Through its members, team and partners, Afnic brings together personalities with a perceptive and sometimes offbeat view of current events on the internet, domain names and, of course, Afnic itself. With this blog, we aim to share with you a freer and more personal, but still expert and professional expression of views on topical matters.
RDAP, obtaining information on a domain name
To obtain information on a domain name, for example on its holder’s ...
Using the .fr API with Go (3/4)
We’ve presented the general workings of the .fr API and we’ve ...
Using the .fr API with Python (2/4)
We’ve presented the general workings of the .fr API. Let’s ...
ICANN 75: election of new representatives, Internet fragmentation and handling abuse
The Internet governance summit, the 25th ICANN AGM was held ...
RFC 9276, Afnic adopts the no-salt diet
In the sleepy days of summer, just a few weeks before the switch-over ...
The .fr API for Registrars (1/4)
Since 1 October 2022, the .fr Registrars have had an API (Application ...
ICANN: its life and work (part 5): The Supporting Organizations: focus on the GNSO
Created in 1998 by the Clinton Administration to ensure the ...
Increase of .com and .net prices: between protecting margins and forging ahead?
On 28 July 2022, Verisign, the registry for the .COM and .NET ...
Tricks of the trade – the actors involved in setting up a custom TLD: the data escrow provider
A custom TLD is set up with a certain number of specific actors, ...
Calling all Registrars: .FR = greater profit margins!
I won’t repeat in this article the fact that the .fr TLD is the ...
What happens at the registrar
We’ve already talked here about how a domain name registry ...
ICANN, its life and work (part 4): The Supporting Organizations, focus on the ASO
Created in 1998 by the Clinton Administration to ensure the ...
.brand: acquisition costs versus return on investment. A worthwhile endeavour?
Dot-brand TLDs may be among the Internet domains most coveted ...
New TCP standard, RFC 9293
A new technical standard called “RFC 9293” was published ...
NIST announces the winners of the post-quantum competition
On July 5th, 2022, US standards institute NIST announced the ...
Reorganisation of the technical standards for HTTP
You will certainly be familiar with the HTTP protocol (Hypertext ...
Protect your emails thanks to the DNS (SPF, DKIM, DMARC)
Email is particularly targeted by scammers using phishing ...
Applying the COMAR classifier to 35k unique phishing URLs
In our previous blogs [1, 2], we discussed the COMAR classifier, ...
Mid-term progress report on the DiNS project and Afnic’s work
SYRELI: trademark vs. a pet’s name
Cybersquatting is a practice consisting of registering a domain ...
The brand TLDs leading the way
In 2021, 496 brands had their own custom Internet domain. Despite ...
SMEs: don't deprive yourselves of the opportunity of a dot brand
Due to their entry cost, their registration formalities and ...
The Internet of Things (part 1) – interoperability and its limits: how Afnic proposes to respond
As a major Internet player and DNS expert, Afnic has been working for more than ten years on project...
ICANN, its life and work (part 3): a multistakeholder organisational structure
Created in 1998 by the Clinton Administration to ensure the ...
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