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  • I am looking for a domain name registrant. Where can I look it up?

    The Whois is an easy-to-use tool for checking the availability of a .nl domain name. If the domain name is already taken, you can see who has registered it.

    On the page looking up a domain name you will find more information about what a domain name is, how the Whois works and how the privacy of personal data is protected. Alternatively, you can go straight to look for a domain name via the Whois.

  • I would like to transfer my domain name to another registrar. What is the procedure?

    To get your domain name transferred, you need the token (unique ID number) for your domain name. Your existing registrar has the token and is obliged to give it to you within five days, if you ask for it. The procedure for changing your registrar is described on the page transferring your domain name.

  • The details registered about me/my company are incorrect or out of date. How can I get them updated?

    To update the contact details associated with your domain name, you need to contact your registrar. Read more about updating contact details.

  • Why is my domain name in quarantine?

    When a domain name is cancelled, we aren't told the reason, so we can't tell you. You'll need to ask your registrar. The advantage of quarantine is that, if a name's cancelled by mistake, you can always get it back.

    One common reason is that the contract between you and your registrar says you've got to renew the registration every year. If you haven't set up automatic renewal and you don't renew manually, the registration will expire.

  • Ik heb een klacht over mijn provider/registrar. Kan ik daarvoor bij SIDN terecht?

    Wanneer je een klacht hebt over of een geschil met je registrar dan zijn er verschillende mogelijkheden om tot een oplossing te komen. Hierover lees je meer op pagina klacht over registrar. SIDN heeft geen formele klachtenprocedure voor het behandelen van een klacht over jouw registrar.

  • What conditions do I have to meet as a registrar?

    Would you like to be able to register domain names for customers or for your own organisation by dealing directly with SIDN? If so, you can become a .nl registrar. Read more about the conditions and how to apply for registrar status on the page becoming a registrar.

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BIND version 9.14 requires IPv6 and DNSSEC

Default support for modern internet standards

  • Wednesday 3 July 2019

It's no longer possible to compile the BIND DNS suite without support for DNSSEC and IPv6. From (development) version 9.13, POSIX Threads (pthreads), the Advanced Sockets API for IPv6 (RFC 3542) and the OpenSSL cryptography library are required for building BIND, together with a PKCS#11 provider for DNSSEC signing and validation in appropriate cases. Because all modern platforms support those facilities, ISC's developers do not expect the change to create problems.

Furthermore, DNSSEC validation will be enabled by default ('dnssec-validation auto'). A new 'validate-except' option is being added to allow users to specify (sub)domains that do not require validation. The new feature is similar to the 'rndc nta' command for specifying negative trust anchors.

Don't disable IPv6!

Not long ago, we warned that disabling IPv6 in order to "resolve" connection problems is a very bad idea. The reason being that IPv6 is integral to the Windows operating system. Consequently, applications are no longer tested at all in situations where IPv6 is disabled.

DNS Flag Day

As well as making the changes described above, BIND's developers have used the upcoming release (from version 9.13.3) to remove redundant old code from their software. More specifically, they have deleted the EDNS workarounds for old versions of UnixWare, BSD/OS, AIX, Tru64, SunOS, TruCluster and IRIX. The clean-up is linked to DNS Flag Day, a joint initiative by all major DNS software and service providers.