AWS Route53: Route 53 domain transfer troubleshooting: registrant authorization clarifications
Summary
Reworded the ICANN/registry authorization requirement for domain transfers (now framed as applying only to some TLDs, removing the blanket ICANN claim), updated the cancellation wording, and rewrote the .es domain 'Parameters in request are not valid' error guidance to instruct verifying registrant identification fields and contact types (admin/technical/billing must be Person, only registrant may be a company).
Security assessment
The diff only adjusts procedural/wording guidance about registrar domain transfer authorization emails, timeframes, and .es contact/identification field requirements; it describes no vulnerability, credential handling, or access-control change, so security impact is negligible.
Evidence
+For some top-level domains, the registry requires the registrant contact to authorize the transfer. In those cases, we send an email that contains a link. You have between 5 and 15 days to choose the link, depending on the top-level domain. After that time, the link stops working.
Diff
diff --git a/Route53/latest/DeveloperGuide/troubleshooting-domain-transfer-failed.md b/Route53/latest/DeveloperGuide/troubleshooting-domain-transfer-failed.md index 681d1b6ef..d30149dc3 100644 --- a//Route53/latest/DeveloperGuide/troubleshooting-domain-transfer-failed.md +++ b//Route53/latest/DeveloperGuide/troubleshooting-domain-transfer-failed.md @@ -34 +34 @@ For preventing issues during active transfers, see [Preventing common Route 53 t -When you transfer domain registration to Amazon Route 53, we're required by ICANN, the governing body for domain registration, to get authorization for the transfer from the registrant contact for the domain. To get authorization, we send you an email that contains a link. You have between 5 and 15 days to choose the link, depending on the top-level domain. After that time, the link stops working. +For some top-level domains, the registry requires the registrant contact to authorize the transfer. In those cases, we send an email that contains a link. You have between 5 and 15 days to choose the link, depending on the top-level domain. After that time, the link stops working. @@ -36 +36 @@ When you transfer domain registration to Amazon Route 53, we're required by ICAN -If you don't choose the link in the email in the allotted amount of time, ICANN requires that we cancel the transfer. For information about how to resend the authorization email to the registrant contact, see [Resending authorization and confirmation emails](./domain-click-email-link.html). +If you don't choose the link in the email in the allotted amount of time, we cancel the transfer. For information about how to resend the authorization email to the registrant contact, see [Resending authorization and confirmation emails](./domain-click-email-link.html). @@ -55 +55 @@ If you request the transfer of a domain to Amazon Route 53 and you don't receive -Amazon Route 53 returns a "Parameters in request are not valid" error when you try to transfer a .es domain to Route 53 and the contact type of the registrant contact is **Company**. To complete the transfer, change the contact type of the registrant to **Person** , and re-submit. +If Amazon Route 53 returns a "Parameters in request are not valid" error when you try to transfer a .es domain to Route 53, verify that all required identification fields for the registrant contact are correctly formatted. For .es domains, the registry requires specific identification details depending on whether the registrant is a person or a company. Also verify that the contact type of the administrative, technical, and billing contacts is **Person** ; only the registrant contact can be a company. For more information about required fields, see [Domains that you can register with Amazon Route 53](./registrar-tld-list.html). @@ -108 +108 @@ To resolve this issue: -This error occurs when you don't choose the authorization link in the transfer confirmation email within the required timeframe (typically 5 days). ICANN requires this authorization step for all domain transfers. +This error occurs when you don't choose the authorization link in the transfer confirmation email within the required timeframe (typically 5 days). For some top-level domains, the registry requires this authorization step.