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                                            Registration Data Access Protocol (RDAP) Query Purpose Values

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   2023-11-09

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   2024-04-26

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     • Registration Data Access Protocol (RDAP) Query Purpose Values

Registration Data Access Protocol (RDAP) Query Purpose Values

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   Reference
   [RFC9560]

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                     Value                                                            Description                                         Reference
                                              Tasks within the scope of this purpose include, for a registrant's own domain name,
   domainNameControl                          creating the domain name, updating information about the domain name, transferring the      [RFC9560]
                                              domain name, renewing the domain name, deleting the domain name, maintaining a domain name
                                              portfolio, and detecting fraudulent use of the registrant's own contact information.
                                              Tasks within the scope of this purpose include identifying the accredited privacy or proxy
   personalDataProtection                     provider associated with a domain name, reporting abuse, requesting reveal, or otherwise    [RFC9560]
                                              contacting the provider.
                                              Tasks within the scope of this purpose include (but are not limited to) working to resolve
   technicalIssueResolution                   technical issues, including email delivery issues, DNS resolution failures, and website     [RFC9560]
                                              functionality issues.
   domainNameCertification                    Tasks within the scope of this purpose include a Certification Authority (CA) issuing an    [RFC9560]
                                              X.509 certificate to a subject identified by a domain name.
                                              Tasks within the scope of this purpose include identifying the organization using a domain
   individualInternetUse                      name to instill consumer trust or contacting that organization to raise a customer          [RFC9560]
                                              complaint to them or file a complaint about them.
   businessDomainNamePurchaseOrSale           Tasks within the scope of this purpose include making purchase queries about a domain name, [RFC9560]
                                              acquiring a domain name from a registrant, and enabling due diligence research.
                                              Tasks within the scope of this purpose include academic public interest research studies
   academicPublicInterestDNSResearch          about domain names published in the registration data service, including public information [RFC9560]
                                              about the registrant and designated contacts, the domain name's history and status, and
                                              domain names registered by a given registrant (reverse query).
                                              Tasks within the scope of this purpose include investigating possible fraudulent use of a
                                              registrant's name or address by other domain names, investigating possible trademark
   legalActions                               infringement, contacting a registrant's or licensee's legal representative prior to taking  [RFC9560]
                                              legal action, and then taking a legal action if the concern is not satisfactorily
                                              addressed.
                                              Tasks within the scope of this purpose include investigating the tax authority of
   regulatoryAndContractEnforcement           businesses with online presences, investigating Uniform Domain-Name Dispute-Resolution      [RFC9560]
                                              Policy (UDRP), investigating contractual compliance, and registering data escrow audits.
                                              Tasks within the scope of this purpose include reporting abuse to someone who can
   criminalInvestigationAndDNSAbuseMitigation investigate and address that abuse or contacting entities associated with a domain name     [RFC9560]
                                              during an offline criminal investigation.
   dnsTransparency                            Tasks within the scope of this purpose involve querying the registration data made public   [RFC9560]
                                              by registrants to satisfy a wide variety of use cases around informing the public.

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