What is happening?
As part of alignment with the .NL registry, there are changes to how AuthCodes are handled and a new contact legal types are being introduced.
What is changing?
Authcodes will now expire after 30 days.
Authcodes will expire after 30 days. This applies irrespective if the authcode is generated or manually set.
Changes to AuthCode format requirements
Any authcode must meet the following rules:
- Between 12 and 21 characters long
- At least one uppercase letter (A–Z)
- At least one lowercase letter (a–z)
- At least one number (0–9)
- At least one special character, from the following set: ! “ # $ % & ‘ ( ) * + , - . / : ; < = > ? @ [ ] ^ _ ` { | } ~
Any requests that attempt to set a code that do not match these rules will be rejected.
New contact legal types
Three new contact legal types will be introduced for .NL contacts: INDIVIDUAL, CORPORATION and UINCORPORATED_BUSINESS. Although existing legal types will continued to be accepted for backward compatibility, we encourage .NL domain holders to start updating to the appropriate new legal types.
What do .NL domain holders need to do?
Start planning or update your .NL contacts to use the appropriate new legal type.