Registered on February 12, 2009, KLINGTU.COM is paid up until February 12, 2018. This gives it about 17 years of history. eNom Inc. (IANA ID 48) is the registrar of record, and the domain is currently past its expiry date. Unauthorised transfer are prevented by its status flags. The registrant country on record is United States. Its nameservers are ns1.hawkhost.com and ns2.hawkhost.com. Status flags such as transfer or delete locks are set by the registrar or registry to protect a domain from unauthorised changes. When a domain uses its own nameservers, the owner runs the DNS directly instead of relying on a hosting or DNS provider. Public WHOIS records can show the registrant organisation and country, while many owners now hide personal details behind privacy services. Registrars are the companies accredited to sell and manage domain names, and the sponsoring registrar is the one currently responsible for this name. Managed DNS providers are often used for speed, security and protection against attacks. Domains that are not renewed before their expiry date normally enter a grace and redemption period before they can be registered again. The creation date shows when the name was first registered, while the expiry date shows how long the current registration has been paid for. Privacy services replace the owner's contact details in the public record with those of a proxy, which is common for personal registrations. Registry locks add an extra layer of protection for valuable names, because changes then need manual confirmation by the registry. 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.
Comparing September 8, 2016 with October 27, 2017 shows 4 fields changed. DNS moved from april.ns.cloudflare.com and bayan.ns.cloudflare.com to ns1.hawkhost.com and ns2.hawkhost.com. It was renewed: the expiry date went from February 12, 2017 to February 12, 2018. The full record, including every stored snapshot, can be downloaded in JSON, XML or CSV.
The Whois Data Center archive contains 6 historical WHOIS snapshots for KLINGTU.COM. The newest snapshot was taken on October 27, 2017. Security teams use WHOIS history to spot suspicious ownership changes and to link related domains. A long history with few changes usually points to a stable owner, while frequent changes can signal a transfer or a resale. Snapshots are collected over time, so the gaps between them depend on how often the record was checked. Each snapshot is a dated copy of the public WHOIS record as it looked when it was collected. Investigators use dated records to establish who controlled a domain at a specific point in time. Historical records are useful for due diligence, brand protection and investigating the background of a website. These records help track changes in registration details, ownership signals and DNS over time.
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