Page History
Project Status:
Board Determination on Final Report in February 2020.
Implementation ongoing/subject to prioritization- refer to the implementation page for more information.
Quick Links:
- RDS-WHOIS2 Final Report (3 September 2019)
- Board resolution on RDS-WHOIS2 Final Report (25 February 2020)
- Scorecard of Board determinations (25 February 2020)
- Board resolution on RDS-WHOIS2 Recommendations Recommendations Board consideration (21 December 2023)
- December 2023 RDS-WHOIS2 Scorecard (21 December 2023)
- Implementation
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Background
The Registration Directory Service
(RDS
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Review is one of the four Specific Reviews. Under Section 4.6 of the ICANN Bylaws, ICANN is obligated to conduct a "periodic review to assess the effectiveness of the then
current gTLD registry directory service and whether its implementation meets the legitimate needs of law enforcement, promoting consumer trust and safeguarding registrant data
WHERE ARE WE IN THE PROCESS?
("Directory Service Review").
The RDS-WHOIS2 Review Team (RDS-WHOIS2-RT) produced 22 final recommendations for Board consideration and released its RDS-WHOIS2 Final Report on 3 September 2019.
The Board took action on each of the 22 recommendations, as specified within the scorecard titled "Final RDS-WHOIS2 Recommendations – Board Action 25 February 2020":
- 15 recommendations were approved in full or in part.
- 4 recommendations were placed in pending complete. The recommendations are to be considered in light of an impact analysis to be completed after Board action on the Expedited Policy Development Process on Temporary Specification for gTLD Registration Data (EPDP) Phase 2 recommendations, as appropriate and applicable. The Board subsequently took action on these recommendations on 21 December 2023.
- 2 recommendations were passed in whole or in part.
- 2 recommendations were rejected.
See https://www.icann.org/resources/reviews/specific-reviews/whois for more information
OPPORTUNITIES TO PARTICIPATE:
Become a RDS-WHOIS2 Review Team Observer
• Observe RDS-WHOIS2 meetings live, click here
• Observe past RDS-WHOIS2 meetings, click here
• Share your input with the RDS-WHOIS2: via their public email list input-to-rds-whois2-rt@icann.org. All emails sent to input-to-rds-whois2-rt@icann.org are archived and may be viewed here.
• Subscribe to the RDS-WHOIS2 mailing list as an observer: send a request to mssi-secretariat@icann.org
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KEY NEWS AND UPDATES:
Final Report and Recommendations submitted to the ICANN Board of Directors
On 3 September 2019, Alan Greenberg, chair of the RDS-WHOIS2 Review team, sent the Final Report and Recommendations for submission to the ICANN Board of Directors. More details here.
Registration Directory Service (RDS-WHOIS2) Review Team: fourth Face-to-Face Meeting
The review team met face-to-face on 10-12 December 2018 in Brussels. Review team members considered the results of public comments received, determined any corresponding changes in their draft report, and progressed on finalizing the recommendations which will be submitted to the ICANN Board. More details here.
