What is domain name Whois information? What information can Whois find?
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In the field of domain name management and related information query, Whois plays a very important role. It is like an "information key" that can help us open the door to many key details of domain names. So, what exactly is domain name Whois information? What specific content can be queried through it? Let's introduce it in detail.
1. What is domain name Whois information
Whois is a transmission protocol used to query domain name IP and owner information. It is like a search engine linked to the domain name database. Through this protocol, you can query whether the domain name has been registered and the detailed information of the registered domain name. This information is saved by the corresponding management agency, such as the Whois information of the .com domain name is managed by the .com domain name operator Verisign, and the .cn domain name is managed by CNNIC.
2. Information that Whois can query
1. Domain name owner information: including the name, contact information, address, etc. of the domain name owner. However, due to privacy protection, some domain name owners may choose to hide or use proxy services to protect personal information, resulting in the inability to fully display this information.
2. Domain name registrar information: you can find out which registrar the domain name is registered with, such as Alibaba Cloud, Tencent Cloud, Xinnet and other registrars.
3. Domain name registration date and expiration date: clarify the registration time and expiration time of the domain name, which is very important for domain name management and renewal operations. It can help domain name owners to understand the validity period of the domain name in time to avoid the domain name being suspended from resolution, deleted or entering the redemption period due to expiration and non-renewal.
4. Domain name status information: Common domain name statuses are as follows:
- OK: Indicates that the domain name is in normal status and can be used normally.
- Client Delete Prohibited: The registrar sets a prohibition on deletion to protect the domain name from being easily deleted.
- Server Delete Prohibited: The registry sets a prohibition on deletion.
- Client Update Prohibited: The registrar prohibits updating domain name information, including registrant, management contact, technical contact, billing contact, DNS, etc., but resolution records can be set or modified.
- Server Update Prohibited: The registry prohibits updating domain name information.
- Client Transfer Prohibited: The registrar prohibits transferring domain names to other registrars.
- Server Transfer Prohibited: The registry prohibits transfer.
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