Question 1

What is a WHOIS Lookup?

Accepted Answer

A WHOIS lookup is a tool used to inspect domain registration details, containing registrar details, server status codes, nameservers, creation dates, and expiration dates.

Question 2

What is the Registration Data Access Protocol (RDAP)?

Accepted Answer

RDAP is the modern, HTTP-based successor to WHOIS. It delivers standardized domain registration records in JSON format instead of plain text logs.