On 2018-01-15 14:31 -0500, Ulrich Wisser wrote: > I might be mistaken, but I believe that IANA sends root updates to > Verisign via EPP.
Yes. See page 5 of https://archive.icann.org/en/meetings/seoul2009/bitcache/IANA%20Update%20-%20Kim%20Davies,%20IANA-vid=7506&disposition=attachment&op=download.pdf and https://www.ntia.doc.gov/files/ntia/publications/root_zone_administrator_proposal-relatedtoiana_functionsste-final.pdf The current automated RZMS replaced the legacy root zone update, validation, extraction, and distribution methods with a web based user interface (UI) that permits Top-Level Domain (TLD) managers to submit change requests , an Extensible Provisioning Protocol (EPP) client and server system that communicates incoming root zone change requests between the IFO and the RZM, [..] (IFO=IANA, RZM=Verisign as DNS root operator) -- Patrick Mevzek _______________________________________________ regext mailing list regext@ietf.org https://www.ietf.org/mailman/listinfo/regext