It is intended that critical services would be redundantly located, but the update and restart plan needs to be clarified. Data recovery procedures are basically manual and implemented using very basic tools. A more automated data recovery approach would be desirable. Security is based on using public key encryption methodology between registrars and registry. Other aspects of transaction security are based on off the shelf tools.
Physical security is common commercial grade.
The basic security philosophy is that all data transmitted or sent off site would be encrypted. Summary of Relevant Experience . Space claims to operate 540 general TLDs using proprietary software. Apparent Implementation Risks . It appears that the protocol between the registrar and the registry will be a private protocol.