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[[ICANN]] selected Iron Mountain to be the digital escrow agent for its [[RDE]] program.<ref>[http://www.icann.org/en/announcements/announcement-2-13feb08.htm ICANN announcement]</ref> This program is designed to secure the Internet's domain name system by protecting important data through Iron Mountain's digital department. [[ICANN]] now requires registrars to escrow critical registration data that could then be released to [[ICANN]] should their be a termination of the registrar's accreditation agreement. Iron Mountain also provides registry data escrow services.<ref>ICANN40 Interview</ref>

[[ICANN]] selected Iron Mountain to be the digital escrow agent for its [[RDE]] program.<ref>[http://www.icann.org/en/announcements/announcement-2-13feb08.htm ICANN announcement]</ref> This program is designed to secure the Internet's domain name system by protecting important data through Iron Mountain's digital department. [[ICANN]] now requires registrars to escrow critical registration data that could then be released to [[ICANN]] should their be a termination of the registrar's accreditation agreement. Iron Mountain also provides registry data escrow services.<ref>ICANN40 Interview</ref>

At the time of the agreement in 2008, Iron Mountain immediately made itself available to the more than 900 [[ICANN]]-accredited domain name registrars; though any company could also choose to use a different third party provider as the escrow agent.<ref>[http://www.ironmountain.com/news/2007/impr11282007.asp Iron Mountain News]</ref>

At the time of the agreement in 2008, Iron Mountain immediately made itself available to the more than 900 [[ICANN]]-accredited domain name registrars; though any registrar could also choose to use a different third party provider as the escrow agent.<ref>[http://www.ironmountain.com/news/2007/impr11282007.asp Iron Mountain News]</ref>

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[[Category: Companies]]

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