knownissue.org

Registered on August 24, 2026, KNOWNISSUE.ORG is paid up until August 24, 2028. NAMECHEAP INC (IANA ID 1068) is the registrar of record, and the domain is currently active. Unauthorised transfer are prevented by its status flags. The registrant country on record is Iceland. Its nameservers are dns1.registrar-servers.com and dns2.registrar-servers.com, which means its DNS is run by Namecheap. The creation date shows when the name was first registered, while the expiry date shows how long the current registration has been paid for. Registry locks add an extra layer of protection for valuable names, because changes then need manual confirmation by the registry. Managed DNS providers are often used for speed, security and protection against attacks. 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. An older registration date is often seen as a sign of an established website, although age alone says nothing about who owns it today. When a domain uses its own nameservers, the owner runs the DNS directly instead of relying on a hosting or DNS provider. Status flags such as transfer or delete locks are set by the registrar or registry to protect a domain from unauthorised changes.

Comparing July 28, 2017 with August 27, 2026 shows 41 fields changed. The domain moved from GoDaddy.com LLC to NAMECHEAP INC. DNS moved from ns69.domaincontrol.com and ns70.domaincontrol.com to dns1.registrar-servers.com and dns2.registrar-servers.com. Status flags were updated: addPeriod was added and clientDeleteProhibited, clientRenewProhibited and clientUpdateProhibited were removed. It was renewed: the expiry date went from August 2, 2020 to August 24, 2028. The full record, including every stored snapshot, can be downloaded in JSON, XML or CSV.

The Whois Data Center archive contains 5 historical WHOIS snapshots for KNOWNISSUE.ORG. The newest snapshot was taken on August 27, 2026. 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. 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. Snapshots are collected over time, so the gaps between them depend on how often the record was checked. Comparing snapshots makes it easy to see when the registrar, nameservers or status of a domain changed. Historical records are useful for due diligence, brand protection and investigating the background of a website.