.COM registry Verisign is planning a more robust authentication service to prevent accidental or abuse modifications to domain names. The company is billing this as part of a domain name security enhancement program, the idea being to help registrars protect their customers' accounts.
The service would impact both registry/registrar and registrar/registrant transactions. Verisign plans to add dynamic passcodes to current username/password combinations to ensure that accessing potential key domain name management functions requires more than a standard level of authentication.
The service is currently awaiting ICANN approval as part of the Registry Services Evaluation Process and would apply to both .COM and .NET.
