Questions tagged [epp]

Extensible Provisioning Protocol (EPP)

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What are locked domain names technically?

I just learned about domain name locking at registrar level. I’m having problem to understand what it is, all I found is it’s a protection against domain name takeover through transfer. Now, I also found unlocked domains for several major…
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How much can I trust domain registrars to honor Whois identity protection services?

Domain name registrars offer whois ID protection services. I do plan to use such a service. But as I'm a relative newbie to the domain name registration world, I don't know whether I can trust it. I'm trying to decide whether it is worth risking…
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Which Extensible Provisioning Protocol (EPP) status-values provide sufficient protection against domain hijacking?

The Extensible Provisioning Protocol (EPP) as described in RFC 5730, can possibly be protective against domain hijacked. The protocol consists of the 17 following status-values as described in RFC 5731: clientDeleteProhibited,…
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How to prevent configuration of Public IP on an interface

I have recently identified a security risk with some of the machines (primarily Windows 10 and MacOS laptops) my company issues to users. Specifically, a small subset of the users are regularly placing their device "directly on the Internet" when…
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What are known domain hijacking methods?

The definition of domain hijacking is: "to gain (temporarily) control a domain" which could be either through: Stealing the legal and/or technical ownership of a domain (for example by transferring the domain to another registrar); Gaining control…
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