[dns-operations] whois in a soundbite

[Phil Regnauld]

Shane Kerr (shane) writes:
> 
> One major benefit of RDAP over WHOIS is that it is possible to
> authenticate clients. Consider that in this environment the
> requirements on registrant data can be a lot higher, since it does not
> default to public visibility. Of course, this also means that there
> need to be associated requirements on consumers of this data (I can
> easily imagine a police department that has a single login with the
> password on a post-it note above the monitor).

	You mean, everyone will just stick a web UI in front :)