Introducing affordable Premium DNS

Posted on 8 May 2023

Today we officially launched our Premium DNS service that is designed to elevate the performance, accessibility, and security of your customers' websites. Our cutting-edge solutions utilize Anycast routing methodology with over 40 locations worldwide, and network addressing, where a single destination IP address is shared by multiple servers (PoPorNodes).

With our Premium DNS service, you can ensure that websites remain online even if a DNS server or zone experiences downtime. Our service enhances TTFB (time to first byte) by connecting visitors to the nearest name server location on our network, resulting in lightning-fast response times. Additionally, our solutions …

Introducing promotional domain bundling!

Posted on 20 April 2023

We are excited to announce our latest feature - Domain Bundling! You can now easily offer free bundled domains to your customers, providing added value and a unique offering.
For every existing domain in your portfolio, as well as any newly registered domains or transfers, you can easily register the equivalent in a promotional extension for free. This means you can offer your customers multiple domains at no extra cost for the first year, with no limit on the number of bundles.

Some of the benefits of domain bundling:

  • Increase sales: Offer popular domain extensions as part of a …

ScamAdviser helps us fight malicious fake web shops

Posted on 4 October 2022

Recently we added the ScamAdviser feed to our DNS Abuse Monitoring system. Based on the input and experience from our customers, I thought it would be helpful to cover a few items.
ScamAdviser is a reputation-based feed that differs from the Google Safety Browsing feed. If Google marks a domain name as malicious, it is no longer accessible as many browsers will now warn internet users not to visit the website.

Scamadvisor

ScamAdviser will inform you if the reputation of the domain name is poor. Of course, a lousy score depends on many factors, and ScamAdviser uses plenty. But a poor …

Auto-lock domains & Hide optional terms!

Posted on 7 September 2022

We have added an option to automatically lock domains created or transferred in with the setting "Auto-add ClientTransferProhibited"

You can enable this in your account details.

 

Next to that, you can now choose to "hide optional terms" in the contact validation emails sent to your customers. By default all available registry terms are presented. By enabling hide optional terms, only the specific terms for the requested TLD will be shown in the email sent after the create/transfer.

You can enable this in your brand details.

Realtime Register joins the Global Cyber Alliance

Posted on 5 January 2021

Last month, Realtime Register partnered with the Global Cyber Alliance (GCA) to expand the Realtime Register Insights Domain Abuse Platform capabilities.

At Realtime Register, we have been collecting abuse/intelligence feeds like Pokémon this year. By adding the GCA Domain Trust Feed we are now up to 72 feeds. The information gathered we make available to our resellers, providing them with deep insight into how criminals are using their services. 

 

However, the Domain Trust Feed is not just a feed; it is much more.

Let’s get technical

 The GCA uses the Quad9 feed. Quad9 protects users from accessing known malicious websites, …

RiskReact on Domain Name Security & Domain Locks

Posted on 26 May 2020

RiskReact is a service of Realtime Register B.V. with a focus on security threats, cyber intelligence & OSINT.

Last year a registrar employee was the victim of social engineering resulting in an unauthorized transfer of a domain name. 

A few months ago, a registrar employee was the victim of a spear-phishing attack, resulting in a DNS hijack. 

A possible solution to counter such issues and other risks is a Domain Name Registry Lock. 

Domain name registry locks are available for many TLDs. They all cover the same basic level of protection. 

  • Domain name update lock, preventing unauthorized or accidental updates …

Additional MFA support at Realtime Register

Posted on 25 May 2020

In addition to the recent introduction of adding API keys, now we are adding Multi-Factor Authentication support. Multifactor authentication (MFA) is a security system that requires more than one method of authentication from independent categories of credentials to verify the user’s identity for a login or other transaction.

Multifactor authentication combines two or more independent credentials: what the user knows (password), what the user has (security token) and what the user is (biometric verification).

We will support the following methods for MFA:

  • Webauthn (FIDO2) supporting Touch or Pin and Touch sensor like Yubikey with secure elements, Software authenticators and also …

Adding Multi Factor Authentication support

Posted on 31 March 2020

In addition to the recent introduction of adding API keys, now we are adding Multi-Factor Authentication support. Multifactor authentication (MFA) is a security system that requires more than one method of authentication from independent categories of credentials to verify the user’s identity for a login or other transaction.

Multifactor authentication combines two or more independent credentials: what the user knows (password), what the user has (security token) and what the user is (biometric verification).

We will support the following methods for MFA:

  • Webauthn (FIDO2) supporting Touch or Pin and Touch sensor like Yubikey with secure elements, Software authenticators and also …

.SE & .NU removing forms requirement on transfers and registrant changes.

Posted on 31 January 2020

Last year in the new Registry-Registrar agreement the Swedish registry has made “everyday life easier” by lifting the required transfer form that needed to be filled in when transferring a domain / changing a registrant.

Due to this from February 3rd onward no more manual work is needed with a .SE/NU transfer and every change will have a digital timestamp. The implications and changes in behavior compared to the current situation that you may be used to are:

  •  Domain update with registrant change is not charged anymore.
  • No more registrant change form/mail.
  • External & internal transfers will no longer keep …

Privacy by default account setting.

Posted on 20 May 2018

Today we introduce a new account setting called:”Default Privacy Protect setting”, which you can access by clicking here.

Setting disabled.

When selected, domain name registrations and transfers will not use our privacy service automatically. This is how it used to work for years.

Setting enabled when free (and available)

When enabled all domain name registrations and transfers will automatically use our privacy service. Regardless if you use WHMCS, our API or the domain name manager.

A list of available TLDs that can be used for this service is located here.

We keep recommending this service as it is unknown if …

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