Company Introduction
ZDNS is a high-tech enterprise emerging from the birthplace of the Internet in China. ZDNS was registered and established on March 28, 2013. The company's vision is "to strive to become a global leader in the field of Internet critical infrastructure resource services".

Up to now, ZDNS has led the formulation of 5 IETF international standards and participated in the formulation of 26 domestic industry standards. It has Build a new gTLD (generic top - level domain) hosting service platform that leads in Asia. It has ranked first in the Chinese DDI market share for ten consecutive years (IDC Research Report "China DDI Market Share" 2015 - 2024), and has served more than 1,200 leading customers in industries such as finance, enterprises, government, education and healthcare.
Founder
  • WEI MAO
  • ZHIJIE XING
WEI MAO
WEI MAO, Director of ZDNS, Guest Researcher and Doctoral Supervisor at the Computer Network Information Center of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, Vice Chairman of the Internet Society of China, Vice President of the China Federation of Internet Social Organizations, Member of the Information and Communication Science and Technology Committee of the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, Pioneer in the Service and Management of Internet Basic Resources in China, and Author of Multiple Internet International Standards (IETF RFCs).

In 1994, he participated in the project of China's full - functional connection to the international Internet: the Education and Research Demonstration Network in the Zhongguancun area (NCFC), and won the Special Prize for Scientific and Technological Progress of the Chinese Academy of Sciences. In 1997, he established the China Internet Network Information Center (CNNIC) and served as its first director. From 2002 to 2010, he served as the Deputy Director of the Computer Network Information Center of the Chinese Academy of Sciences.

He enjoys the special government allowance of the State Council of China. In 2014, he was inducted into the Hall of Fame to commemorate the 20th anniversary of China's full - functional access to the Internet, and was selected as a leading talent in scientific and technological entrepreneurship in the National "Ten Thousand Talents Program".




Qualifications and Honors
  • Serve in International Organizations
  • In 2001, served as a member of the Executive Committee of the Asia - Pacific Network Information Centre (APNIC)
  • Served as a member of the Executive Committee of the Board of Directors of ICANN in 2004
  • Served as a member of the expert group on the generation rules for Chinese domain names in the Internet root zone in 2014.
  • In 2015, served as a member of the core expert group of the Internet Root Server Advisory Committee.
  • In 2017, served as the Co - Chair of the Next Round of New gTLD Policy Development Process Working Group (WT2).
  • In 2017, served as a member of the board of directors of the Internet Assigned Numbers Authority (IANA) Public Technical Identifiers (PTI).
  • In 2019, served as the Co - Chair of the RPKI and Routing Security Special Interest Group (SIG) of the Asia - Pacific Network Information Centre (APNIC).
  • In 2019, served as the UA Ambassador of the Universal Acceptance Steering Group (UASG) of ICANN.
  • In 2021, was elected as a member of the International Internet Number Resources Council and a member of the Internet Address Supporting Organization of ICANN.
  • In 2022, was elected as a member of the DNS Technical Standard Review Expert Committee of the Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF).
  • In 2023, was re-elected as a member of the Number Resource Organization Number Council (NRO NC).
  • In 2024, entered the decision-making level of the world's top management organization for IP addresses.
Technical Contribution
Participated in the formulation of five international standards

RFC4713：Registration and Administration Recommendations for Chinese Domain Names

RFC5336：SMTP Extension for Internationalized Email Address   SMTP

RFC8211：Requirements for Resource Public Key Infrastructure (RPKI) Relying Parties   

RFC8416：Simplified Local internet nUmber Resource Management with the RPKI

RFC8897：Requirements for Resource Public Key Infrastructure (RPKI) Relying Parties



Participated in the formulation of three global root governance reports


March 2017: Report on Technical Requirements for Alternative Operators of Internet Root Servers (RSSAC024)   

August 2018: Report on the Research of Internet Root Server Naming Mechanism (RSSAC028)   

July 2021: Report on the Research of Misconduct of Root Server Operators (RSSAC056)




5
international standards
international standards
26
industry standards
200+
software work
100+
patents
Engagement with International Communities
For over a decade, ZDNS has been actively participating in international Internet governance communities, including ICANN and IETF. Through sustained and collaborative engagement, ZDNS contributes to policy discussions and helps develop industry standards.
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