NIC handle
ANIC handle(Network Information Centre handle) is a uniqueAlpha numericcharacter sequence that represents an entry in the databases maintained byNetwork Information Centres.When a newdomain nameis registered with adomain name registrar,a NIC handle is assigned by the registrar to the particular set of information associated with that domain name (such as who registered it and a contact e-mail address). Once a domain name has been registered, its NIC handle can be used to search for that record in thedatabase.[1] [2]
The NIC handle was developed in 1982 by Ken Harrenstien and Vic White working at the early Network Information Center atSRI International.[3]
Modern use
[edit]The NIC Handle system is no longer commonly used by domain name registries. It was previously possible to queryWHOISby NIC handle, and see all the domains registered by that NIC handle, but this service was discontinued (presumably due tospam).
NIC Handles are still used extensively in theRIPE Databaseto identify people and business roles.
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^"RFC 954: NICNAME/WHOIS".Network Information Center, SRI International.Retrieved2016-06-07.
- ^"RFC 1032: DOMAIN ADMINISTRATORS GUIDE".Network Information Center, SRI International.Retrieved2016-06-07.
- ^"RFC-812: NICNAME/WHOIS".Network Information Center, SRI International.Retrieved2016-06-07.
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