1. Typical Life Cycle of a Domain Name
Source: SAC054

2. Domain Registration Process
In order to reserve a domain, a registrant must register it with one of thousands of ICANN-accredited registrars. The registrar will check if the domain is available and create a WHOIS record with the registrant’s information. It is also possible to register domains through a registrar’s resellers
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3. Domain Registration Process
Source: SAC054

4. SAC054 Domain Name Registration Data Model
Registration data that may be collected includes
Contact Data Set
Contact information for registrant
Contact information for registrar
Operational Data Set
For ongoing operation and maintenance of domain name
Includes information about domain name: Name server, DNSSEC, optional information (reseller, trademark), information for renewal, transfer (losing and gaining registrar)
Source: SAC054

5. SAC054 Domain Name Registration Data Model Tables
Data Model for Contact
Registrar Data Model
Host Name Data Model
Domain Name Data Model
Registered Mark Information
DNSSEC Information Model
Partial tables shown here to illustrate just some of the registration data collected
Source: SAC054

6. SOME OF THAT DATA IS INCLUDED IN
WHOIS
RECORDS –
FOR EXAMPLE
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7. TODAY’S gTLD WHOIS SYSTEM USES THE WHOIS PROTOCOL TO PROVIDE PUBLIC ACCESS TO WHOIS DATA STORED BY EACH gTLD REGISTRY AND REGISTRAR
Starting at WHOIS.IANA.ORG, follow the references to the downstream WHOIS servers until the queried WHOIS data is obtained. This process is illustrated above for a “thick” registry.   If the registry is “thin,” an additional query to the registrar’s datastore is required to obtain the WHOIS data for the requested domain name.
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8. SAMPLE RAW gTLD WHOIS
RECORD
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9. SAMPLE RAW gTLD WHOIS
RECORD
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