HD5NCT.WANG dates back to November 6, 2019; its registration is valid until November 6, 2020. Its age is about 7 years. Alibaba Cloud Computing Ltd. d/b/a HiChina (www.net.cn) (IANA ID 1599) manages the name, which is past its expiry date at the moment. The registrant is listed in China. Its nameservers are expirens3.hichina.com and expirens4.hichina.com. When a domain uses its own nameservers, the owner runs the DNS directly instead of relying on a hosting or DNS provider. Nameservers decide where a domain's DNS is hosted, so a change of nameservers usually means the website or email moved to a new provider. Renewals are usually made for one to ten years at a time, so an expiry date far in the future shows a long-term commitment to the name. 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. Registry locks add an extra layer of protection for valuable names, because changes then need manual confirmation by the registry. Privacy services replace the owner's contact details in the public record with those of a proxy, which is common for personal registrations.
We have collected 4 historical WHOIS snapshots for HD5NCT.WANG. The newest snapshot was taken on January 5, 2021. Comparing snapshots makes it easy to see when the registrar, nameservers or status of a domain changed. Investigators use dated records to establish who controlled a domain at a specific point in time. A long history with few changes usually points to a stable owner, while frequent changes can signal a transfer or a resale. Buyers often review the history of a domain before purchasing it, to see past owners and registrars.
The record was updated in 14 fields between March 30, 2020 and January 5, 2021. The nameservers moved from ns5.dnsdun.net and ns5.dnsdun.com to expirens3.hichina.com and expirens4.hichina.com. Status flags were updated: pendingDelete and redemptionPeriod were added and ok was removed. Scroll down to see the full current record and the complete list of historical snapshots.
WHOIS Record