Glossary
DNS
Registrant
The party a domain is registered to. Legally the holder of the registration, and the identity a registrar will check before allowing a transfer or a recovery.
Defined in ICANN.
Where this appears
The lessons that use this term, and what each is for.
Domain Security FundamentalsThe hierarchy, and who the three parties areSay who controls each level of a domain name, and which of them you can call.Domain Security FundamentalsThe account that owns everythingExplain why registrar compromise defeats every control below it.DNS Security PractitionerThe account outranks every recordRank registrar-account controls against zone-level ones, and defend the ordering.Domain Abuse & ImpersonationAge and timingUse registration date as a signal without over-weighting it.Domain Abuse & ImpersonationPrivacy is not guiltInterpret a privacy proxy correctly, and say what registration data can still tell you.Brand ProtectionTimelines, and where UDRP fitsSet a realistic expectation for each route, and say what a dispute process is and is not for.Domain Security PractitionerWhat a brief always omitsName the facts nobody writes down that decide most of the plan.Domain Security PractitionerThe agency nobody can contactRecover control of a domain administered by a party that no longer answers.