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                                            Registration Data Access Protocol (RDAP) Query Purpose Values

Created
        2023-11-09

Last Updated
        2025-06-04

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  • Registration Data Access Protocol (RDAP) Query Purpose Values

Registration Data Access Protocol (RDAP) Query Purpose Values

Registration Procedure(s)

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Expert(s)

             Scott Hollenbeck, Andrew Newton, Mario Loffredo, Pawel Kowalik, Jasdip Singh


Reference
        [RFC 9560]

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                  Value                                                              Description                                            Reference
                                           Tasks within the scope of this purpose include, for a registrant's own domain name, creating the
domainNameControl                          domain name, updating information about the domain name, transferring the domain name, renewing  [RFC 9560]
                                           the domain name, deleting the domain name, maintaining a domain name portfolio, and detecting
                                           fraudulent use of the registrant's own contact information.
                                           Tasks within the scope of this purpose include identifying the accredited privacy or proxy
personalDataProtection                     provider associated with a domain name, reporting abuse, requesting reveal, or otherwise         [RFC 9560]
                                           contacting the provider.
                                           Tasks within the scope of this purpose include (but are not limited to) working to resolve
technicalIssueResolution                   technical issues, including email delivery issues, DNS resolution failures, and website          [RFC 9560]
                                           functionality issues.
domainNameCertification                    Tasks within the scope of this purpose include a Certification Authority (CA) issuing an X.509   [RFC 9560]
                                           certificate to a subject identified by a domain name.
                                           Tasks within the scope of this purpose include identifying the organization using a domain name
individualInternetUse                      to instill consumer trust or contacting that organization to raise a customer complaint to them  [RFC 9560]
                                           or file a complaint about them.
businessDomainNamePurchaseOrSale           Tasks within the scope of this purpose include making purchase queries about a domain name,      [RFC 9560]
                                           acquiring a domain name from a registrant, and enabling due diligence research.
                                           Tasks within the scope of this purpose include academic public interest research studies about
academicPublicInterestDNSResearch          domain names published in the registration data service, including public information about the  [RFC 9560]
                                           registrant and designated contacts, the domain name's history and status, and domain names
                                           registered by a given registrant (reverse query).
                                           Tasks within the scope of this purpose include investigating possible fraudulent use of a
legalActions                               registrant's name or address by other domain names, investigating possible trademark             [RFC 9560]
                                           infringement, contacting a registrant's or licensee's legal representative prior to taking legal
                                           action, and then taking a legal action if the concern is not satisfactorily addressed.
                                           Tasks within the scope of this purpose include investigating the tax authority of businesses
regulatoryAndContractEnforcement           with online presences, investigating Uniform Domain-Name Dispute-Resolution Policy (UDRP),       [RFC 9560]
                                           investigating contractual compliance, and registering data escrow audits.
                                           Tasks within the scope of this purpose include reporting abuse to someone who can investigate
criminalInvestigationAndDNSAbuseMitigation and address that abuse or contacting entities associated with a domain name during an offline    [RFC 9560]
                                           criminal investigation.
dnsTransparency                            Tasks within the scope of this purpose involve querying the registration data made public by     [RFC 9560]
                                           registrants to satisfy a wide variety of use cases around informing the public.

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