Fault Tolerance . For dotTV the architectural diagrams suggest reasonable redundancy in the data centers, and they offer a very wide geographic spread of registry servers and especially DNS servers. VeriSign fault tolerance is completely acceptable for the purposes of the .kids registry. The discussions of security for the dotTV proposal is so limited that it is difficult to assess electronic security for .xxx. Physical security by Exodus Communications should be adequate.
VeriSign security is adequate for the operation for .kids.
Summary of Relevant Experience . ICM Registry is a new company with little experience. This is the same order of magnitude as the expected traffic for .xxx. VeriSign has extensive experience operating both large and small registries. Apparent Implementation Risks .