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
)
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
("Directory Service Review").
The
WHERE ARE WE IN THE PROCESS?
RDS-WHOIS2 Review Team
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(IMAGE PENDING)
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
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.
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KEY NEWS AND UPDATES
SO/AC leaders discuss a proposal to limit the scope of the RDS-WHOIS2 Review
20 Jun 2017 - A Board Working Group on Registration Directory Services and SO/ACs held discussions to address concerns raised with respect to the expected workload and community bandwidth. View full post here:
View Diversity Data of the RDS-WHOIS2 Review Team
02 Jun 2017 - See Diversity Data when compared to the diversity of the pool of applicants. View full post here:
Selection of the Registration Directory Service (RDS-WHOIS2-RT) Review Team Members Announced
02 Jun 2017 - Today ICANN announced the selection of a 14-member team to conduct the Registration Directory Service Review. View full post here:
Application Extended for the Call for Volunteers for the Registration Directory Service (formerly WHOIS) Review Team
11 Jan 2017 - REVISED DEADLINE Extension – Applications to be appointed to the Registration Directory Service (RDS) Review Team are due on 20 March 2017, 23:59 UTC. View full post here:
