CIRA Registrar Documentation .CA Registry Guide for Registrars Version: 4.06 Release: June 3, 2011 2 .CA Registry Guide for Registrars: Version 4.06 DISCLAIMER AND COPYRIGHT NOTICE Everything in this document is protected by copyright. You may make a copy of any material in this document, but only if you use it for personal, educational or non-commercial purposes. If you use it for any of these purposes, you must acknowledge the source and include this disclaimer and copyright notice on each copy. CIRA shall have the right, at its sole and absolute discretion, to modify, add, or remove any part or parts of this document without any notice whatsoever to you. Any changes to this document shall be effective immediately unless otherwise stated by CIRA. You agree that any use or copying of this document by you constitutes your fully informed acceptance of these terms. The document was last modified on May 31, 2011. This document provides technical details for system functions that CIRA provides to Registrars. It also provides, for the Registrar's convenience, summaries of certain CIRA policies, rules, and procedures. CIRA does not guarantee nor represent that the summaries of CIRA policy, rules and procedures contained in this document are reflective of the actual policies, rules, and procedures. Registrars are urged to consult the authoritative version of the relevant CIRA policies, rules and procedures before proceeding with any process. CIRA does not accept any liability for a Registrar's reliance on the summaries contained herein. The authoritative version of all CIRA policies, rules and procedures are available at http://www.cira.ca/registrars- documents. Copyright © 2011 Canadian Internet Registry Authority (CIRA) 350 Sparks Street, Suite 306, Ottawa, Ontario K1R 7S8, Canada www.cira.ca Printed in Canada .CA Registry Guide for Registrars: Version 4.06 3 4 .CA Registry Guide for Registrars: Version 4.06 Preface About the .CA Registry Guide for Registrars ....................................... 9 Audience ........................................................................................................................... 9 Document Conventions..................................................................................................... 9 Notes, and cautions................................................................................................. 9 Text conventions.................................................................................................... 10 Related documents................................................................................................ 10 References ............................................................................................................ 10 Getting help..................................................................................................................... 10 Send us your comments ................................................................................................. 11 Chapter 1 Getting Started ...................................................................................... 13 CIRA ...................................................................................................................... 13 Becoming a Registrar...................................................................................................... 13 Canadian Presence Requirements ................................................................................. 13 Accessing CIRA System Interfaces ................................................................................ 14 Interfaces for Registrars ........................................................................................ 14 Interfaces for Registrants....................................................................................... 14 Interfaces for Everyone.......................................................................................... 15 Chapter 2 .CA Registry Concepts ......................................................................... 17 Understanding Registry Objects ..................................................................................... 17 Contacts................................................................................................................. 17 Domain Names...................................................................................................... 18 Hosts...................................................................................................................... 19 Sponsorship .................................................................................................................... 20 Status values................................................................................................................... 20 Service Messages........................................................................................................... 20 Domain Name Life Cycle ................................................................................................ 20 Life Cycle Stages................................................................................................... 21 Life Cycle Diagrams............................................................................................... 27 Chapter 3 Overview of Business Processes ....................................................... 31 Creating a New Registration ........................................................................................... 31 Registrant Requirements....................................................................................... 31 Registrar Requirements......................................................................................... 31 Registrar Deposit Account Balance ................................................................................ 33 Creating Registrant contacts........................................................................................... 34 Presenting CPR Categories ............................................................................................ 34 Understanding CPR Categories for Registrants ............................................................. 35 Valid Canadian Presence Requirement values............................................................... 35 Registrant WHOIS Privacy.............................................................................................. 36 WHOIS Privacy Settings........................................................................................ 36 Understanding the CIRA Registrant Agreement ............................................................. 36 Registrar displaying the Agreement on their website...................................................... 37 Using CIRA's Registrant Agreement Page...................................................................... 38 Updating the agreement to a new version............................................................. 38 Providing Reseller IDs..................................................................................................... 38 Providing Registrant IP Addresses ................................................................................. 38 Creating a Domain Name................................................................................................ 38 .CA Registry Guide for Registrars: Version 4.06 5 Requesting a Specialized Domain Name........................................................................ 39 Creating a Host ............................................................................................................... 39 Updating a domain name....................................................................................... 39 Renewing Registrations .................................................................................................. 40 Deleting Registrations ..................................................................................................... 40 Transferring Registrations............................................................................................... 40 Transferring a Domain Name ................................................................................ 40 Notification Emails........................................................................................................... 41 Optional Email Co-branding................................................................................... 42 TBR........................................................................................................................ 42 Chapter 4 EPP Interface Overview ........................................................................ 45 Accessing the Registry EPP Service .............................................................................. 45 EPP Client and Server Configuration.............................................................................. 45 Establishing an EPP connection ..................................................................................... 46 CIRA Greeting ....................................................................................................... 46 Hello request.......................................................................................................... 46 Greeting response ................................................................................................. 47 EPP Encoding ................................................................................................................