Hello Registry gets ICANN approval as a registry service provider

Background

From 30 April and 12 August, companies and other organisations will have the opportunity to apply for their own top-level domains (TLDs). That’s what the City of Amsterdam and KPN did in the last application window back in 2012, when .amsterdam and .kpn were given the go-ahead. To realise their plans, an applicant needs the services of a registry service provider – like SIDN. Our new Hello Registry platform, which we’re developing with our Canadian partner CIRA, provides the basis for our registry services. (See also ICANN publishes Applicant Guidebook: new TLD applications start on 30 April.)

Tough requirements

We therefore needed to pass ICANN’s evaluation programme in order to offer our services to organisations applying for TLDs in the new window. And that was far from easy, because ICANN applies tough criteria to would-be registry service providers. After all, getting a top-level domain up and running and keeping it operational are long-term undertakings that demand a high level of stability. ICANN accordingly looked at points such as:

• The reliability of SIDN’s Executive Board (SIDN Business B.V.)

• The reliability of SIDN as an organisation

• Security measures

• Abuse prevention

• Continuity in the event of a major incident

• Global monitoring of technical systems

• Capacity of people and technical systems

• Organisation of our infrastructure/cloud environment

• Compliance with technical standards (RFCs)

Want to know more?

Want to talk over the possibility of getting your own top-level domain? Looking for a registry service provider to manage your new extension? Need assistance with your application? We can help! Drop a line to hello@helloregistry.com or visit helloregistry.com for details. Additional information in Dutch is available on this website, in the registry services section.