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Maintaining overall integrity of the Handle System entails ensuring that each of the following conditions is met by administrators, who must agree to operate their resolution services during the period while the authorization is in effect. The term "system" as used below refers to those components run by each administrator, and the interaction of these components with the Global Handle Registry (GHR) and the users of the Local Handle Service (LHS). Operational goals for administrators include:

•Ensuring compatibility and smooth interaction among system components

•maintaining consistency and reliability in service performance

•conducting proper system management and performance tracking

•offering non-interrupted access to the GHR

•taking adequate system security measures

It is also the responsibility of the Registration Agency to inform the DOI technical support service provider of any configuration changes in their LHS.

NOTE  A number of utilities for low-level maintenance of a Handle server are available such as net.handle.apps.tools and net.handle.apps.site_tool. Contact the DOI technical support service provider at doi-admin@doi.org.