[dns-operations] Registrars with a "registry lock" service

[Jeffrey Cronstrom]

Hello Anand,

CloudfloorDNS supports these options. We partner with KEY-SYSTEMS GMBH /
CentralNIC Reseller for our domain registrations operations.
Please see our current price list for registration / transfer / renewal
https://panel.cloudfloordns.com/domains/domain_pricelist.php

If you have any questions please let me know.

Kind regards,
Jeff

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On Wed, Jan 8, 2025 at 4:28 AM Anand Buddhdev <anandb at ripe.net> wrote:

> Hello people! Our current registrar, Gandi, has increased the renewal
> prices of all our domains (.com, .net, .org and .community) to insane
> amounts, and we want to switch away from them. We're looking at some other
> registrars, viz. Joker (Germany), Oxxa (Netherlands) and PorkBun (USA).
> They all offer the usual features we would want from a good registrar, but
> none of them have any information on their website about a specific
> advanced feature we're looking for, which is called "registry lock". This
> is an advanced feature, where the registry applies a lock on the domain,
> and changes of any kind have to be verified with a phone call between
> registry and registrar. This lock is a stronger defence against attacks.
> When a domain has a registry lock on it, it's visible in the whois output
> as:
>
> Domain Status: serverDeleteProhibited
> https://icann.org/epp#serverDeleteProhibited
> Domain Status: serverRenewProhibited
> https://icann.org/epp#serverRenewProhibited
> Domain Status: clientTransferProhibited
> https://icann.org/epp#clientTransferProhibited
> Domain Status: serverTransferProhibited
> https://icann.org/epp#serverTransferProhibited
> Domain Status: serverUpdateProhibited
> https://icann.org/epp#serverUpdateProhibited
>
> In the above, the "clientTransferProhibited" is because of a "registrar
> lock". This is a standard feature provided by almost all registrars, and
> it's not what I'm after. I'm after the "serverDeleteProhibited",
> "serverRenewProhibited", "serverTransferProhibited" and
> "serverUpdateProhibited" lines. These ensure that the domain cannot be
> deleted, transferred, or modified without a manual check by the registry.
> Is anyone aware of registrars that provide this service?
>
> Regards,
> Anand Buddhdev
> RIPE NCC
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