TRIPWIRECHINA.COM dates back to March 27, 2012; its registration is valid until March 27, 2023. That makes the domain about 14 years old. Alibaba Cloud Computing (Beijing) Co. Ltd. (IANA ID 420) manages the name, which is past its expiry date at the moment. Its nameservers are dns22.hichina.com and dns21.hichina.com. 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. Privacy services replace the owner's contact details in the public record with those of a proxy, which is common for personal registrations. A registrar transfer moves the management of a domain from one company to another without changing the domain name itself. 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. Managed DNS providers are often used for speed, security and protection against attacks. Registry locks add an extra layer of protection for valuable names, because changes then need manual confirmation by the registry. Public WHOIS records can show the registrant organisation and country, while many owners now hide personal details behind privacy services.
Whois Data Center has 7 historical WHOIS snapshots for TRIPWIRECHINA.COM. The newest snapshot was taken on December 22, 2022. Historical records are useful for due diligence, brand protection and investigating the background of a website. Buyers often review the history of a domain before purchasing it, to see past owners and registrars. 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. Snapshots are collected over time, so the gaps between them depend on how often the record was checked.
The record was updated in 4 fields between April 19, 2022 and December 22, 2022. The complete history is available below and can be exported for your own analysis.
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