5.3. Objects administration

All information about objects (registrable and other) can be browsed and viewed via the WebAdmin after login.

To modify registrable objects, you have to use an EPP client (e.g. fred-client).

5.3.1. Operations to modify registrable objects

The operations for registrable object modification encompass:

  • check – see if an object can be registered,

  • create – register a new object,

  • delete – unregister an object,

  • info – view object’s details,

  • renew – prolong a domain registration,

  • sendauthinfo – request an AuthInfo,

  • transfer – perform a transfer,

  • update – change object’s details.

These operations are typically performed by registrars and they can be achieved only through the Registrar interface. If you need to do any of these as the Registry, it is what the system registrar is for.

Refer to the EPP client workflow concept for details.

5.3.2. View object’s details

Search for an object in the WebAdmin and then click on its id or handle or fqdn to display the details.

If the search result contains only one record, you are redirected to its details.

5.3.3. Administrative blocking of domains

Blocking a domain means to withdraw it from the typical workflow by forcing or prohibiting some operations over this domain.

5.3.3.1. State flags for blocking

The blocking is achieved by setting various blocking state flags (prohibitions, see also Life cycle of registrable objects). Which flags are suitable, depends on each case and the purpose of blocking.

Sometimes you may need to block even the domain holder together with the domain name, in which case the same blocking state flags are applied to both the owner contact and the domain.

  • The domain is administratively kept out of zone – forces the exclusion of a domain from the zone (overrides all rules for domain inclusion),

  • The domain is administratively kept in zone – forces the inclusion of a domain in the zone (overrides all rules for domain exclusion),

  • Deletion forbidden – prohibits the deletion of the domain/contact,

  • Registration renewal forbidden – prohibits the prolongation of a domain registration,

  • Sponsoring registrar change forbidden – prohibits the transfer of the domain/contact,

  • Update forbidden – prohibits changes of domain/contact details,

  • Registrant change forbidden – prohibits to reassign the domain owner.

5.3.3.2. Block a domain

To set a blocking of a single domain, follow this procedure:

  1. In the WebAdmin, view domain’s details and click the Block button at the bottom.

  2. The form with blocking options appears. Fill in:

    • Reason – the reason why the domain(s) has(have) to be withdrawn from the usual flow (e.g. indication of a violated law or rule),

    • Holder blocking – decide what to do with the domain’s owner:

      • Do not block the holder will not do anything with the registrant, they will be able to change any contact information or the designated registrar or to be deleted,

      • Block the holder will apply the same blocking flags to the registrant as the blocked domain(s) (this option can be selected only if you’re blocking all domains of this registrant at once),

      • Create copy of the holder will duplicate the contact and apply the same blocking flags to the duplicate as to the domain being blocked while the other domains and the original contact remain intact.

    • Block to date – on this date, the blocking will be cancelled automatically,

    • Blocking statuses – select which blocking flags to turn on.

  3. Apply the blocking by clicking the Block button and confirm with OK.

Note

A blocked holder will be restored during domain unblocking automatically under certain conditions. See Unblock a domain.

5.3.3.3. Change blocking of a domain

If a domain already has been set some blocking flags, you can modify them following this procedure:

  1. In the WebAdmin, view domain’s details and click the Change blocking button at the bottom.

  2. The form with blocking options appears. Fill in:

    • Reason – the reason why the blocking is being changed,

    • Block to date – change the end of blocking or leave empty to keep the old value,

    • Blocking statuses – check or uncheck flags to change the blocking.

  3. Apply the blocking by clicking the Block button and confirm with OK.

5.3.3.4. Unblock a domain

To remove blocking flags from a domain, follow this procedure:

  1. In the WebAdmin, view domain’s details and click the Unblock button at the bottom.

  2. The form with unblocking options appears. Fill in:

    • Reason – the reason why the domain is being unblocked,

    • New holder – assign a new owner by their handle,

    • Remove admin. contacts – unassign all administrative contacts,

    • Restore prev. state – restore the object state that was before blocking.

  3. Proceed with the unblocking by clicking the Unblock button and confirm with OK.

The system removes all blocking flags, eventually restores the former set of flags which used to be assigned before the blocking, if requested.

The system attempts to unblock the original owner contact, if it had been blocked together with the domain, and if it is not linked to any other blocked domains. If it is linked to other blocked domains, the system creates a copy of the owner contact, replaces the original contact with the copy in the blocked domains, and unblocks the original owner.

5.3.3.5. Blacklist and delete a domain

A domain can be added to the Registry’s blacklist, so that it may not be re-registered for some time or at all.

  1. In the WebAdmin, view domain’s details and click the Blacklist and delete button at the bottom.

  2. The form with blacklist options appears. Fill in:

    • Reason – the reason why the domain has to be blacklisted and deleted (e.g. indication of a violated law or rule),

    • To (date) – on this date, the domain will be made available for registrations again. Leave it empty to blacklist the domain indefinitely.

  3. Confirm by clicking the Blacklist and delete button and then OK.

5.3.3.6. Blocking, unblocking, or blacklisting in bulk

To block, unblock, change blocking of or blacklist a set of domains, follow this procedure:

  1. Search domains to get those you need to block or blacklist.

  2. Click the Administrative blocking link under the result table. It will allow you to select domains for blocking by using checkboxes. Check the box in the table header to select all displayed domains.

  3. Above the result table, select which blocking operation you need to perform (block, change blocking, unblock, blacklist) and click Start….

  4. The blocking form appears that lets you set the blocking parameters for all selected domains at once. Options are the same as for the single-domain variant of these operations (see block a domain, change blocking of a domain, unblock a domain or blacklist and delete a domain).

  5. Proceed by clicking the button and confirm by OK.

5.3.4. Contact verification CZ-specific

TBD

5.3.4.1. Enqueue contact for verification

5.3.4.2. View results of automatic verification

5.3.4.3. Resolve manual verification

Important

Manual and thank-you verifications were removed in FRED 2.48.0. Only automatic verification remains.

5.3.5. Merge contacts

The contact merger allows to fuse together two or more contacts that appear to represent the same identity and that are in a merge-able state.

The contact merger can be used from the command line only.

The definition of merge-able contacts and the description of the merge operation can be found in the Contact merger concept.

5.3.5.1. Merge a pair of duplicate contacts (manual)

The Registry operator can use a manual merge and select a pair of duplicate contacts by themself. The operator must also decide which contact will be the destination contact, which will remain.

A pair of merge-able contacts can be then merged by running a command like this:

fred-admin --contact_merge --src <src-contact-handle> --dst <dst-contact-handle> [--dry_run]

This command will merge the source contact given by its handle into the destination contact given by its handle.

The --dry_run option is available to preview what the command will do. Also see the program --help for more options.

5.3.5.2. Merge a set of duplicate contacts (automatic)

The automatic merge procedure should be set up as a periodic task.

5.3.6. Resolve a public request

The public has the option to request an AuthInfo, personal information, or turn on/off enhanced security of their objects in the Registry database.

The form for request input and more details about the public requests can be found on the default location: http://localhost/whois/publicrequest.py

The types of public requests:

  • Sending AuthInfo

  • Blocking of transfer

  • Unblocking of transfer

  • Blocking of all changes

  • Unblocking of all changes

  • Sending personal information

Procedure to resolve a public request:

  1. In the WebAdmin, select Logs ‣ PublicRequests.

  2. Search for unresolved requests (use the field Status with the value PRS_OPENED).

  3. View request’s details.

  4. If the request has been authorized, click the Accept and send button to answer it, otherwise click Invalidate and close. In both cases, you will be prompted for an extra confirmation by retyping a number. Type it and hit OK.

  5. The request has been resolved.

5.3.7. Generate a record statement

  1. View object’s details and scroll down.

  2. Under the Generate record statement heading, select the date and time to which the record shall be retrieved from the history of registrations.

  3. Click the Download PDF button.

  4. The generated PDF file will start downloading shortly.