ICANN & Governance
ICANN structure, policies, dispute resolution, and internet governance frameworks.
ICANN
Non-profit organization coordinating global DNS, IP addresses, and TLD delegation.
IANA
ICANN function managing the DNS root zone, IP allocation, and protocol parameters.
Opérateur de Registre
Organization maintaining the authoritative database of domains for a TLD.
Accord de Registre
Contract between ICANN and a registry operator for TLD operation terms.
RAA (Accord d'Accréditation des Registrars)
Contract between ICANN and a registrar defining domain sales terms.
UDRP (Politique Uniforme de Résolution des Litiges relatifs aux Noms de Domaine)
ICANN policy for resolving trademark-related domain name disputes.
Zone Racine DNS
Highest level of DNS containing records for all TLDs, served by 13 root servers.
Période Sunrise
Pre-launch registration phase where trademark holders can claim domains first.
GDPR et Confidentialité des Domaines
EU regulation that caused WHOIS data redaction for domain registrant privacy.
Litige de Nom de Domaine
Legal conflict over domain name rights, resolvable via UDRP or courts.
GNSO (Organisation de soutien aux noms génériques)
ICANN body that develops policy recommendations for generic top-level domains.
ccNSO (Organisation de soutien aux noms de code de pays)
ICANN supporting organization representing ccTLD managers and developing shared ccTLD policies.
At-Large (Communauté At-Large de l'ICANN)
ICANN community representing individual internet users across five world regions.
GAC (Comité consultatif gouvernemental)
ICANN advisory body of national governments whose consensus advice carries special weight.
URS (Suspension Rapide Uniforme)
Fast, low-cost trademark dispute mechanism that suspends domains without transferring ownership.
TMCH (Référentiel central des marques commerciales)
ICANN-mandated centralized database granting trademark holders priority and notification rights in new gTLDs.
PTI (Identifiants techniques publics)
ICANN affiliate that performs IANA functions including root zone management and IP allocation coordination.
Politique de Consensus
GNSO-developed policy binding on all ICANN-accredited registrars and registries after Board adoption.
Séparation Registre-Bureau d'Enregistrement
ICANN rule preventing a TLD registry operator from also being a registrar for the same TLD.
Programme de Nouveaux gTLD
ICANN initiative that launched 1,200+ new gTLD extensions starting from the 2012 application round.