Hello all,
I represent the VeriSign Domain Name Registry as an implementer of the latest IDNA specifications. The following four (4) questions arose during our implementation of the conformance test. Question 1 of 4 Line 204 Input \u0646 \u0627 \u0645 \u0647 \u200C \u0627 \u06CC Reference Appendix A.1 of RFC 5892 (Tables) <https://trac.tools.ietf.org/html/rfc5892> Issue Per the reference, the ZWNJ (\u200C) must meet one of two qualifications. It must be preceded by a character with VIRAMA combining class. OR the characters in the label must have a certain pattern of joining types. This input does not meet either of these criteria, and appears to be an invalid IDN label with respect to the IDNA 2008 standards. There are ten (10) such lines in the input file. Question 2 of 4 Line 319 Input ...1234567890123456789012345678901234567890123456789012345678901234... Reference Sections 3.1 and 3.5 of RFC 1034 <http://www.ietf.org/rfc/rfc1034.txt> Issue Per the reference, DNS labels cannot contain more than 63 octets. It appears that this is a purposeful test, since the first label is exactly 63 octets, and the second label is 64 octets. This does not apply to other applications, but these lines of input are not valid for DNS. There are three (3) such lines in the input file. Question 3 of 4 Line 319 Input U \u0308 . xn--tda Reference Section 4.1 of RFC 5891 (Protocol) <https://trac.tools.ietf.org/html/rfc5891> Issue Per the reference, input into the IDNA Registration process "MUST be... in Normalization Form C". This input does not meet these standards. The first label is not properly normalized. Implementations of IDNA 2008 for registration should expect an exception. There are four (4) such lines in the input file. Question 4 of 4 Line 276 Input xn-53h Reference Appendix B.1 of RFC 5892 (Tables) <https://trac.tools.ietf.org/html/rfc5892> Issue Per the reference, the character \u2615 is disallowed. 2460..26CD ; DISALLOWED # CIRCLED DIGIT ONE..DISABLED CAR Implementations should expect an exception. There are twenty (20) such lines in the input file. Any input is appreciated, -- John John Colosi | Naming Services | VeriSign, Inc. Å 703.948.3211 È 703.967.4062 Ê 703.421.8233 This message is intended for the use of the individual or entity to which it is addressed, and may contain information that is privileged, confidential and exempt from disclosure under applicable law. Any unauthorized use, distribution, or disclosure is strictly prohibited. If you have received this message in error, please notify sender immediately and destroy/delete the original transmission.
