Extensible Provisioning Protocol (EPP) Domain Name Mapping
RFC 5731

Network Working Group                                      S. Hollenbeck
Request for Comments: 5731                                VeriSign, Inc.
STD: 69                                                      August 2009
Obsoletes: 4931
Category: Standards Track

       Extensible Provisioning Protocol (EPP) Domain Name Mapping

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.
   This document obsoletes RFC 4931.

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.

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Hollenbeck                  Standards Track                     [Page 1]
RFC 5731                EPP Domain Name Mapping              August 2009

Table of Contents

   1. Introduction ....................................................3
      1.1. Relationship of Domain Objects and Host Objects ............3
      1.2. Conventions Used in This Document ..........................5
   2. Object Attributes ...............................................5
      2.1. Domain and Host Names ......................................5
      2.2. Contact and Client Identifiers .............................5
      2.3. Status Values ..............................................5
      2.4. Dates and Times ............................................7
      2.5. Validity Periods ...........................................8
      2.6. Authorization Information ..................................8
      2.7. Other DNS Resource Record Attributes .......................8
   3. EPP Command Mapping .............................................9
      3.1. EPP Query Commands .........................................9
           3.1.1. EPP <check> Command .................................9
           3.1.2. EPP <info> Command .................................11
           3.1.3. EPP <transfer> Query Command .......................15
      3.2. EPP Transform Commands ....................................17
           3.2.1. EPP <create> Command ...............................18
           3.2.2. EPP <delete> Command ...............................20
           3.2.3. EPP <renew> Command ................................22
           3.2.4. EPP <transfer> Command .............................23
           3.2.5. EPP <update> Command ...............................25
      3.3. Offline Review of Requested Actions .......................28
   4. Formal Syntax ..................................................30
   5. Internationalization Considerations ............................40
   6. IANA Considerations ............................................40
   7. Security Considerations ........................................41
   8. Acknowledgements ...............................................41
   9. References .....................................................42
      9.1. Normative References ......................................42
      9.2. Informative References ....................................43
   Appendix A.  Changes from RFC 4931 ................................44

Hollenbeck                  Standards Track                     [Page 2]
RFC 5731                EPP Domain Name Mapping              August 2009

1.  Introduction

   This document describes an Internet domain name mapping for version
   1.0 of the Extensible Provisioning Protocol (EPP).  This mapping is
   specified using the Extensible Markup Language (XML) 1.0 as described
   in [W3C.REC-xml-20040204] and XML Schema notation as described in
   [W3C.REC-xmlschema-1-20041028] and [W3C.REC-xmlschema-2-20041028].
   This document obsoletes RFC 4931 [RFC4931].

   [RFC5730] provides a complete description of EPP command and response
   structures.  A thorough understanding of the base protocol
   specification is necessary to understand the mapping described in