Whois & RDAP Lookup
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WHOISRaw WHOIS response
Domain: ox.ac.uk Registered For: University of Oxford Domain Owner: University of Oxford Registered By: University of Oxford Servers: dns0.ox.ac.uk 129.67.1.190 dns1.ox.ac.uk 129.67.1.191 dns2.ox.ac.uk 163.1.2.190 auth4.dns.ox.ac.uk 45.33.127.156 auth4.dns.ox.ac.uk 2600:3c00:e000:19::1 auth6.dns.ox.ac.uk 2a02:2770:11::21a:4aff:febe:759b auth5.dns.ox.ac.uk 93.93.128.67 auth5.dns.ox.ac.uk 2a00:1098:0:80:1000::10 auth6.dns.ox.ac.uk 185.24.221.32 Registrant Contact: Domain Registration Registrant Address: IT Services, University of Oxford 7-19 Banbury Road Oxford Oxfordshire OX2 6NN United Kingdom +44 1865 273619 (Phone) [email protected] Renewal date: Wednesday 26th Jul 2028 Entry updated: Sunday 26th April 2026 Entry created: Wednesday 17th September 2003 % Query time: 987 msec % WHEN: Tue Nov 03 14:56:41 UTC 2026
Frequently asked questions
What is WHOIS?
WHOIS is a public directory that answers "who is responsible for this?" for domains, IP ranges and ASNs. It lists registration dates, the registrar, nameservers and contacts.
What is RDAP, and how does it differ?
RDAP is the modern replacement for WHOIS. It returns the same records in a structured, consistent format. We query RDAP first and fall back to classic WHOIS text when a registry has not adopted it yet.
What is the difference between a registrar and a registrant?
The registrar is the company you register and manage a domain through, such as xTom or GoDaddy. The registrant is the person or organization that actually holds the domain.
What are nameservers?
Nameservers answer DNS questions for a domain and decide which IP addresses the name resolves to. They also show which DNS provider the domain uses.
What is DNSSEC?
DNSSEC adds cryptographic signatures to DNS answers so they cannot be quietly altered in transit. "Signed" means the domain has it enabled, "unsigned" means it does not.
Why is the contact information redacted?
Privacy laws such as GDPR require registrars to hide most personal details in public records. The abuse contact is usually still shown, so a domain or network can be reported when something goes wrong.