The review could affect the way information is collected and provided about the ownership and hosting of webpages across the internet. For years, online users have harnessed the WHOIS query to ...

The whois and jwhois command can retrieve extensive details on domain registrations including domain registrants, domain status, responsible organizations and their locations. The whois and jwhois ...

Registering the domain of .mobi’s former WHOIS server for $20, researchers discovered that Certificate Authorities could be tricked into running domain validation through rogue email addresses, ...

It’s not every day that a security researcher acquires the ability to generate counterfeit HTTPS certificates, track email activity, and the position to execute code of his choice on thousands of ...

Internet regulators are pushing a controversial plan to restrict public access to WHOIS Web site registration records. Proponents of the proposal say it would improve the accuracy of WHOIS data and ...