provide, to decide whether keep the contract or not • We are working on make a detailed regulation to evaluate the registrars’ services 2001. 2. 27

CNNIC Rights & Responsibilities • As the registry, it is CNNIC’s rights to constitute policies and regulations • Fair, Open, Impartial to do the duties, and promote competition • Responsible for running the centralized servers and keeping the registration data • Continuing to improve the registration system • First come, first serve 2001. 2. 27

Registrars’ Rights & Responsibilities • Abide by the Administrative Rules and Dispute Resolution Policy • Be fair, open to handle the applications • First come, first serve • Maintain stable services • Provide query services to all of the Internet users to request registration information 2001. 2. 27

Registrars’ Rights & Responsibilities • Ask applicant to sign the agreement which include: – Applicant would like to abide by the Administrative Rule and Dispute Resolution Policy – Guarantee to provide true application information – Insure that the domain name is not harmful to the interests of the state, society or the public 2001. 2. 27

Registrars’ Rights & Responsibilities • Registrars do the personal audit to help the applicants to avoid the domain name to be harmful to the interests of the state, society, or the public 2001. 2. 27

How to register • Register both 中文. 中文 (中文. CN)and 中文. CN • Register both simplified Chinese and traditional Chinese • Whenever register a domain name under. CN will have the domain name under. 中国， and vice versa, so the domain names under. CN and. 中国 will be consistent forever 2001. 2. 27

Trial Registration Status • Open services on Nov. 7 • It is trial registration to test policies and technologies • CNNIC do not charge fee from registrars 2001. 2. 27

Preparation works before opening registration services • Stop accepting users’ registration application on Nov. 1 • Transparent transfer all domain names registered before Nov. 1 to. CN and. 中国 • Pre-register domain names: – for famous trademark – for administrative division names – for famous companies 2001. 2. 27

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