| domainNameControl |
Tasks within the scope of this purpose include,
for a registrant's own domain name, creating the domain name,
updating information about the domain name, transferring the
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. |
RFC 9560 |
| personalDataProtection |
Tasks within the scope of this purpose include
identifying the accredited privacy or proxy provider associated with
a domain name, reporting abuse, requesting reveal, or otherwise
contacting the provider. |
RFC 9560 |
| technicalIssueResolution |
Tasks within the scope of this purpose include
(but are not limited to) working to resolve technical issues,
including email delivery issues, DNS resolution failures,
and website functionality issues. |
RFC 9560 |
| domainNameCertification |
Tasks within the scope of this purpose include a Certification
Authority (CA) issuing an X.509 certificate to a subject identified by a
domain name. |
RFC 9560 |
| individualInternetUse |
Tasks within the scope of this purpose include
identifying the organization using a domain name to instill
consumer trust or contacting that organization to raise a
customer complaint to them or file a complaint about them. |
RFC 9560 |
| businessDomainNamePurchaseOrSale |
Tasks within the scope of this purpose include making
purchase queries about a domain name, acquiring a domain name
from a registrant, and enabling due diligence research. |
RFC 9560 |
| academicPublicInterestDNSResearch |
Tasks within the scope of this purpose include academic
public interest research studies about domain names published in
the registration data service, including public information about
the registrant and designated contacts, the domain name's history
and status, and domain names registered by a given registrant
(reverse query). |
RFC 9560 |
| legalActions |
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 infringement, contacting a registrant's or licensee's
legal representative prior to taking legal action, and then
taking a legal action if the concern is not satisfactorily
addressed. |
RFC 9560 |
| regulatoryAndContractEnforcement |
Tasks within the scope of this purpose include
investigating the tax authority of businesses with online presences,
investigating Uniform Domain-Name Dispute-Resolution Policy (UDRP),
investigating contractual compliance, and registering data
escrow audits. |
RFC 9560 |
| criminalInvestigationAndDNSAbuseMitigation |
Tasks within the scope of this purpose include
reporting abuse to someone who can investigate and address
that abuse or contacting entities associated with a domain
name during an offline criminal investigation. |
RFC 9560 |
| dnsTransparency |
Tasks within the scope of this purpose involve querying the
registration data made public by registrants to satisfy a wide variety
of use cases around informing the public. |
RFC 9560 |
