Tag Archives: whois verification

Wed 3rd December 2014
Written by DomainNameWire in EN and tagged
Exhibit 1: Why Whois corroboration for domain registrations is so stupid - Whois verification is just begging for phishers. A lot has been made about the new requirement this year for domain name registrars to verify certain aspects of Whois contact information provided by registrations. Over a million domain names have been suspended due to the failure by the owner to click a link in an email sent by the registrar for a domain name. But don’t click to quickly. It might be a phishing attempt. In fact, the way it’s set up, this verification ... read more ...
Tue 24th June 2014
Written by DomainNameWire in EN and tagged
Over 800,000 domain names dangling due to 2013 RAA - Verification requirement ensnares hundreds of thousands of domain names. One of the requirements for domain name registrars under the 2013 Registrar Accreditation Agreement is that they must verify the contact details of registrants. Most registrars are fulfilling this requirement by sending an email to registrants asking them to click a link to confirm. Registrars must suspend domain names if owners don’t verify their information. We’ve had one-off examples of ... read more ...
Thu 12th December 2013
Written by DomainNameWire in EN and tagged
A large website is going to go dim interjection to ICANN’s new Whois verification - New verification requirement is bound to ensnare some notable websites. ICANN’s 2013 Registrar Accreditation Agreement is slowly going into effect at major domain name registrars. The biggest change that people who register domain names will notice is whois verification. Starting January 1, when you register a domain name, you will have to verify your contact details with the registrar. Most registrars will send a verification email to you with simple verification ... read more ...