RFC 3731 (rfc3731) - Page 1 of 45


Extensible Provisioning Protocol (EPP) Domain Name Mapping



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Network Working Group                                      S. Hollenbeck
Request for Comments: 3731                                VeriSign, Inc.
Category: Standards Track                                     March 2004


       Extensible Provisioning Protocol (EPP) Domain Name Mapping

Status of this Memo

   This document specifies an Internet standards track protocol for the
   Internet community, and requests discussion and suggestions for
   improvements.  Please refer to the current edition of the "Internet
   Official Protocol Standards" (STD 1) for the standardization state
   and status of this protocol.  Distribution of this memo is unlimited.

Copyright Notice

   Copyright (C) The Internet Society (2004).  All Rights Reserved.

Abstract

   This document describes an Extensible Provisioning Protocol (EPP)
   mapping for the provisioning and management of Internet domain names
   stored in a shared central repository.  Specified in XML, the mapping
   defines EPP command syntax and semantics as applied to domain names.

Table of Contents

   1.  Introduction. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   2
       1.1.  Relationship of Domain Objects and Host Objects . . . .   2
       1.2.  Conventions Used In This Document . . . . . . . . . . .   4
   2.  Object Attributes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   4
       2.1.  Domain and Host Names . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   4
       2.2.  Contact and Client Identifiers. . . . . . . . . . . . .   5
       2.3.  Status Values . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   5
       2.4.  Dates and Times . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   7
       2.5.  Validity Periods. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   7
       2.6.  Authorization Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   7
       2.7.  Other DNS Resource Record Attributes. . . . . . . . . .   7
   3.  EPP Command Mapping . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   8
       3.1.  EPP Query Commands. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   8
             3.1.1.  EPP  Command . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   8
             3.1.2.  EPP  Command. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  10
             3.1.3.  EPP  Query Command. . . . . . . . . .  16
       3.2.  EPP Transform Commands. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  18
             3.2.1.  EPP  Command. . . . . . . . . . . . . .  19
             3.2.2.  EPP  Command. . . . . . . . . . . . . .  21
             3.2.3.  EPP  Command . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  23



Hollenbeck                  Standards Track