Request for additional time on VeriSign's Registry-Registrar Two-Factor Authentication Service proposal

[Patrick Jones <patrick.jones@xxxxxxxxx>]

Mason,

This is in response to the comment from the Registrar Constituency on 
VeriSign's request for the Registry-Registrar Two-Factor Authentication Service 
posted at http://forum.icann.org/lists/registryservice/msg00026.html. Under the 
Registry Services Evaluation Policy 
(http://www.icann.org/en/registries/rsep/rsep.html), ICANN is obligated to 
review and provide a preliminary determination on proposed registry services 
for competition and security & stability issues in 15-calendar days.

ICANN has reviewed the request and notes that VeriSign may deploy as a 
voluntary optional service, but if made a requirement for registrar-registry 
communications, a description of the two-factor authentication may need to be 
added into the Registry-Registrar Agreement (Appendix 8 of the dot-com and 
dot-net Registry Agreements). ICANN would publish any change to the RRA for 
comment and encourages continued consultation between ICANN and registrars on 
operational concerns with implementation of the service on a voluntary basis.

Please let me know if you have additional questions.

Patrick

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