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Which of the following is the practice of a domain name registrant using the five-day "grace period" (the Add Grace Period or AGP) at the beginning of the registration of an ICANN-regulated second…

The correct answer is B. Domain tasting. Domain tasting is the exploitation of ICANN's Add Grace Period (AGP) to register a domain, test its ad revenue potential, and delete it for a full refund within five days if it is not profitable.

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Question

Which of the following is the practice of a domain name registrant using the five-day "grace period" (the Add Grace Period or AGP) at the beginning of the registration of an ICANN-regulated second- level domain to test the marketability of the domain?

Options

  • ANMap
  • BDomain tasting
  • CProxy server
  • DPsPasswd

How the community answered

(58 responses)
  • A
    3% (2)
  • B
    93% (54)
  • C
    2% (1)
  • D
    2% (1)

Why each option

Domain tasting is the exploitation of ICANN's Add Grace Period (AGP) to register a domain, test its ad revenue potential, and delete it for a full refund within five days if it is not profitable.

ANMap

NMap is a network scanning and port discovery tool used for host discovery and security auditing, completely unrelated to domain registration practices.

BDomain tastingCorrect

Domain tasting takes advantage of ICANN's five-day Add Grace Period, originally intended to allow correction of registration errors, by registering domains speculatively to measure click-through ad revenue, then deleting unprofitable domains for a full refund - effectively allowing free temporary use of domain names at scale.

CProxy server

A proxy server is an intermediary server that forwards client requests to other servers for purposes such as anonymity, caching, or access control, and has no relation to domain registration.

DPsPasswd

PsPasswd is a Sysinternals command-line utility used to change account passwords on local or remote Windows systems, unrelated to domain name registration.

Concept tested: ICANN Add Grace Period domain tasting abuse

Source: https://www.icann.org/en/system/files/files/agp-restores-proposal-07oct08-en.pdf

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#domain tasting#ICANN#domain registration#add grace period

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