Essential Domain Terms - Free Hosting - ZETTAHOST.com https://www.zettahost.com/hosting-encyclopedia/domain-terms/essential-domain-terms/ Build your online world with us - Free Website Hosting, Shared Hosting, VPS Hosting, Semi-Dedicated Hosting, Domains, SSL Certificates, Reseller Hosting. Fri, 02 Sep 2022 07:36:32 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.2 https://www.zettahost.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/zettahost-favicon.png Essential Domain Terms - Free Hosting - ZETTAHOST.com https://www.zettahost.com/hosting-encyclopedia/domain-terms/essential-domain-terms/ 32 32 Second Level Domain (SLD) https://www.zettahost.com/hosting-encyclopedia/second-level-domain-sld/ Wed, 04 Sep 2019 13:32:40 +0000 https://zettahost.com/?p=404 The Second Level Domain or SLD is essential to the hierarchical Domain Name System. It is the second part of the full domain name after the Top Level Domain, on its left side. The Second Level Domain is often the same as the website name, the company, or the individual that registered it. There aren’t any restrictions on the registration of SLDs. You may […]

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The Second Level Domain or SLD is essential to the hierarchical Domain Name System. It is the second part of the full domain name after the Top Level Domain, on its left side. The Second Level Domain is often the same as the website name, the company, or the individual that registered it. There aren’t any restrictions on the registration of SLDs. You may choose any Second Level Domain for your website address and register it (unless somebody else already uses that domain). For example, in www.yourbrand.com there are three domain name levels: the first, the Top Level Domain is the .com part, the Second Level Domain is .yourbrand and the Domain on the third level is the www segment.

Types Of Second-Level Domains

So, although the SLD is the most important part of your domain name that you can usually choose freely, there are some Second Level Domain names that have to be used as additional classes for some country-code TLDs. These are used by the United Kingdom (they are put in front of the .uk TLD) and Brazil (for the .br TLD). If you want to register a domain name in the U.K. you must add any of the predefined ccSLDs: .ac.uk.co.uk.gov.uk.org.uk, or others. Brazil also requires a ccSLD before the .br and for websites ending with TLDs like .com.br.net.br.eco.br or .edu.br your website name (the domain that you actually register under the TLD) will actually be the Third Level Domain.

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Top-Level Domain (TLD) https://www.zettahost.com/hosting-encyclopedia/top-level-domain-tld/ Wed, 04 Sep 2019 13:31:59 +0000 https://zettahost.com/?p=426 The Top Level Domain name (TLD) is the last or right-most fragment of the domain name. The parts of the domain name are separated with dots and form their own hierarchy in the Domain Name System (DNS). There is a Top-Leveл Domain list where you can see all available TLDs: they are about 300 predefined TLDs that serve different purposes. […]

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The Top Level Domain name (TLD) is the last or right-most fragment of the domain name. The parts of the domain name are separated with dots and form their own hierarchy in the Domain Name System (DNS). There is a Top-Leveл Domain list where you can see all available TLDs: they are about 300 predefined TLDs that serve different purposes. The Second Level Domains are basically website names and brands. You can come up with any Second Level Domain (SLD) name for a certain TLD for your site and you can register it (unless someone else already had registered that domain). For example in www.zettahost.comthere are three domain name levels: the first, Top Level Domain is the .compart, the Second Level Domain is .zettahost – the website name and the Third Level Domain is the www part. The TLDs are managed by the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN).

 

Types Of Top Level Domains

The domain TLDs can be divided into a few categories. There are country-code Top-Level Domain names or ccTLDs, which consist of two letters and have been created to serve more than 200 countries and regions (ccTLDs are .de.us.fr, etc.). Most of the Top Level Domains with three or more letters are known as generic Top Level Domains or gTLDs. The generic TLDs themselves can be divided into subcategories: of sponsored gTLDs and unsponsored gTLDs. Generic Top Level Domains are .com.net.edu.org.info and more. Some TLDs can be freely registered by anyone, but others pose certain limitations because they could be used only for certain purposes or in certain regions (for example, at the moment only U.S.-based universities and educational institutions accredited by the U.S. Department of Education may acquire the .edu domain). There are also internationalized country code Top Level Domains (IDN ccTLD) that are domain names specifically encoded to appear in the non-Latin alphabet in browsers (Arabic, Cyrillic, Chinese alphabet).

 

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IANA https://www.zettahost.com/hosting-encyclopedia/iana/ Wed, 04 Sep 2019 13:31:07 +0000 https://zettahost.com/?p=427 What is IANA? Although the Internet is not really a centralized system, there are some key infrastructure elements that need to be coordinated. The Internet Assigned Numbers Authority (IANA) is an organization that was founded in 1988 by the government of the U.S.A. but is now under the management of ICANN (Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers). IANA […]

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What is IANA? Although the Internet is not really a centralized system, there are some key infrastructure elements that need to be coordinated. The Internet Assigned Numbers Authority (IANA) is an organization that was founded in 1988 by the government of the U.S.A. but is now under the management of ICANN (Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers). IANA is an essential ICANN department that is responsible for the allocation of domains and IP addresses, but also for the technical maintenance for some of Internet’s most important structures and rules that must be internationally coordinated.

 

What Does IANA Do?

In order to coordinate the communication between all devices online, IANA operates the root DNS root zone (the DNS root includes all TLDs and IANA is responsible for the maintenance and assignment of those domains), the .arpa (used for internal infrastructure purposes) and .int(used for international organizations) domains. IANA manages all IP addresses and AS numbers by allocating them to the five world Regional Internet Registries (RIRs). The RIRs provide the addresses to the local ISPs (Internet Service Providers), which finally offer them to end-users. IANA also takes care of the Protocol registries, consisting of all codes used in the standard Internet protocols.

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ICANN https://www.zettahost.com/hosting-encyclopedia/icann/ Wed, 04 Sep 2019 13:30:33 +0000 https://zettahost.com/?p=428 What is ICANN? ICANN is an abbreviation from Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers. It is the non-profit organization that’s responsible for the assignment and coordination of unique Internet addresses and names for all devices connected to the Internet, which enables them to communicate with each other. ICANN has a crucial role in the development of the Internet policy […]

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What is ICANN? ICANN is an abbreviation from Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers. It is the non-profit organization that’s responsible for the assignment and coordination of unique Internet addresses and names for all devices connected to the Internet, which enables them to communicate with each other. ICANN has a crucial role in the development of the Internet policy as it defines the rules for assigning domain names and IPs as well. The ICANN authorizes the usage of new generic Top-Level Domains.

How Does ICANN Work?

In order to coordinate the communication between all devices online ICANN takes the responsibility to coordinate the Domain Name System (DNS), the allocation of IP addresses, it also assigns all Top Level Domains (TLD) and manages all root name servers and protocol identifiers. In 2009 ICANN launched Internationalized Domain Names (IDNs) that allow the usage and registration of TLDs that can be encoded in non-Latin alphabets. Most of these operations are managed by IANA, a department previously operating on behalf of the U.S. government, but now administered by ICANN.

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Domain Parking https://www.zettahost.com/hosting-encyclopedia/domain-parking/ Wed, 04 Sep 2019 13:29:52 +0000 https://zettahost.com/?p=405 Domain parking refers to the process of buying a domain name, but still not using it – the period before the website is uploaded or after the domain expired and the website’s been deleted and there’s no content on that address, only one blank or a placeholder page. This mostly occurs when you buy a new […]

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Domain parking refers to the process of buying a domain name, but still not using it – the period before the website is uploaded or after the domain expired and the website’s been deleted and there’s no content on that address, only one blank or a placeholder page. This mostly occurs when you buy a new domain, but you still haven’t developed and uploaded the website itself. So, when users type your site address in the browser, they will see only one page that’s not actually a part of your site and that simply displays a temporary message about your website’s status or it’s an advertising page.

How To Use Parked Domains?

The domain name registrar usually manages these pages. Sometimes they are empty or simply say something like “Under construction”. However, the company with which you have registered your domain names will often use the domain parking pages for its own advertisements and links. If you don’t want someone else to use your domains for ads not approved by you and to make some money from this, you could create your own pages for your parked domains and earn from your own advertisements. If you just don’t want anyone taking advantage of your domain names and brand you can simply leave the pages blank. Various companies offer domain parking services that place ads you could earn from on your parked domains’ pages.

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Domain WHOIS https://www.zettahost.com/hosting-encyclopedia/domain-whois/ Wed, 04 Sep 2019 13:29:20 +0000 https://zettahost.com/?p=423 WHOIS is an international database that contains information about every registered domain name. The WHOIS data is required by the ICANN (Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers) that coordinates all IP addresses and Top Level Domains globally. The domain WHOIS data includes registrar, IP address, name, email, phone, name servers, date of domain registration and expiration, etc. This information is public in order […]

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WHOIS is an international database that contains information about every registered domain name. The WHOIS data is required by the ICANN (Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers) that coordinates all IP addresses and Top Level Domains globally. The domain WHOIS data includes registrar, IP address, name, email, phone, name servers, date of domain registration and expiration, etc. This information is public in order to facilitate the confirmation of ownership and the status of the domain, to build trust in users, fight fraud or assist authorities for legal investigations, but could also be a threat to anonymity and free speech. WHOIS is also the type of communication protocol that stores and delivers data from the publicly accessible WHOIS databases storing information for all machines and users connected to the Internet.

WHOIS Management

WHOIS Management is a feature that every domain registrar should offer. The Domain WHOIS management gives the customer control of his/ her contact information that’s part of the public WHOIS database. This information is usually edited from the company’s Control Panel. Domain Hosting Control Panels should be user-friendly and should provide quick access to all domain info & settings.

Domain WHOIS Protection

Domain Privacy Protection or Domain WHOIS Protection is a service that enables you to hide your authentic WHOIS info in order to protect your domain from fraud, spam, and hacking. Since your WHOIS information can be seen by anyone on the Internet, you should consider using Domain Privacy Protection services to hide your real WHOIS data from spammers that need only a WHOIS lookup to attack.

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Registrar Lock https://www.zettahost.com/hosting-encyclopedia/registrar-lock/ Wed, 04 Sep 2019 13:28:04 +0000 https://zettahost.com/?p=407 One of the most important issues you should deal with when you launch your website is security and reliability. It’s recommended that you have different passwords for all your accounts and use anti-spam and anti-virus software for your domains and email. You could also secure your customers’ transactions with SSL. However, there are some features necessary for the management of […]

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One of the most important issues you should deal with when you launch your website is security and reliability. It’s recommended that you have different passwords for all your accounts and use anti-spam and anti-virus software for your domains and email. You could also secure your customers’ transactions with SSL. However, there are some features necessary for the management of all domain names that are free and usually accessible to the user. The Registrar Lock is one of these essential security features that every domain owner should be able to manage.

Registrar Lock – What Is It?

The Registrar Lock is also called Transfer Lock or Domain Lock and it’s a feature that protects your domain from being stolen or deleted. Almost all domains can be protected with a Registrar-Lock. There are only a few exceptions that don’t support the Register Lock but use another type of protection. These are the following TLDs: .info.co.uk.org.uk.eu.de.be.jp and .tw. While your site’s domain is locked it cannot be transferred and for that reason when you want to transfer the domain name to another company, you have to unlock it. Sometimes domain registrars don’t give their users access to that feature, thus not letting them transfer the domain to another registrar.

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EPP Key https://www.zettahost.com/hosting-encyclopedia/epp-key/ Wed, 04 Sep 2019 13:27:05 +0000 https://zettahost.com/?p=408 EPP Key stands for Extensible Provisioning Protocol which is a code consisting of numbers. It’s required in order to transfer a domain from one registrar to another. The EPP Code is also known as the Authorization Code or Transfer Secret Key. The EPP key is created by your current registrar and checked through the global registries for validity. EPP keys are […]

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EPP Key stands for Extensible Provisioning Protocol which is a code consisting of numbers. It’s required in order to transfer a domain from one registrar to another. The EPP Code is also known as the Authorization Code or Transfer Secret Key. The EPP key is created by your current registrar and checked through the global registries for validity. EPP keys are security codes required by the registrar when you transfer domains. They are unique for every domain. No two EPP keys are similar and if you are transferring several domains, you’ll need to get an EPP key for each of them. The EPP key serves as one of the security measures that protect your domain from being transferred illegally. If someone else besides your registrar requires your EPP Code, make sure it’s not for a fraudulent purpose.

Why You May Need an EPP Key

One of the most common uses of the EPP Code is transferring a domain name from one registrar to another. You’ll need to access the administrative email of your domain before proceeding with the transfer. The EPP key should be obtained from your current registrar, so log in to the registrar’s website and demand the EPP key. It’s mandatory for all registrars to provide some means for retrieving the Key. The domain status must be unlocked before the EPP Code can be received. You are able to check your current domain status and change it from the control panel of your domain provider. After receiving the key you can give it to your new web host upon request. You’ll receive a confirmation email at your administrative email address. That’s the basic process of using the EPP Code.

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Domain Transfer https://www.zettahost.com/hosting-encyclopedia/domain-transfer/ Wed, 04 Sep 2019 12:41:24 +0000 https://zettahost.com/?p=410 The domain name transfer is the process of moving your domain name from one domain registrar to another. It is usually a free and easy process and your domain doesn’t have to change in any way, you simply switch the registrars. However, some registrars might have fees for allowing you to transfer your domain to another company.   Could I Transfer My […]

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The domain name transfer is the process of moving your domain name from one domain registrar to another. It is usually a free and easy process and your domain doesn’t have to change in any way, you simply switch the registrars. However, some registrars might have fees for allowing you to transfer your domain to another company.

 

Could I Transfer My Domain?

You are absolutely free to change your domain registrar. However, you cannot move your domain to another registrar until 60 days have passed since you’d first registered or transferred the domain. It is also good to know that the domain transfer procedure usually takes a few days, even weeks (especially if your current registrar deliberately postpones the transfer). For that reason, it’s better not to transfer your domain just before it expires. If the domain expires it will be really difficult or sometimes not even possible for you to recover it.

Requirements For Domain Transfer

    • The domain should be with unlocked status
    • Confirm that you’re the owner of the domain
    • The domain should be registered or last transferred at least 60 days ago
    • For transfer is required the EPP Key/Auth code from your current registrar
    • Don’t forget that the transfer usually takes at least a few days

 

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Domain Registration https://www.zettahost.com/hosting-encyclopedia/domain-registration/ Wed, 04 Sep 2019 12:39:38 +0000 https://zettahost.com/?p=411 The domain registration is almost automatic with most domain registrars and doesn’t require any technical knowledge. All you have to do is choose a domain name that has not been already taken by somebody else. It is more convenient if you register the domain with your hosting company because it will be easier for you to manage your entire website and purchases […]

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The domain registration is almost automatic with most domain registrars and doesn’t require any technical knowledge. All you have to do is choose a domain name that has not been already taken by somebody else. It is more convenient if you register the domain with your hosting company because it will be easier for you to manage your entire website and purchases from one place.

When you decide to launch your own site the first thing you need to do is the domain registration. All you have to do is to come up with a domain name that suits your site’s ideas and that has not been already registered by someone else. So, check the domain’s availability and pick a suitable website hosting plan. Be considerate when you select a TLD for your website because all top-level domains are used for different purposes and come at different prices. The domain name registration usually includes additional services like DNS management, URL forwarding, EPP Key and WHOIS management, special control panels for your domain services, tech support and more.

Finding Your Domain Name

The most important thing before any domain registration is to select the right domain name for your website because it will represent your business, hobby or personality, it will become your brand name online. For the same reason you should be careful to choose the most suitable TLD (top-level domain) that will correspond best with the purpose and the nature of the site (for example, a website ending with the .com TLD is usually a commercial site and a website ending with the .org TLD usually represents some kind of organization).

 

Finding Your Company

If you consider a domain registration you should conduct your own research and make sure that the registrar is offering you the best terms for the usage of the domain. For example, some registrars will hardly let you transfer your domain name to another company (the registrars can do that if they don’t provide you with access to the EPP Key or don’t allow you to lock and unlock the domain). If for some reason you want to switch the company, you need to transfer the domain to another company, but you don’t have to register a new one.

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