A domain is validated when certain domain requests are submitted and is subsequently assigned a risk level.
There are three risk levels: low, suspicious and high.
For the risk levels suspicious and high, deadlines apply.
The risk level of a domain is automatically raised from suspicious to high, if the deadline of the suspicious risk level has expired.
When the risk level is high, the domain is de-delegated, provided it was previously delegated.
The member can verify a domain by submitting corresponding evidence within the applicable deadlines.
When the deadline of a high risk level expires, the domain contract will be terminated and the domain deleted.
Domains that are deleted due to a high risk level, are not eligible for the RGP (Redemption Grace Period) phase and cannot be reactivated.
Pre-verifications can also be carried out before a domain request is sent.
If the pre-verifications of the data are successful, the domain is assessed as low risk when a domain request is submitted.
If a domain request is submitted with handles, the contact data of which have not successfully passed the pre-verification, the domain will immediately be assessed as high risk.