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Introduction The availability of functionality for result sorting and paging provides benefits to both clients and servers in the implementation of RESTful services . These benefits include: Approaches to implementing features for result sorting and paging can be grouped into two main categories:
  1. Sorting and paging are implemented through the introduction of additional parameters in the query string (e.g., the Open Data Protocol (ODATA) ).
  2. Information related to the number of results and the specific portion of the result set to be returned, in addition to a set of ready-made links for the result set scrolling, are inserted in the HTTP header of the request/response .
However, there are some drawbacks associated with the use of the HTTP header. First, the header properties cannot be set directly from a web browser. Moreover, in an HTTP session, the information on the status (i.e., the session identifier) is usually inserted in the header or a cookie, while the information on the resource identification or the search type is included in the query string. Finally, providing custom information through HTTP headers assumes the client has prior knowledge of the server implementation, which is widely considered a Representational State Transfer (REST) design anti-pattern. As a result, this document describes a specification based on the use of query parameters. Currently, RDAP defines two query types:
lookup:
the server returns only one object
search:
the server returns a collection of objects
While the lookup query does not raise issues regarding response size management, the search query can potentially generate a large result set that is often truncated according to server limits. Besides, it is not possible to obtain the total number of objects found that might be returned in a search query response . Lastly, there is no way to specify sort criteria to return the most relevant objects at the beginning of the result set. Therefore, the client might traverse the whole result set to find the relevant objects or, due to truncation, might not find them at all. The specification described in this document extends RDAP query capabilities to enable result sorting and paging by adding new query parameters that can be applied to RDAP search path segments. The service is implemented using the Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP) and the conventions described in . The implementation of the new parameters is technically feasible, as operators for counting, sorting, and paging rows are currently supported by the major relational database management systems. Conventions Used in This Document The key words " MUST ", " MUST NOT ", " REQUIRED ", " SHALL ", " SHALL NOT ", " SHOULD ", " SHOULD NOT ", " RECOMMENDED ", " NOT RECOMMENDED ", " MAY ", and " OPTIONAL " in this document are to be interpreted as described in BCP 14 when, and only when, they appear in all capitals, as shown here. RDAP Query Parameter Specification The new query parameters are OPTIONAL extensions of path segments defined in . They are as follows:
"count":
a boolean value that allows a client to request the return of the total number of objects found
"sort":
a string value that allows a client to request a specific sort order for the result set
"cursor":
a string value representing a pointer to a specific fixed-size portion of the result set
Augmented Backus-Naur Form (ABNF) is used in the following sections to describe the formal syntax of these new parameters. Sorting and Paging Metadata According to most advanced principles in REST design, collectively known as HATEOAS (Hypermedia as the Engine of Application State) , a client entering a REST application through an initial URI should use server-provided links to dynamically discover available actions and access the resources it needs. In this way, the client is neither required to have prior knowledge of the service nor, consequently, to hard code the URIs of different resources. This allows the server to make URI changes as the API evolves without breaking clients. Definitively, a REST service should be as self-descriptive as possible. Therefore, servers implementing the query parameters described in this specification SHOULD provide additional information in their responses about both the available sorting criteria and possible pagination. Such information is collected in two OPTIONAL response elements named "sorting_metadata" and "paging_metadata". The "sorting_metadata" element contains the following properties:
"currentSort": "String" ( OPTIONAL )
Either the value of the "sort" parameter as specified in the query string or the sort applied by default, if any.
"availableSorts": "AvailableSort[]" ( OPTIONAL )
An array of objects, with each element describing an available sort criterion. The AvailableSort object includes the following members:
"property": "String" ( REQUIRED )
The name that can be used by the client to request the sort criterion.
"default": "Boolean" ( REQUIRED )
Indicator of whether the sort criterion is applied by default. An RDAP server MUST define only one default sorting property for each object class.
"jsonPath": "String" ( OPTIONAL )
The JSONPath expression of the RDAP field corresponding to the property.
"links": "Link[]" ( OPTIONAL )
An array of links as described in containing the query string that applies the sort criterion.
At least one of the "currentSort" and "availableSorts" properties MUST be present. The "paging_metadata" element contains the following fields:
"totalCount": "Numeric" ( OPTIONAL )
A numeric value representing the total number of objects found. It MUST be provided if and only if the query string contains the "count" parameter.
"pageSize": "Numeric" ( OPTIONAL )
A numeric value representing the number of objects that should have been returned in the current page. It MUST be provided if and only if the total number of objects exceeds the page size. This property is redundant for RDAP clients because the page size can be derived from the length of the search results array, but it can be helpful if the end user interacts with the server through a web browser.
"pageNumber": "Numeric" ( OPTIONAL )
A numeric value representing the number of the current page in the result set. It MUST be provided if and only if the total number of objects found exceeds the page size.
"links": "Link[]" ( OPTIONAL )
An array of links as described in containing the reference to the next page. In this specification, only forward pagination is described because it is all that is necessary to traverse the result set.
RDAP Conformance Servers returning the "paging_metadata" element in their response MUST include the string literal "paging" in the rdapConformance array. Servers returning the "sorting_metadata" element MUST include the string literal "sorting". "count" Parameter Currently, RDAP does not allow a client to determine the total number of results in a query response when the result set is truncated. This is inefficient because the user cannot determine if the result set is complete. The "count" parameter provides additional functionality that allows a client to request information from the server that specifies the total number of objects matching the search pattern. The following is an example of an RDAP query including the "count" parameter: https://example.com/rdap/domains?name=example*.com&count=true The ABNF syntax is the following: count = "count=" ( trueValue / falseValue ) trueValue = ("true" / "yes" / "1") falseValue = ("false" / "no" / "0") A trueValue means that the server MUST provide the total number of objects in the "totalCount" field of the "paging_metadata" element ( ). A falseValue means that the server MUST NOT provide this number. Example of RDAP Response with "paging_metadata" Element Containing the "totalCount" Field { "rdapConformance": [ "rdap_level_0", "paging" ], ... "paging_metadata": { "totalCount": 43 }, "domainSearchResults": [ ... ] } "sort" Parameter RDAP does not provide any capability to specify the result set sort criteria. A server could implement a default sorting scheme according to the object class, but this feature is not mandatory and might not meet user requirements. Sorting can be addressed by the client, but this solution is rather inefficient. Sorting features provided by the RDAP server could help avoid truncation of relevant results. The "sort" parameter allows the client to ask the server to sort the results according to the values of one or more properties and according to the sort direction of each property. The ABNF syntax is the following: sort = "sort=" sortItem *( "," sortItem ) sortItem = property-ref [":" ( "a" / "d" ) ] property-ref = ALPHA *( ALPHA / DIGIT / "_" ) "a" means that an ascending sort MUST be applied; "d" means that a descending sort MUST be applied. If the sort direction is absent, an ascending sort MUST be applied. The following are examples of RDAP queries that include the "sort" parameter: https://example.com/rdap/domains?name=example*.com&sort=name https://example.com/rdap/ domains?name=example*.com&sort=registrationDate:d https://example.com/rdap/ domains?name=example*.com&sort=lockedDate,name Except for sorting IP addresses and values denoting dates and times, servers MUST implement sorting according to the JSON value type of the RDAP field the sorting property refers to. That is, JSON strings MUST be sorted lexicographically, and JSON numbers MUST be sorted numerically. Values denoting dates and times MUST be sorted in chronological order. If IP addresses are represented as JSON strings, they MUST be sorted based on their numeric conversion. The conversion of an IPv4 address to a number is possible since each dotted format IPv4 address is a representation of a number written in a 256-based manner; for example, 192.168.0.1 means 1*256^0 + 0*256^1 + 168*256^2 + 192*256^3 = 3232235521. Similarly, an IPv6 address can be converted into a number by applying the base 65536. Therefore, the numerical representation of the IPv6 address 2001:0db8:85a3:0:0:8a2e:0370:7334 is 42540766452641154071740215577757643572. Built-in functions and libraries for converting IP addresses into numbers are available in most known programming languages and relational database management systems. If the "sort" parameter presents an allowed sorting property, it MUST be provided in the "currentSort" field of the "sorting_metadata" element. Sorting Properties Declaration In the "sort" parameter ABNF syntax, the element named "property-ref" represents a reference to a property of an RDAP object. Such a reference could be expressed by using a JSONPath expression (named "jsonpath" in the following). JSONPath is a syntax, originally based on the XML XPath notation , which represents a path to select an element (or a set of elements) in a JSON document . For example, the jsonpath to select the value of the ASCII name inside an RDAP domain lookup response is "$.ldhName", where $ identifies the root of the document object model (DOM). Another way to select a value inside a JSON document is the JSON Pointer . While JSONPath and JSON Pointer are both commonly adopted notations to select any value inside JSON data, neither is particularly concise and easy to use (e.g., "$.domainSearchResults[*].events[?(@.eventAction='registration')].eventDate" is the jsonpath of the registration date in an RDAP domain search response). Therefore, this specification defines the "property-ref" element in terms of names identifying RDAP properties. However, not all the RDAP properties are suitable to be used in sort criteria. These properties include: On the contrary, properties expressed as values of other properties (e.g., registration date) could be used in such a context. A list of properties an RDAP server MAY implement is defined. The properties are divided into two groups: object-common properties and object-specific properties. The correspondence between these sorting properties and the RDAP object classes is shown in . Some of the sorting properties defined for the RDAP entity class are related to jCard elements , but because jCard is the JSON format for vCard, the corresponding definitions are included in the vCard specification . An RDAP server MUST NOT use the defined sorting properties with a meaning other than that described in . Definitions of Sorting Properties Object class Sorting property RDAP property RFC 7483 RFC 6350 RFC 8605 Searchable objects Common properties eventAction values suffixed by "Date" Domain name unicodeName/ ldhName Nameserver name unicodeName/ ldhName ipv4 v4 ipAddress ipv6 v6 ipAddress Entity handle handle fn jCard fn org jCard org voice jCard tel with type="voice" email jCard email country country name in jCard adr cc country code in jCard adr city locality in jCard adr Regarding the definitions in , some further considerations are needed to disambiguate some cases: The "jsonPath" field in the "sorting_metadata" element is used to clarify the RDAP response field the sorting property refers to. The mapping between the sorting properties and the jsonpaths of the RDAP response fields is shown below. The JSONPath operators used herein are described in . Additional notes on the provided jsonpaths: Representing Sorting Links An RDAP server MAY use the "links" array of the "sorting_metadata" element to provide ready-made references to the available sort criteria ( ). Each link represents a reference to an alternate view of the results. The "value", "rel", and "href" JSON values MUST be specified. All other JSON values are OPTIONAL . Example of a "sorting_metadata" Instance to Implement Result Sorting { "rdapConformance": [ "rdap_level_0", "sorting" ], ... "sorting_metadata": { "currentSort": "name", "availableSorts": [ { "property": "registrationDate", "jsonPath": "$.domainSearchResults[*] .events[?(@.eventAction==\"registration\")].eventDate", "default": false, "links": [ { "value": "https://example.com/rdap/domains?name=example*.com &sort=name", "rel": "alternate", "href": "https://example.com/rdap/domains?name=example*.com &sort=registrationDate", "title": "Result Ascending Sort Link", "type": "application/rdap+json" }, { "value": "https://example.com/rdap/domains?name=example*.com &sort=name", "rel": "alternate", "href": "https://example.com/rdap/domains?name=example*.com &sort=registrationDate:d", "title": "Result Descending Sort Link", "type": "application/rdap+json" } ] }, ... ] }, "domainSearchResults": [ ... ] } "cursor" Parameter The "cursor" parameter defined in this specification can be used to encode information about any pagination method. For example, in the case of a simple implementation of the "cursor" parameter to represent offset pagination information, the "cursor" value "b2Zmc2V0PTEwMCxsaW1pdD01MA==" is the base64 encoding of "offset=100,limit=50". Likewise, in a simple implementation to represent keyset pagination information, the "cursor" value "ZXhhbXBsZS1OLmNvbQ==" represents the base64 encoding of "key=example-N.com" whereby the key value identifies the last row of the current page. Note that this specification uses a base64 encoding for cursor obfuscation just for example. RDAP servers are NOT RECOMMENDED to obfuscate the "cursor" value through a mere base64 encoding. This solution lets RDAP providers implement a pagination method according to their needs, a user's access level, and the submitted query. Besides, servers can change the method over time without announcing anything to clients. The considerations that have led to this solution are described in more detail in . The ABNF syntax of the "cursor" parameter is the following: cursor = "cursor=" 1*( ALPHA / DIGIT / "/" / "=" / "-" / "_" ) The following is an example of an RDAP query including the "cursor" parameter: https://example.com/rdap/domains?name=example*.com &cursor=wJlCDLIl6KTWypN7T6vc6nWEmEYe99Hjf1XY1xmqV-M= Representing Paging Links An RDAP server SHOULD use the "links" array of the "paging_metadata" element to provide a ready-made reference to the next page of the result set ( ). Examples of additional "rel" values a server MAY implement are "first", "last", and "prev". Example of a "paging_metadata" Instance to Implement Cursor Pagination { "rdapConformance": [ "rdap_level_0", "paging" ], ... "notices": [ { "title": "Search query limits", "type": "result set truncated due to excessive load", "description": [ "search results for domains are limited to 50" ] } ], "paging_metadata": { "totalCount": 73, "pageSize": 50, "pageNumber": 1, "links": [ { "value": "https://example.com/rdap/domains?name=example*.com", "rel": "next", "href": "https://example.com/rdap/domains?name=example*.com &cursor=wJlCDLIl6KTWypN7T6vc6nWEmEYe99Hjf1XY1xmqV-M=", "title": "Result Pagination Link", "type": "application/rdap+json" } ] }, "domainSearchResults": [ ... ] } Negative Answers The constraints for the values of parameters are defined by their ABNF syntax. Therefore, each request that includes an invalid value for a parameter SHOULD produce an HTTP 400 (Bad Request) response code. The same response SHOULD be returned in the following cases: Optionally, the response MAY include additional information regarding either the supported sorting properties or the correct "cursor" value in the HTTP entity body ( ). Example of RDAP Error Response Due to an Invalid Domain Sorting Property Included in the Request { "errorCode": 400, "title": "Domain sorting property 'unknown' is not valid", "description": [ "Supported domain sorting properties are:" "'aproperty', 'anotherproperty'" ] } Implementation Considerations Implementation of the new parameters is technically feasible, as operators for counting, sorting, and paging are currently supported by the major relational database management systems. Similar operators are completely or partially supported by the most well-known NoSQL databases (e.g., MongoDB, CouchDB, HBase, Cassandra, Hadoop, etc.). Additional implementation notes are included in . IANA Considerations IANA has registered the following values in the "RDAP Extensions" registry:
Extension identifier:
paging
Registry operator:
Any
Published specification:
RFC 8977
Contact:
IETF <iesg@ietf.org>
Intended usage:
This extension describes a best practice for result set paging.
Extension identifier:
sorting
Registry operator:
Any
Published specification:
RFC 8977
Contact:
IETF <iesg@ietf.org>
Intended usage:
This extension describes a best practice for result set sorting.
Security Considerations Security services for the operations specified in this document are described in . A search query typically requires more server resources (such as memory, CPU cycles, and network bandwidth) when compared to a lookup query. This increases the risk of server resource exhaustion and subsequent denial of service. This risk can be mitigated by either restricting search functionality or limiting the rate of search requests. Servers can also reduce their load by truncating the results in a response. However, this last security policy can result in a higher inefficiency or risk due to acting on incomplete information if the RDAP server does not provide any functionality to return the truncated results. The new parameters presented in this document provide RDAP operators with a way to implement a server that reduces inefficiency risks. The "count" parameter gives the client the ability to evaluate the completeness of a response. The "sort" parameter allows the client to obtain the most relevant information at the beginning of the result set. This can reduce the number of unnecessary search requests. Finally, the "cursor" parameter enables the user to scroll the result set by submitting a sequence of sustainable queries within server-acceptable limits. References Normative References Key words for use in RFCs to Indicate Requirement Levels In many standards track documents several words are used to signify the requirements in the specification. These words are often capitalized. This document defines these words as they should be interpreted in IETF documents. This document specifies an Internet Best Current Practices for the Internet Community, and requests discussion and suggestions for improvements. Augmented BNF for Syntax Specifications: ABNF Internet technical specifications often need to define a formal syntax. Over the years, a modified version of Backus-Naur Form (BNF), called Augmented BNF (ABNF), has been popular among many Internet specifications. The current specification documents ABNF. It balances compactness and simplicity with reasonable representational power. The differences between standard BNF and ABNF involve naming rules, repetition, alternatives, order-independence, and value ranges. This specification also supplies additional rule definitions and encoding for a core lexical analyzer of the type common to several Internet specifications. [STANDARDS-TRACK] Internationalized Domain Names for Applications (IDNA): Definitions and Document Framework This document is one of a collection that, together, describe the protocol and usage context for a revision of Internationalized Domain Names for Applications (IDNA), superseding the earlier version. It describes the document collection and provides definitions and other material that are common to the set. [STANDARDS-TRACK] vCard Format Specification This document defines the vCard data format for representing and exchanging a variety of information about individuals and other entities (e.g., formatted and structured name and delivery addresses, email address, multiple telephone numbers, photograph, logo, audio clips, etc.). This document obsoletes RFCs 2425, 2426, and 4770, and updates RFC 2739. [STANDARDS-TRACK] jCard: The JSON Format for vCard This specification defines "jCard", a JSON format for vCard data. The vCard data format is a text format for representing and exchanging information about individuals and other entities, for example, telephone numbers, email addresses, structured names, and delivery addresses. JSON is a lightweight, text-based, language- independent data interchange format commonly used in Internet applications. Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP/1.1): Message Syntax and Routing The Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP) is a stateless application-level protocol for distributed, collaborative, hypertext information systems. This document provides an overview of HTTP architecture and its associated terminology, defines the "http" and "https" Uniform Resource Identifier (URI) schemes, defines the HTTP/1.1 message syntax and parsing requirements, and describes related security concerns for implementations. Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP/1.1): Semantics and Content The Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP) is a stateless \%application- level protocol for distributed, collaborative, hypertext information systems. This document defines the semantics of HTTP/1.1 messages, as expressed by request methods, request header fields, response status codes, and response header fields, along with the payload of messages (metadata and body content) and mechanisms for content negotiation. HTTP Usage in the Registration Data Access Protocol (RDAP) This document is one of a collection that together describes the Registration Data Access Protocol (RDAP). It describes how RDAP is transported using the Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP). RDAP is a successor protocol to the very old WHOIS protocol. The purpose of this document is to clarify the use of standard HTTP mechanisms for this application. Security Services for the Registration Data Access Protocol (RDAP) The Registration Data Access Protocol (RDAP) provides "RESTful" web services to retrieve registration metadata from Domain Name and Regional Internet Registries. This document describes information security services, including access control, authentication, authorization, availability, data confidentiality, and data integrity for RDAP. Registration Data Access Protocol (RDAP) Query Format This document describes uniform patterns to construct HTTP URLs that may be used to retrieve registration information from registries (including both Regional Internet Registries (RIRs) and Domain Name Registries (DNRs)) using "RESTful" web access patterns. These uniform patterns define the query syntax for the Registration Data Access Protocol (RDAP). JSON Responses for the Registration Data Access Protocol (RDAP) This document describes JSON data structures representing registration information maintained by Regional Internet Registries (RIRs) and Domain Name Registries (DNRs). These data structures are used to form Registration Data Access Protocol (RDAP) query responses. Ambiguity of Uppercase vs Lowercase in RFC 2119 Key Words RFC 2119 specifies common key words that may be used in protocol specifications. This document aims to reduce the ambiguity by clarifying that only UPPERCASE usage of the key words have the defined special meanings. The JavaScript Object Notation (JSON) Data Interchange Format JavaScript Object Notation (JSON) is a lightweight, text-based, language-independent data interchange format. It was derived from the ECMAScript Programming Language Standard. JSON defines a small set of formatting rules for the portable representation of structured data. This document removes inconsistencies with other specifications of JSON, repairs specification errors, and offers experience-based interoperability guidance. Web Linking This specification defines a model for the relationships between resources on the Web ("links") and the type of those relationships ("link relation types"). It also defines the serialisation of such links in HTTP headers with the Link header field. vCard Format Extensions: ICANN Extensions for the Registration Data Access Protocol (RDAP) This document defines extensions to the vCard data format for representing and exchanging contact information used to implement the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) operational profile for the Registration Data Access Protocol (RDAP). The property and parameter defined here are used to add values to RDAP responses that are consistent with ICANN policies. Informative References Paginating Real-Time Data with Cursor Based Pagination Facebook for Developers -- Using the Graph API Facebook Twitter Ads API Twitter JSONPath - XPath for JSON HATEOAS - a simple explanation JSONPath Comparison JSON Path (jsonpath) IETF OData Version 4.0. Part 1: Protocol Plus Errata 03 Architectural Styles and the Design of Network-based Software Architectures PH.D. DISSERTATION, UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, IRVINE JavaScript Object Notation (JSON) Pointer JSON Pointer defines a string syntax for identifying a specific value within a JavaScript Object Notation (JSON) document. Faster Pagination in Mysql - Why Order By With Limit and Offset is Slow? EverSQL XML Path Language (XPath) 3.1 World Wide Web Consortium Recommendation REC-xpath-31-20170321 JSONPath Operators The jsonpaths used in this document are provided according to the Goessner proposal . Such specification requires that implementations support a set of "basic operators". These operators are used to access the elements of a JSON structure like objects and arrays, as well as their subelements (object members and array items, respectively). No operations are defined for retrieving parent or sibling elements of a given element. The root element is always referred to as $ regardless of it being an object or array. Additionally, the specification permits implementations to support arbitrary script expressions. These can be used to index into an object or array, or to filter elements from an array. While script expression behavior is implementation-defined, most implementations support the basic relational and logical operators as well as both object member and array item access, sufficiently similar for the purpose of this document. Commonly supported operators/functions divided into "top-level operators" and "filter operators" are documented in Tables and , respectively. For more information on implementation interoperability issues, see . At the time of writing, work is beginning on a standardization effort too (see ). JSONPath Top-Level Operators Operator Description $ Root element .<name> Object member access (dot-notation) ['<name>'] Object member access (bracket-notation) [<number>] Array item access * All elements within the specified scope [?(<expression>)] Filter expression JSONPath Filter Operators Operator Description @ Current element being processed .<name> Object member access .[<name1>,<name2>] Union of object members [<number>] Array item access == Left is equal to right != Left is not equal to right < Left is less than right <= Left is less than or equal to right > Left is greater than right >= Left is greater than or equal to right && Logical conjunction || Logical disjunction Approaches to Result Pagination An RDAP query could return a response with hundreds, even thousands, of objects, especially when partial matching is used. For this reason, the "cursor" parameter addressing result pagination is defined to make responses easier to handle. Presently, the most popular methods to implement pagination in a REST API include offset pagination and keyset pagination. Neither pagination method requires the server to handle the result set in a storage area across multiple requests since a new result set is generated each time a request is submitted. Therefore, they are preferred to any other method requiring the management of a REST session. Using limit and offset operators represents the traditionally used method to implement result pagination. Both of them can be used individually:
"limit=N":
means that the server returns the first N objects of the result set
"offset=N":
means that the server skips the first N objects and returns objects starting from position N+1
When limit and offset are used together, they provide the ability to identify a specific portion of the result set. For example, the pair "offset=100,limit=50" returns the first 50 objects starting from position 101 of the result set. Though easy to implement, offset pagination also includes drawbacks: Keyset pagination adds a query condition that enables the selection of the only data not yet returned. This method has been taken as the basis for the implementation of a "cursor" parameter by some REST API providers . The cursor is a URL-safe string opaque to the client and representing a logical pointer to the first result of the next page. Nevertheless, even keyset pagination can be troublesome: Specific Issues Raised by RDAP Some additional considerations can be made in the RDAP context: Ultimately, both pagination methods have benefits and drawbacks. Implementation Notes This section contains an overview of the main choices made during the implementation of the capabilities defined in this document in the RDAP public test server of Registro.it at the Institute of Informatics and Telematics of the National Research Council (IIT-CNR). The content of this section can represent guidance for implementers who plan to provide RDAP users with those capabilities. The RDAP public test server can be accessed at . Further documentation about the server features is available at . Sorting If no sort criterion is specified in the query string, the results are sorted by a default property: "name" for domains and nameservers, and "handle" for entities. The server supports multiple property sorting but the "sorting_metadata" object includes only the links to alternative result set views sorted by a single property just to show the list of sorting properties allowed for each searchable object. The server supports all the object-specific sorting properties described in the specification except for nameserver sorting based on unicodeName, that is, the "name" sorting property is mapped onto the "ldhName" response field. Regarding the object-common properties, sorting by registrationDate, expirationDate, lastChangedDate, and transferDate is supported. Counting The counting operation is implemented through a separate query. Some relational database management systems support custom operators to get the total count together with the rows, but the resulting query can be considerably more expensive than that performed without the total count. Therefore, as "totalCount" is an optional response information, always fetching the total number of rows has been considered an inefficient solution. Furthermore, to avoid the processing of unnecessary queries, when the "count" parameter is included in the submitted query, it is not also repeated in the query strings of the "links" array provided in both "paging_metadata" and "sorting_metadata" objects. Paging The server implements the cursor pagination through the keyset pagination when sorting by a unique property is requested or the default sort is applied. Otherwise, it implements the cursor pagination through the offset pagination. As most relational database management systems don't support the comparison of full composite values natively, the implementation of full keyset pagination seem to be troublesome so, at least initially, a selective applicability of keyset pagination is advisable. Moreover, the "cursor" value encodes not only information about pagination but also about the search pattern and the other query parameters in order to check the consistency of the entire query string. If the "cursor" value is inconsistent with the rest of the query string, the server returns an error response. Acknowledgements The authors would like to acknowledge , , , , , , , and for their contributions to the development of this document. Authors' Addresses IIT-CNR/Registro.it Via Moruzzi,1 Pisa Italy 56124 mario.loffredo@iit.cnr.it https://www.iit.cnr.it IIT-CNR/Registro.it Via Moruzzi,1 Pisa Italy 56124 maurizio.martinelli@iit.cnr.it https://www.iit.cnr.it Verisign Labs 12061 Bluemont Way Reston VA 20190 United States of America shollenbeck@verisign.com https://www.verisignlabs.com/

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