nic.is

NIC.IS has existed since September 5, 2000. This gives it about 26 years of history. The domain is active. The registrant country on record is Iceland. Its nameservers are tg-secondary01.isnic.is, ht-secondary01.isnic.is, nsp.dnsnode.net and sec1.rcode0.net. Status flags such as transfer or delete locks are set by the registrar or registry to protect a domain from unauthorised changes. Managed DNS providers are often used for speed, security and protection against attacks. 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. 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. When a domain uses its own nameservers, the owner runs the DNS directly instead of relying on a hosting or DNS provider. 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. Changes to the registrant organisation can point to a sale, a merger or simply an update of company details. A registrar transfer moves the management of a domain from one company to another without changing the domain name itself. 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.

The record was updated in 29 fields between November 23, 2022 and August 5, 2025. DNS moved from ns-slave01.isnic.is and tg-secondary01.isnic.is to tg-secondary01.isnic.is, ht-secondary01.isnic.is, nsp.dnsnode.net and sec1.rcode0.net. Status flags were updated: active was added. Each change listed here can be checked against the original snapshots further down the page.

The Whois Data Center archive contains 7 historical WHOIS snapshots for NIC.IS. The newest snapshot was taken on August 5, 2025. 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 snapshot list below shows every capture we hold, newest first. 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. 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. Snapshots are collected over time, so the gaps between them depend on how often the record was checked. Security teams use WHOIS history to spot suspicious ownership changes and to link related domains. Each snapshot is a dated copy of the public WHOIS record as it looked when it was collected.