SSAC Report on Dotless Domains

Date IssuedDocumentReference IDCurrent Phase

  

SSAC Report on Dotless DomainsSAC053

CLOSED



  1. Phase 1 Receive
  2. Phase 2 Understand
  3. Phase 3 Evaluate
  4. Phase 4 Implement
  5. Phase 5 Close
  6. Closed



Description:

Dotless domains will not be universally reachable and the SSAC recommends strongly against their use.  As a result, the SSAC also recommends that the use of DNS resource records such as A, AAAA, and MX in the apex of a Top-Level Domain (TLD) be contractually prohibited where appropriate and strongly discouraged in all cases.


STATUS UPDATES

DatePhaseTypeStatus Updates

 

ClosedPhase ChangeThis Advice Item is now Closed

 

Phase 5Board UpdateStatus provided in 19 October 2016 letter from ICANN Board Chair to SSAC Chair (https://www.icann.org/en/system/files/correspondence/crocker-to-faltstrom-19oct16-en.pdf). On 13 August 2013, the ICANN Board New gTLD Program Committee (NGPC) adopted a resolution affirming that "dotless domain names" are prohibited: https://www.icann.org/resources/boardmaterial/resolutions-new-gtld-2013-08-13-en#1.

 

Phase 5Phase ChangeNow in Phase 5: Close
 


Phase 1Phase UpdateSSAC published SAC053: SSAC Report on Dotless Domains: https://www.icann.org/en/system/files/files/sac-053-en.pdf.