WHOIS protocol
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The WHOIS protocol is an older internet service used to query databases for information about domain name registrations and IP address allocations.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| WHOIS protocol canonical | 2 |
Statements (54)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
application layer protocol
ⓘ
internet protocol ⓘ network protocol ⓘ |
| characterEncoding | ASCII ⓘ |
| dataFormat | plain text ⓘ |
| definedInRFC | RFC 3912 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governedBy | ICANN policies ⓘ |
| hasDesignLimitation |
lack of built-in access control
ⓘ
lack of privacy controls ⓘ lack of standardized output format ⓘ no query language standard ⓘ no support for structured data ⓘ |
| hasFullName | WHOIS NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| introduced | early 1980s ⓘ |
| isBeingReplacedBy | Registration Data Access Protocol NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| operatesAtLayer | application layer ⓘ |
| originallyUsedFor | querying ARPANET user contact information ⓘ |
| originatedAt | DARPA NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| previouslyDefinedInRFC |
RFC 812
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
RFC 954 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryUse |
query IP address allocation data
ⓘ
query autonomous system number registration data ⓘ query domain name registration data ⓘ |
| queryModel | simple text query ⓘ |
| relatedConcept |
IP address allocation
ⓘ
autonomous system number registration ⓘ domain name registration ⓘ |
| relatedStandard | ICANN WHOIS policy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| responseModel | unstructured text response ⓘ |
| standardizedBy |
Internet Engineering Task Force
ⓘ
surface form:
IETF
|
| status | legacy protocol ⓘ |
| stillInUse | yes ⓘ |
| successorProtocol | RDAP NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| supportsAuthentication | no ⓘ |
| supportsEncryption | no ⓘ |
| supportsInternationalization | limited ⓘ |
| usedBy |
Regional Internet Registries
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
domain name registrars ⓘ domain name registries ⓘ law enforcement agencies ⓘ network operators ⓘ security researchers ⓘ |
| usedFor |
abuse reporting
ⓘ
cybersecurity investigations ⓘ intellectual property investigations ⓘ law enforcement investigations ⓘ network troubleshooting ⓘ retrieving IP address allocation records ⓘ retrieving domain creation and expiration dates ⓘ retrieving domain name server information ⓘ retrieving domain registrant contact information ⓘ retrieving domain registrar information ⓘ |
| usesPort | 43 ⓘ |
| usesTransportProtocol | TCP ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
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