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Domain registrar

In plain language

The company you pay each year to hold your domain name, such as GoDaddy or Namecheap.

The metaphor

Like the land titles office for your web address: it records that the name is yours.

Going deeper

How it works

  • Holds the registration and renewal date.
  • A login at the registrar controls the whole domain.
  • Protect it with MFA and a business email.
  • Turn on auto-renew and a lock against transfers.

How WILDCARD handles it

Domain Security covers registration and DNS, so the renewal date does not slip and the registrar login is protected.

In practice
  • A web designer registered the domain in their own name.
  • A renewal email goes to someone who left.
  • A hijack attempt tries to transfer the domain.

A question owners ask

How do I find my registrar? Look up your domain in a WHOIS tool or check old invoices. Then confirm the account is in your name.

Where WILDCARD handles this
Domain
Security
  • Email deliverability
  • Reputation monitoring
  • Management and renewals
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Related terms
BECBusiness Email CompromiseCACertificate AuthorityDKIMDomainKeys Identified MailDMARCDomain-based Message Authentication, Reporting and ConformanceDNSDomain Name SystemDomain nameDomain reputationEmail authentication

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