16 Describe the applicant's efforts to ensure that there are no known operational or rendering problems concerning the applied-for gTLD string

Prototypical answer:

The .cpa string and A-Label were developed in line with and checked against the eligibility, stability and policy criteria as stated in the ICANN Applicant Guidebook - version 2012-01-11. The results of those checks are as follows:

- The string has less than 63 characters;

- The string in ASCII is composed of three or more visually distinct characters;

- The ASCII label consists entirely of letters;

- The string is not a reserved name as shown in section 2.2.1.2.1 - Reserved Names of the ICANN Applicant Guidebook - version 2012-01-11; and

- .cpa is not identical or similar to any of the top 10 invalid TLD’s responsible for the majority of DNS pollution, as referenced in the Security and Stability Advisory Committee (SSAC)’s report on this topic at http:⁄⁄www.icann.org⁄en⁄committees⁄security⁄sac045.pdf. It is likely that the .cpa has not already been queried with meaningful frequency at the root. Therefore, it is unlikely that .cpa will inherit significant invalid query traffic.


Due to the positive results of these checks, CPA Australia Ltd does not believe that the .cpa gTLD will be subject to any operational or rendering problems.

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