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Give feedback on the proposed amendments of the .ee domain rules
In addition, we want to make technical contact completely optional in the .ee registration process. However, the technical contact requirement still remains in the situation where the domain registrant wants to add, for example, a registrar as a contact. The change helps a knowledgeable domain user not to specify a technical contact that overlaps with an administrative contact. It is also a reasonable remedy in cases where a registrar is designated as a technical contact.
We are proposing a different requirement for nameserver records whereby we would further require that a domain has to be associated with one working nameserver in order to add it to a zone. In addition, the name server attached to the publicly available data network of the domain must be operational and usable in any case. The proposal is taking into account that the Domain Name System (DNS) and the domain name is working with at least one functional name server record. Therefore, we want to change the existing rules similar to the .se registry. However, the EIS stands by its official recommendation of two nameserver entries.
The third change relates to the personal identification of domain registrants. We would like to make the list of accepted services more flexible and therefore move them from the domain rules to the list of electronic personal identification tools accepted by the board. In addition, it has become known that the PayPal Verified solution used for foreign registrants is no longer relevant and does not offer a strong identification solution for the .ee registry. Therefore, it is necessary to find a suitable alternative - one of them is the eeID personal identification service created by EIF, which brings together both national and international authentication solutions. We are also open to other strong personal identification tools and ask registrants to let us know if they want to use them so that we can evaluate their suitability and add them to the list.
You can find longer explanations in the document below. We welcome community feedback on the proposed amendments - let us know your thoughts via the form below by April 28 at the latest!
Proposals for the amendment of the Domain Regulation
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