Sep 23, 2008 : Go Daddy Files Patent for Domain Tool

📅 September 23, 2008 - Domain registrar and web hosting provider Go Daddy (godaddy.com 👉 Total Reviews: 81
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The patent, which lists Go Daddy CEO Bob Parsons as the sole inventor of the system, was filed last year, but was not published until this month.

United States Patent Application 20080215716 describes a customer subscription-based service where domain transfer-out notices are automatically rejected. Customers are alerted by a notice that informs them that a transfer-out request was received and ignored. The service can be applied to private registrations.

The patent application for Domain Ownership Protection specifies aspects of Go Daddy's Deadbolt Transfer Protection service.

The service protects users from credit card expiration, failed billing, or outdated contact information, makes it impossible for most transfers to occur, and issues quarterly email updates to keep track of important domain information.

Domain Ownership Protection is part of the company's Protected Registration security offering service, which is priced at $24.99 per year and also includes expiration protection and whois privacy.

With domain theft continuing to become a significant issue, domain registrars are making greater efforts to protect domains.

Moniker (moniker.com) recently released MaxLock (moniker.com/maxlock/), a new service that requires users to provide a government ID number, set-up custom security questions answers, and provide special verification instructions.

These are all then verified offline by Moniker's security team before a domain name is transferred or pushed to another account.