Session Date/Time: 22 Jul 2025 07:30

regext Working Group Meeting Minutes

Summary

The REGEXT (Registration Extension Protocols) working group met to discuss document status updates, ongoing work, and potential new work items. Key highlights included discussions on RDAP extensions for bare identifiers (a long-standing contentious issue), domain variant support for EPP, and several other protocol extensions. The working group welcomed Jorge Cano as a new co-chair and reviewed multiple documents in various stages of development.

Key Discussion Points

Document Status Updates

RFC 9803 published: DNS time-to-live values extension for EPP
Two documents moved to RFC Editor queue: email extension for internationalized addresses and EPP deletion best practices clarification
Multiple documents currently with IESG or in publication pipeline

Existing Work Updates

JS Contact for RDAP (Mario Lofreda): Updated to remove UID property, added profile definition, marked as experimental track
EPP Versioning and Transport over QUIC (Jim Gould): Ready for working group last call, seeking quick working group feedback
Transport over HTTPS (Mario): Ready for working group last call
RDAP Extension for RPTI: Incorporated feedback from SIDROPS working group, seeking RDE-level review

RDAP Extensions - Bare Identifiers Discussion

Extensive discussion on long-standing issue of bare identifiers in RDAP extensions. Three positions presented:

Disallow completely - Make current "SHOULD" guidance a "MUST NOT"
Allow freely - Remove restrictions entirely
Compromise - Allow only with technical justification

Arguments for disallowing included consistency, implementation feedback about problems, and protocol design guidance. Arguments for allowing included aesthetics and protocol evolution concerns. Chairs indicated preference for position 1 (disallowing) pending mailing list discussion.

New Work Proposals

Domain Variant Support for EPP (Jim Gould)

Comprehensive extension for managing related domain groups beyond just variants
Key architectural principle: related domains must be managed by same entity
Significant open issues around terminology (variants vs. related groups) and command consistency
Request for working group adoption, pending broader review

Grace Period Extension Update (Rick Wilhelm)

Updating RFC 3915 to fix schema/documentation mismatch
Minimal targeted change requiring new namespace
Ready for working group consideration

EPP Extension Registry Improvements (Scott Hollenbeck/Gavin Brown)

Identified issues with existing registry entries (problematic URN namespaces)
Proposed improvements to evaluation criteria and expert review process
Encouraging cleanup of existing problematic entries

RDAP Verification Extension (Mario Lofreda)

New extension to display contact verification status information
Supports compliance requirements like EU NIS II Directive
Seeking working group interest and adoption

Decisions and Action Items

Chairs: Take EPP Transport over QUIC document to QUIC working group for feedback
Chairs: Prepare working group last call for Transport over HTTPS document
Chairs: Prepare working group last call for EPP Transport over QUIC document
Chairs: Take bare identifiers discussion to mailing list with proposal to disallow (position 1)
Working Group: Review JS Contact for RDAP with focus on profile definitions and search path implications
Working Group: Provide broader review of domain variants document, particularly from internationalization perspective
All: Submit feedback on various new work proposals via mailing list

Next Steps

Mailing list discussion on bare identifiers with chairs' proposal to disallow
Broader review of domain variants proposal before formal adoption consideration
Working group last calls for transport-related documents
Continued development of verification extension based on community feedback
Registry cleanup efforts for existing EPP extension entries
Coordination with other working groups (QUIC, SIDROPS) as appropriate