azure.protection

According to its WHOIS record, AZURE.PROTECTION was created on January 27, 2016 and expires on January 27, 2021. That is around 10 years of continuous registration. It is registered through MarkMonitor Inc. (IANA ID 292) and is past its expiry date. Status flags block unauthorised transfer, deletion and updates. The registrant country on record is United States. DNS is served by ns1-06.azure-dns.com, ns2-06.azure-dns.net, ns3-06.azure-dns.org and ns4-06.azure-dns.info, which means its DNS is run by Microsoft Azure. Managed DNS providers are often used for speed, security and protection against attacks. Status flags such as transfer or delete locks are set by the registrar or registry to protect a domain from unauthorised changes. An older registration date is often seen as a sign of an established website, although age alone says nothing about who owns it today.

In the period from January 30, 2016 to July 15, 2020, 38 fields of the record were modified. DNS moved from ns1.msft.net, ns2.msft.net, ns3.msft.net and ns4.msft.net to ns1-06.azure-dns.com, ns2-06.azure-dns.net, ns3-06.azure-dns.org and ns4-06.azure-dns.info. Status flags were updated: addPeriod was removed. It was renewed: the expiry date went from January 27, 2017 to January 27, 2021. The full record, including every stored snapshot, can be downloaded in JSON, XML or CSV.

For AZURE.PROTECTION, Whois Data Center keeps 4 historical WHOIS snapshots. The most recent capture is from July 15, 2020. Buyers often review the history of a domain before purchasing it, to see past owners and registrars. A long history with few changes usually points to a stable owner, while frequent changes can signal a transfer or a resale. The snapshot list below shows every capture we hold, newest first. Investigators use dated records to establish who controlled a domain at a specific point in time.