Domain name security new tactics

As a domain name investor, in addition to the domain name price, domain name security is also one of the most important indicators for choosing a domain name registrar. For domain name investors, domain names are their property, because the domain name is equivalent to a certain amount of currency. Registrar must provide safe and reliable technical means and process to ensure the security of domain name. At present, the common means of protection are as follows:

1, provide domain name lock, domain name transfer password.

2, set the account password protection (or similar means of protection), in the implementation of some important operations (for example: see the password), require users to correctly answer the question of password protection, otherwise it will not be implemented. Account password protection is the second protection of the account, even if the user's login password is stolen, the thief into the account no way to perform important operations.

However, the above protection measures have some disadvantages:

1, not all domain name suffix support locking and transfer password. Moreover, most domain name registrars do not provide the function of viewing the transfer password online when they roll out the domain name. Users must fill out the domain name transfer application and mail it to the registrar headquarters to obtain the transfer password. Tedious process does not say that, it is time-consuming and laborious.

2, once the user accidentally forgot the password protection case, usually also need to fill in the form and attach a certificate, the registrar is responsible for resetting password protection and answers.

As a result, some domain name registrars / agents who are brave enough to experiment with new technologies are beginning to explore more convenient and secure ways to protect their account security and domain name security. Clients of Ernst & Young (www.enonn.com), a leading eNom distributor in the industry, have been recently surprised to find that Ernst & Young China has started offering phone bundles in its back office. Our observation shows that the users of Ernst & Young China can bind their mobile phone number with their Ernst & Young China account. After binding, users can enjoy convenient and practical services such as SMS reminding service and mobile phone self-service provided by China Mobile, including:

Account Email Change Reminder - Send an SMS Reminder when your account email address is modified Domain Reminder - Send a text alert when your domain is overrun Expiring Domain Name Reminder - When your domain name expires in 30 days Send text messages to remind the phone to reset the password - you can use your phone to reset the login password

According to several billion Connaught China customers, this handset service is an innovative service in the domain name industry and there are currently no other registrars offering similar services. Due to the popularity of mobile phones is very high now, mobile phone services can further protect the security of accounts and account names, to the greatest extent possible to avoid due to customer forgotten renewals caused by domain names expired. In addition, this service also simplifies the password reset process, forget the password does not need to do Paper Work. The most important point is that this cell phone service provided by Ernst & Young China is free.

There are hundreds of thousands of domain name registrars and agencies in China who are large and small. It seems that in order to gain a foothold in this huge and highly competitive domain name market, it is crucial to provide quality and differentiated services.