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Registries, Registrars & Registrants
Updated Oct 31st, 2017 at 13:06 GMT
- Yes, we are ICANN accredited. ICANN (Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers) are the governing body for Domain Names. They coordinate domains across the world so that one global… read on.
- Who are ICANN? ICANN, also known as the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers, accommodate the Internet Assigned Numbers Authority the (IANA) tasks, which are important technical services… read on.
- Nominet is a domain registry which handles registrations of most .uk domains, this includes the registration of .co.uk and .org.uk domains. For more information on Nominet you could… read on.
What is the difference between a registry, a registrar and a registrant?
- The following is the purpose of a Registry; All registered domain names are listed in a database controlled by a registry, this top-level authority provides rules and regulations for all… read on.
- A registrant is the person or company who purchases a domain name. When registration is complete, the registrant gains the right to use that domain name for the time it… read on.
- A domain registrar is a entity which registers and manages domain names for customers. They are accredited by registries, and can directly register domain names for customers. Organisations which are… read on.
- A registry maintains a database of all domain names registered to a top-level domain (TLD); either a global TLD (gTLD) or a national TLD (ccTLD). The information for each domain… read on.
- ICANN (Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers) is a nonprofit organization that coordinates the Internet's global domain name system. ICANN was formed in 1998, the rationale behind the creation of… read on.
- CentralNic are one of the world's leading registry service providers, CentralNic provides a registry services, distribution for new TLDs, ccTLDs and SLDs. CentralNic use an in-house developed IT platform to… read on.