WHOIS provides some information about internet resources, formalized with RFC 812. This typically includes:

  • Domain name
  • Registrar
  • Registrant contact
  • Administrative contact
  • Technical contact
  • Creation and expiration dates
  • Name servers

For web enumeration, WHOIS can identify important contact information, addresses, and some historical data.

$ whois hackthebox.com

% IANA WHOIS server
% for more information on IANA, visit http://www.iana.org
% This query returned 1 object

refer:        whois.verisign-grs.com

domain:       COM

organisation: VeriSign Global Registry Services
address:      12061 Bluemont Way
address:      Reston VA 20190
address:      United States of America (the)

contact:      administrative
name:         Registry Customer Service
organisation: VeriSign Global Registry Services
address:      12061 Bluemont Way
address:      Reston VA 20190
address:      United States of America (the)
phone:        +1 703 925-6999
fax-no:       +1 703 948 3978
e-mail:       info@verisign-grs.com

contact:      technical
name:         Registry Customer Service
organisation: VeriSign Global Registry Services
address:      12061 Bluemont Way
address:      Reston VA 20190
address:      United States of America (the)
phone:        +1 703 925-6999
fax-no:       +1 703 948 3978
e-mail:       info@verisign-grs.com

nserver:      A.GTLD-SERVERS.NET 192.5.6.30 2001:503:a83e:0:0:0:2:30
nserver:      B.GTLD-SERVERS.NET 192.33.14.30 2001:503:231d:0:0:0:2:30
nserver:      C.GTLD-SERVERS.NET 192.26.92.30 2001:503:83eb:0:0:0:0:30
nserver:      D.GTLD-SERVERS.NET 192.31.80.30 2001:500:856e:0:0:0:0:30
nserver:      E.GTLD-SERVERS.NET 192.12.94.30 2001:502:1ca1:0:0:0:0:30
nserver:      F.GTLD-SERVERS.NET 192.35.51.30 2001:503:d414:0:0:0:0:30
nserver:      G.GTLD-SERVERS.NET 192.42.93.30 2001:503:eea3:0:0:0:0:30
nserver:      H.GTLD-SERVERS.NET 192.54.112.30 2001:502:8cc:0:0:0:0:30
nserver:      I.GTLD-SERVERS.NET 192.43.172.30 2001:503:39c1:0:0:0:0:30
nserver:      J.GTLD-SERVERS.NET 192.48.79.30 2001:502:7094:0:0:0:0:30
nserver:      K.GTLD-SERVERS.NET 192.52.178.30 2001:503:d2d:0:0:0:0:30
nserver:      L.GTLD-SERVERS.NET 192.41.162.30 2001:500:d937:0:0:0:0:30
nserver:      M.GTLD-SERVERS.NET 192.55.83.30 2001:501:b1f9:0:0:0:0:30
ds-rdata:     19718 13 2 8acbb0cd28f41250a80a491389424d341522d946b0da0c0291f2d3d771d7805a

whois:        whois.verisign-grs.com

status:       ACTIVE
remarks:      Registration information: http://www.verisigninc.com

created:      1985-01-01
changed:      2026-03-10
source:       IANA

# whois.verisign-grs.com

   Domain Name: HACKTHEBOX.COM
   Registry Domain ID: 1589213536_DOMAIN_COM-VRSN
   Registrar WHOIS Server: whois.registrar.amazon
   Registrar URL: http://registrar.amazon.com
   Updated Date: 2026-02-11T03:30:44Z
   Creation Date: 2010-03-18T03:26:29Z
   Registry Expiry Date: 2027-03-18T03:26:29Z
   Registrar: Amazon Registrar, Inc.
   Registrar IANA ID: 468
   Registrar Abuse Contact Email: trustandsafety@support.aws.com
   Registrar Abuse Contact Phone: +1.2024422253
   Domain Status: clientDeleteProhibited https://icann.org/epp#clientDeleteProhibited
   Domain Status: clientTransferProhibited https://icann.org/epp#clientTransferProhibited
   Domain Status: clientUpdateProhibited https://icann.org/epp#clientUpdateProhibited
   Name Server: CODY.NS.CLOUDFLARE.COM
   Name Server: JILL.NS.CLOUDFLARE.COM
   DNSSEC: signedDelegation
   DNSSEC DS Data: 2371 13 2 94504539EEB9E894BBBD9F27F1A0B6E0BE43E36106EBC14329A34544CD9EC56B
   URL of the ICANN Whois Inaccuracy Complaint Form: https://www.icann.org/wicf/
>>> Last update of whois database: 2026-04-22T00:46:00Z <<<

# whois.registrar.amazon

Domain Name: hackthebox.com
Registry Domain ID: 1589213536_DOMAIN_COM-VRSN
Registrar WHOIS Server: whois.registrar.amazon
Registrar URL: https://registrar.amazon.com
Updated Date: 2026-02-11T03:30:44Z
Creation Date: 2010-03-18T03:26:29Z
Registrar Registration Expiration Date: 2027-03-18T03:26:29Z
Registrar: Amazon Registrar, Inc.
Registrar IANA ID: 468
Registrar Abuse Contact Email: trustandsafety@support.aws.com
Registrar Abuse Contact Phone: +1.2024422253
Domain Status: clientUpdateProhibited https://icann.org/epp#clientUpdateProhibited
Domain Status: clientTransferProhibited https://icann.org/epp#clientTransferProhibited
Domain Status: clientDeleteProhibited https://icann.org/epp#clientDeleteProhibited
Registry Registrant ID: Not Available From Registry
Registrant Name: On behalf of hackthebox.com owner
Registrant Organization: Identity Protection Service
Registrant Street: PO Box 786
Registrant City: Hayes
Registrant State/Province: Middlesex
Registrant Postal Code: UB3 9TR
Registrant Country: GB
Registrant Phone: +44.1483307527
Registrant Phone Ext:
Registrant Fax: +44.1483304031
Registrant Fax Ext:
Registrant Email: 6ca220df-81cb-47f3-b9eb-29370e71fea6@identity-protect.org
Registry Tech ID: Not Available From Registry
Tech Name: On behalf of hackthebox.com owner
Tech Organization: Identity Protection Service
Tech Street: PO Box 786
Tech City: Hayes
Tech State/Province: Middlesex
Tech Postal Code: UB3 9TR
Tech Country: GB
Tech Phone: +44.1483307527
Tech Phone Ext:
Tech Fax: +44.1483304031
Tech Fax Ext:
Tech Email: 6ca220df-81cb-47f3-b9eb-29370e71fea6@identity-protect.org
Name Server: CODY.NS.CLOUDFLARE.COM
Name Server: JILL.NS.CLOUDFLARE.COM
DNSSEC: signedDelegation
URL of the ICANN WHOIS Data Problem Reporting System: http://wdprs.internic.net/
>>> Last update of WHOIS database: 2026-04-22T00:46:08Z <<<