ICANN Approves Elimination of 60-Day Domain Transfer Lock Period

ICANN (Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers) is the private, non-government, nonprofit corporation with responsibility for Internet Protocol (IP) address space allocation, protocol parameter assignment, domain name system (DNS) management and root server system management functions. They organize the internet and make your domain name work.

ICANN has decided to eliminate its long-standing 60-day domain transfer lock policy following a vote at the ICANN 82 meeting in Seattle. This change stems from the adoption of a comprehensive 163-page report by the GNSO Council's Transfer Policy working group, which includes 47 recommendations to overhaul domain transfer processes.

The 60-day lock, previously mandatory after a domain registration or transfer, will be replaced with a shorter 30-day (720-hour) lock period for new registrations or transfers. The updated policy also introduces measures to combat DNS abuse, modifies terminology, and streamlines notifications and Transfer Authorization Code handling.

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