The format of WHOIS records will be changed to comply with the Registry Registration Data Directory Services Consistent Labeling and Display Policy on March 1, 2017. This will affect all gTLDs, ccTLDs and SLDs on our main registry platform, with the exception of .com.de and .com.se, which use WHOIS record formats similar to those of their parent TLD.
Note: because it runs on a separate registry system operated by LANIC, .LA will not be affected. The format for .LA whois records will be changed in a separate process later in 2017.
Status of the Consistent Labeling and Display Policy
Although ICANN rescinded the CLDP following a Request for Reconsideration, the new formats for port-43 WHOIS records, and the "Do Not Implement Before" date of November 1, 2016, are not expected to change when the revised policy is published following the Public Comment Period.
Nature of the changes
After March 1, a number of fields will be renamed, and several new fields will be added. Some fields that are currently displayed even when there is no data in the database will not be shown unless data exist for them.
The changes will affect queries for domain names, nameservers, and registrars.
Testing
Those wishing to these their whois client implementations are directed towards the OT&E WHOIS service at ote-whois.centralnic.com, which already uses the new format.
.SE, who provide Pre-Delegation Testing (PDT) services to ICANN, have updated their Whois Selftest Tool which can be used to verify compliance with the CLDP. The OT&E Whois service mentioned above can be tested as follows:
$ printf "example.site\r\n" | nc whois-ote.centralnic.com 43 | whois-test --domain=example.site --epp-repo-id=CNIC -
Example record showing changes
The following shows how the whois record for CENTRALNIC.XYZ will change. The existing record is on the left and the new record is on the right. Changed lines are highlighted in grey; new lines in green, and removed lines in red.
| Current Format | Format after 2017-03-01 |
|---|---|
| Domain Name: CENTRALNIC.XYZ | Domain Name: CENTRALNIC.XYZ |
| Domain ID: D6866802-CNIC | Registry Domain ID: D6866802-CNIC |
| WHOIS Server: whois.tldregistrarsolutions.com | Registrar WHOIS Server: whois.tldregistrarsolutions.com |
| Referral URL: http://www.tldregistrarsolutions.com | Registrar URL: http://www.tldregistrarsolutions.com |
| Updated Date: 2015-04-10T10:34:34.0Z | Updated Date: 2015-04-10T10:34:34.0Z |
| Creation Date: 2015-01-28T14:16:13.0Z | Creation Date: 2015-01-28T14:16:13.0Z |
| Registry Expiry Date: 2017-01-28T14:16:13.0Z | Registry Expiry Date: 2017-01-28T14:16:13.0Z |
| Sponsoring Registrar: TLD Registrar Solutions Ltd | Registrar: TLD Registrar Solutions Ltd |
| Sponsoring Registrar IANA ID: 1564 | Registrar IANA ID: 1564 |
| Domain Status: OK https://icann.org/epp#ok | Domain Status: OK https://icann.org/epp#ok |
| Registrant ID: C15982932-CNIC | Registry Registrant ID: C15982932-CNIC |
| Registrant Name: Domain Administrator | Registrant Name: Domain Administrator |
| Registrant Organization: CentralNic Ltd | Registrant Organization: CentralNic Ltd |
| Registrant Street: 35-39 Moorgate, Level 1 | Registrant Street: 35-39 Moorgate, Level 1 |
| Registrant City: London | Registrant City: London |
| Registrant State/Province: London | Registrant State/Province: London |
| Registrant Postal Code: EC2R 6AR | Registrant Postal Code: EC2R 6AR |
| Registrant Country: GB | Registrant Country: GB |
| Registrant Phone: +44.20320338806 | Registrant Phone: +44.20320338806 |
| Registrant Phone Ext: | |
| Registrant Fax: | Registrant Fax: |
| Registrant Fax Ext: | |
| Registrant Email: domains@centralnic.com | Registrant Email: domains@centralnic.com |
| Admin ID: C15982938-CNIC | Registry Admin ID: C15982938-CNIC |
| Admin Name: Domain Administrator | Admin Name: Domain Administrator |
| Admin Organization: CentralNic Ltd | Admin Organization: CentralNic Ltd |
| Admin Street: 35-39 Moorgate, Level 1 | Admin Street: 35-39 Moorgate, Level 1 |
| Admin City: London | Admin City: London |
| Admin State/Province: London | Admin State/Province: London |
| Admin Postal Code: EC2R 6AR | Admin Postal Code: EC2R 6AR |
| Admin Country: GB | Admin Country: GB |
| Admin Phone: +44.20320338806 | Admin Phone: +44.20320338806 |
| Admin Phone Ext: | |
| Admin Fax: | Admin Fax: |
| Admin Fax Ext: | |
| Admin Email: domains@centralnic.com | Admin Email: domains@centralnic.com |
| Tech ID: C15982935-CNIC | Registry Tech ID: C15982935-CNIC |
| Tech Name: Domain Administrator | Tech Name: Domain Administrator |
| Tech Organization: CentralNic Ltd | Tech Organization: CentralNic Ltd |
| Tech Street: 35-39 Moorgate, Level 1 | Tech Street: 35-39 Moorgate, Level 1 |
| Tech City: London | Tech City: London |
| Tech State/Province: London | Tech State/Province: London |
| Tech Postal Code: EC2R 6AR | Tech Postal Code: EC2R 6AR |
| Tech Country: GB | Tech Country: GB |
| Tech Phone: +44.20320338806 | Tech Phone: +44.20320338806 |
| Tech Phone Ext: | |
| Tech Fax: | Tech Fax: |
| Tech Fax Ext: | |
| Tech Email: domains@centralnic.com | Tech Email: domains@centralnic.com |
| Name Server: NS-CANADA.TOPDNS.COM | Name Server: NS-CANADA.TOPDNS.COM |
| Name Server: NS-USA.TOPDNS.COM | Name Server: NS-USA.TOPDNS.COM |
| Name Server: NS-UK.TOPDNS.COM | Name Server: NS-UK.TOPDNS.COM |
| DNSSEC: unsigned | DNSSEC: unsigned |
| Billing ID: C15982941-CNIC | Registry Billing ID: C15982941-CNIC |
| Billing Name: Domain Administrator | Billing Name: Domain Administrator |
| Billing Organization: CentralNic Ltd | Billing Organization: CentralNic Ltd |
| Billing Street: 35-39 Moorgate, Level 1 | Billing Street: 35-39 Moorgate, Level 1 |
| Billing City: London | Billing City: London |
| Billing State/Province: London | Billing State/Province: London |
| Billing Postal Code: EC2R 6AR | Billing Postal Code: EC2R 6AR |
| Billing Country: GB | Billing Country: GB |
| Billing Phone: +44.20320338806 | Billing Phone: +44.20320338806 |
| Billing Phone Ext: | |
| Billing Fax: | Billing Fax: |
| Billing Fax Ext: | |
| Billing Email: domains@centralnic.com | Billing Email: domains@centralnic.com |
| Registrar Abuse Contact Email: admin@tldregistrarsolutions.com | |
| Registrar Abuse Contact Phone: +44.2033880600 | |
| URL of the ICANN Whois Inaccuracy Complaint Form: https://www.icann.org/wicf/ | |
| >>> Last update of WHOIS database: 2016-12-01T12:30:02.0Z <<< | >>> Last update of WHOIS database: 2016-12-01T12:30:02.0Z <<< |