ICANN Terms: Difference between revisions
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The following terms are commonly used by the [[ICANN]] Community. | The following terms are commonly used by the [[ICANN]] Community. | ||
== | ==Roles== | ||
* [[CA]] – a third-party company that issues digital certificates and public-private keys as a part of a chosen Public Key Infrastructure. | * [[CA]] – a third-party company that issues digital certificates and public-private keys as a part of a chosen Public Key Infrastructure. | ||
* [[Domainer]] – a person who buys and sells domain names, seeking to profit from selling at a higher price later or from advertising activities. | * [[Domainer]] – a person who buys and sells domain names, seeking to profit from selling at a higher price later or from advertising activities. | ||
* [[EBERO]]s – organizations under three-to-five-year contracts with ICANN to provide critical registry functions, in the event of a TLD registry operator failure | |||
* [[I* Leaders]] – a loose category of organizations responsible for technical infrastructures on the Internet. | * [[I* Leaders]] – a loose category of organizations responsible for technical infrastructures on the Internet. | ||
* [[ICANN Fellow]] – A member of the Internet community and recipient of a grant provided by the ICANN Fellowship Program. | * [[ICANN Fellow]] – A member of the Internet community and recipient of a grant provided by the ICANN Fellowship Program. | ||