Domain Registrars That Offer Two Factor Authentication

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This morning, I posted an article discussing two factor authentication for customer accounts at domain registrars. At the time I published the article, I wasn’t aware of all the companies that offered this or similar extra layers of account security.

Now that I have more information, I would like to share a list of domain name registrars that offer 2 factor authentication, either in the form of a text message code, security keyfob, mandatory security questions, or something similar. Some registrars charge for this added protection and others offer it for no cost, but most require customers to enroll for the extra security measures. I tried to link to the information page for each registrar listed below.

Even with this updated article, I am sure that I am missing out on some companies that offer two factor authentication, so if you know of a registrar I missed please add it in the comment section with a link to the security information page.

Major Domain Registrars That Offer Two Factor Authentication or other added account security features:

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2 Factor Authentication to Protect Domains

Elliot Silver
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For quite some time, Name.com has been a leader in giving additional security to its clients without much hassle. The company’s offerings, called NameSafe, allow clients to have enhanced account security with a phone app or a security key fob. Sister company, eNom, also offers security enhancements in the form of  Account Validation. In addition, 101 Domain offers a full suite of security products, as does Dynadot.

In a blog post this morning, Namecheap announced that it

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How Domain Registrars Can Deal With Yahoo Email Recycling

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Andrew Allemann discussed the potential problem domain registrars face if / when Yahoo begins to recycle email addresses that haven’t been used in over a year.

The problem is not just limited to domain registrars, who will be forced to deal with the aftermath of angry customers that had domain names stolen.

The real problem will be had by

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Registrar & Hosting Company in the News With Banned Pam Anderson Commercial

Elliot Silver
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Nope… the title of this blog post certainly isn’t link bait. According to a variety of news outlets, a Pamela Anderson commercial has apparently been banned in the UK because it was too racy. The advertisement was for an Australian domain registrar and hosting company called Crazy Domains, which can be found at CrazyDomains.com.au.

I don’t find the commercial to be too racy, although I could see why it was prohibited from being aired on television. It’s sort of like they took a page out of the Go Daddy playbook and took it a step further, although Go Daddy has recently toned down its overtly sexual advertising in the last year or so.

Whatever your opinion is on the banned Pam Anderson commercial, the company is surely getting quite a bang for its marketing buck today.

Change to Network Solutions Transfer Process Makes Domain Transfers Difficult

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I’ve used Network Solutions sparingly in the past because I found the domain name renewal rates to be expensive. I generally keep NameJet auction inventory at Network Solutions until the domain names are sold or come up for renewal, at which point they are transferred away. It’s always been an easy process – a quick unlock and button check to request an authorization code, which was sent fairly quickly.

Well, it looks like the transfer process is now more like its sister company, Register.com, and that’s not a good thing from my perspective. Both companies were acquired by Web.com in the last few years, and they likely share internal learnings and processes.

This morning, I went to transfer a domain name from Network Solutions, and I encountered a number of questions the company posed before I could get to the final request page. I was asked where the domain name is being transferred, why I am transferring it, if I bought it at auction, and whether I have other domain names at NS. That was after a couple of button clicks and confirmation pages ensuring that I really want to transfer the domain name.

The questions aren’t such a big deal aside from their slight annoyance, but after making it through these questions, I received this notice:

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Request a Fast Domain Transfer

Elliot Silver
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Depending on the outgoing and incoming domain registrar, an inter-registrar transfer can take anywhere from a few moments to several days.When there’s quite a bit of money on the line, it seems that a domain name transfer can take forever. I’ve had some transfers take as long as a week to process, which to me, seems completely unacceptable for a process that should take just a few moments.

I want to share a tip that some domain registrars probably don’t want you to know. If you are able to speak with the right person at a domain registrar, you may be able to speed up the domain transfer. Instead of waiting for days, the transfer can be manually processed very quickly.

Some domain registrars say that outbound transfers take extra time to process as a security precaution. I think this is a fair point, but when I am selling a domain name and there are thousands of dollars sitting in escrow, I want

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