.security

Status:	Delegated
country:	International
Manager:	XYZ.COM LLC
Registry Provider:	CentralNic
Type:	Generic
Category:	Commerce
More information:

.security is a new gTLD in ICANN's New gTLD Program. It was delegated to the root zone on 17 September 2015. The TLD is managed XYZ.COM LLC, with back-end services provided by CentralNic. The TLD was originally owned by the Symantec Corporation, but sold it to XYZ.COM LLC in June 2015.

Applicants

1. Defender Security Company
2. Donuts (Fern Trail, LLC) This applicant submitted a Public Interest Commitment, which can be downloaded here.
3. Symantec Corporation

European Commission Communiqué

The European Commission flagged all applications for .security outside of ICANN's defined remediation processes.

Just after ICANN's GAC issued its Early Warnings, which are advice given from one GAC member country to an applicant warning it of potential issues within its application, the European Commission issued a letter to all applicants within the new gTLD program. The letter highlights 58 applications that "could raise issues of compatibility with the existing legislation .. and/or with policy positions and objectives of the European Union." It notes a desire to open a dialogue with each offending applicant.

The Commission specifically notes that this objection is not a part of the GAC Early Warning process, and goes on to note that "the Commission does not consider itself legally bound to [ICANN] processes," given that there is not legal agreement between the two bodies.

Top-Level Domain

Governmental Advisory Committee. Considers and provides advice on the activities of ICANN as they relate to concerns of governments, particularly matters where there may be an interaction between ICANN's policies and various laws and international agreements or where they may affect public policy issues (ICANN Bylaws).