2. Life cycle of registrable objects

This chapter describes the life cycle of registrable objects that is based on object flags.

A set of flags assigned to an object at a given moment constitutes an object state.

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0 zero state

any object state that does not involve any other flags from the same basic flow

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transition originator, e.g.:

• time – transition is based on the flow of time

• EPP – transition caused by an EPP operation

• admin – transition by administrative intervention

prohibition(s)

! flag

flag must not be set

Table of contents

• 2.1. Domains
  • 2.1.1. Registration expiration
  • 2.1.2. Validation expiration
  • 2.1.3. Zone presence
• 2.2. Non-domains obsoletion
• 2.3. Prohibitions
  • 2.3.1. User blocking (locks)
  • 2.3.2. Administrative blocking
• 2.4. Rules for setting automatic flags
  • 2.4.1. Domain registration expiration rules
  • 2.4.2. ENUM domain validation rules
  • 2.4.3. Non-domain obsoletion rules