Domain names

DNS records: understanding their role and SVCB/HTTPS developments

You never see it, but without the DNS, no website would be accessible, no email could be delivered, and no online service would work correctly. At the heart of this system are DNS records, which structure how services are exposed on the Internet. These records evolve alongside modern web architectures, and at OVHcloud, this has […]

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Enregistrements DNS : comprendre leur rôle et les évolutions SVCB/HTTPS

On ne le voit jamais. Pourtant, sans le DNS, aucun site web ne serait accessible, aucun e-mail ne pourrait être distribué, aucun service en ligne ne fonctionnerait correctement. Au cœur de ce système se trouvent les enregistrements DNS, qui structurent la manière dont les services sont exposés sur Internet. Ils évoluent avec les architectures web

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From 4 days to 15 minutes, a Domain Big Data story

From 4 days to 15 minutes, a Domain Big Data story

In our Domain names 101 series, we explained that one ICANN‘s missions is regulating and providing norms for gTLDs domain names (.com, .net, .info …). One of these norms is the Registrar Data Escrow program, also known as RDE. To put it simply, registrars have to regularly gather and export some data to a third-party

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Why might you be unable to register the domain name you want ?

Why might you be unable to register the domain name you want ?

In the first article of this series, we introduced you about what a domain name is. Then, in the second one, we illustrated what the lifecycle of a domain name is through the creation of pokegpu.com. Whereas .com domain names have no restriction, this is not the case for all existing extensions. Obtaining and owning a

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Domain name registration gone wrong

Domain name registration gone wrong

In the last article, we introduced you about what a domain name is, what entities are involved and what the purpose of the Whois is. As seen previously, OVHcloud is a registrar. As a registrar, our work is very similar to that of a real estate agency. We connect tenants (registrants) with landlords (registries) and

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