27 Registration Life Cycle

Prototypical answer:

The current state of the domain name registration will be managed by using two statuses; status defined in RFC5731 (hereinafter called ʺEPP statusʺ) and status extended by RFC3915 (ʺRPG statusʺ).

27.1. List of Domain Statuses
The list of the domain name statuses of the registration is as follows. The statuses of Registry Lock and Registrar Lock will be described in the answer for #27.2 (Registry Lock and Registrar Lock).
No. 1:EPP Status = ok and RGP Status = addPeriod
This is a status immediately following the new registration. The Grace Period is 5 calendar days, and when 〈delete〉 command for removal is issued within the Grace Period, the deletion process starts without giving redemption by 〈restore〉. When the Grace Period (5 calendar days) is expired, the RGP status will be removed (change to Status No. 2).
The domain name in this status will be subject to the zone file extraction.
No. 2:EPP Status = ok and RGP Status = N⁄A
This is a status in which the nameserver is operational for DNS resolution.
The domain name in this status will be subject to the zone file extraction.
No. 3:EPP:ok RGP:autoRenewPeriod
This is a status right after the ExpirationDate, where the domain name registration status has been automatically retained. The Grace Period is 45 calendar days, and when 〈delete〉 command for removal is issued within the Grace Period, the deletion process starts after giving redemption by 〈restore〉.
When the Grace Period (45 calendar days) is expired, the RGP status will be removed (change to Status No. 2).
The domain name in this status will be subject to the zone file extraction.
No. 4:EPP Status = ok and RGP Status = renewPeriod
This is a status in which the domain name registration status has been retained by 〈renew〉 command. The Grace Period is 5 calendar days, and when 〈delete〉 command for removal is issued within the Grace Period, the deletion process starts after giving redemption by 〈restore〉.
When the Grace Period (5 calendar days) is expired, RGP status will be removed (change to Status No. 2).
The domain name in this status will be subject to the zone file extraction.
No. 5:EPP Status = clientHold and RGP Status = N⁄A
This is a status in which the domain name is no longer valid at the request of the Registrar.
The domain name in this status will NOT be subject to the zone file extraction.
No. 6:EPP Status = serverHold and RGP Status = N⁄A
This is a status in which the domain name is no longer valid due to the Registry requirements.
The domain name in this status will NOT be subject to the zone file extraction.
No. 7:EPP Status = pendingTransfer and RGP Status = N⁄A
This is a status in which the transfer request is accepted and is waiting for the acknowledgment by the current (losing) Registrar.
The domain name in this status will be subject to the zone file extraction.
No. 8:EPP Status = ok and RGP Status = transferPeriod
This is a status right after the transfer completion. The Grace Period is 5 calendar days, and when 〈delete〉 command for removal is issued within the Grace Period, the deletion process starts after giving redemption by 〈restore〉.
When the Grace Period (5 calendar days) is expired, the RGP status will be removed (change to Status No. 2).
The domain name in this status will be subject to the zone file extraction.
No. 9:EPP Status = pendingDelete and RGP Status = redemptionPeriod
This status indicates right after the domain name has been removed by 〈delete〉 command, and it can be restored by a request.
The Grace Period is 30 days, and the restore request will be accepted during this period.
The domain name in this status will NOT be subject to the zone file extraction.
No. 10:EPP Status = pendingDelete and RGP Status = pendingRestore
This is a status in which the domain has been removed after receipt of 〈delete〉 command. The Grace Period is 7 calendar days, and if the Report is received, the EPP status will become ʺokʺ and the RGP status will be removed (change to Status No. 2).
If the Report is not received, the status returns to ʺRGP = redemptionPeriodʺ (change to Status No. 9).
No. 11:EPP Status = pendingDelete and RGP Status = pendingDelete
This is a status in which the status ʺRGP = redemptionPeriodʺ has expired, and it is under the removal procedure. In this status, 〈restore〉 command cannot be accepted, and after a period of 5 calendar days, the domain name can be re-registered.
If two nameservers are not implemented then the status will become inactive instead of ʺok.ʺ
Also, because the .sakura system will respond without submitting 〈create〉, 〈renew〉 and 〈update〉 commands with either successful or not successful, it will not use the following commands:
* pendingCreate
* pendingRenew
* pendingUpdate
All the major transitional states excluding Registry Lock, Registrar Lock and Inactive, are shown in the diagram below (Figure_27-1_Domain Transition State Diagram.pdf) :






Figure_27-1_Domain Transition State Diagram.pdf
27.2. Registry Lock and Registrar Lock
27.2.1. Registry Lock
The following EPP status values will be used to indicate Registry Lock:
serverDeleteProhibited
The Registry will set the 〈 delete 〉 command to be locked.
serverRenewProhibited
The Registry will set the 〈 renew 〉 command to be locked.
serverTransferProhibited
The Registry will set the 〈 transfer 〉 command to be locked.
serverUpdateProhibited
The Registry will set the 〈 update 〉 command to be locked.

27.2.2. Registrar lock
The following EPP status values will be used to indicate Registrar Lock:
clientDeleteProhibited
The Registrar will set the 〈 delete 〉 command to be locked.
clientRenewProhibited
The Registrar will set the 〈 renew 〉 command to be locked.
clientTransferProhibited
The Registrar will set the 〈 transfer 〉 command to be locked.
clientUpdateProhibited
The Registrar will set the 〈 update 〉 command to be locked, except for the change in status.

27.3. Grace Period
The following Grace Period will be used for the RGP Status:
Add Grace Period
RGP Status = addPeriod will be set to 5 calendar days.
Auto Renew Grace Period
RGP Status = autoRenewPeriod will be set to 45 calendar days.
Renew Grace Period
RGP Status = renewPeriod will be set to 5 calendar days.
Transfer Grace Period
RGP Status = transferPeriod will be set to 5 calendar days.
Redemption Grace Period
RGP Status = redemptionPeriod will be set to 30 calendar days.
Pending Restore
RGP Status = pendingRestore will be set to 7 calendar days.
Pending Delete
RGP Status = pendingDelete will be set to 5 calendar days.

27.4. Technical Resources
27.4.1. System Implementations and Operations Experiences as Registry
The Registry Operator of .sakura has experiences in managing domain name registrations as a registry, and therefore possesses the technical expertise to manage the domain name Registration Life Cycle.

27.4.2. System Implementations and Operations Experiences as Accredited Registrar
The Registry Operator of .sakura, as an ICANN-accredited Registrar, has abundant experiences in implementing the Registry services systems, and therefore possesses the expertise to manage the domain name Registration Life Cycle.

27.5. Resource Planning
27.5.1. Initial Implementation
The resources required for implementing the Life Cycle of Registration is described in the answer for (b-1) of #31.5.1 (Initial Implementation).

27.5.2. Ongoing maintenance
The resources required for the ongoing maintenance of the Life Cycle of Registration is explained in the answer of (d-1) of #31.5.2 (Ongoing Maintenance).

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