Glossary ========= Objects ------- The IRS EPP protocol uses three object types: #. **Domain objects** contain information about domain names, #. **Contact objects** contain information about the contacts that are associated with domain names, like the registrant, the admin contact, the technical contact and the new optional billing contact; See the :ref:`IRS_contacts` section for more info, and #. **Host objects** contain nameserver information. Object Status Values --------------------- **Client Status** values are assigned by the Registrar while **Server Status** values are either automatically assigned by IRS or manually assigned by a system-level user. **Support Status** values are manually assigned by a system-level user. .. csv-table:: **Client Status Values** :file: clientstatusvalues.csv :widths: 10, 40 :header-rows: 1 .. csv-table:: **Server Status Values** :file: serverstatusvalues.csv :widths: 10, 40 :header-rows: 1 .. csv-table:: **Support Status Values** :file: supportstatusvalues.csv :widths: 10, 40 :header-rows: 1 **Pending Status Values** Pending status values are automatically assigned by IRS to indicate that an operation affecting an object has been started but has not been completed. Operations affecting objects in IRS can be delayed for a number of reasons such as a requirement for review and approval. As the values are assigned or removed automatically, they cannot be configured manually. .. csv-table:: **Pending Status Values** :file: pendingstatusvalues.csv :widths: 15, 40 :header-rows: 1 Domain Lifecycle Status ------------------------ The IRS registry platform implements a domain life cycle in accordance with `Section 3.1 of RFC 3915 `_ The stages/states of a domain life cycle are (Note. EPP status codes in brackets): .. csv-table:: **Domain Lifecycle** :file: domainlifecycle.csv :widths: 9, 30, 5, 5 :header-rows: 1 New Terminology ---------------- .. csv-table:: **New Terminology** :file: newterminology.csv :widths: 9, 40 :header-rows: 1