Hacker News with Generative AI: Domain Names

Six day and IP address certificate options in 2025 (letsencrypt.org)
This year we will continue to pursue our commitment to improving the security of the Web PKI by introducing the option to get certificates with six-day lifetimes (“short-lived certificates”). We will also add support for IP addresses in addition to domain names. Our longer-lived certificates, which currently have a lifetime of 90 days, will continue to be available alongside our six-day offering.

Security, Web PKI, Certificates, Domain Names, IP Addresses

185 points by SGran 2 days ago | 145 comments

Show HN: Genious.name – AI Domain Generator That Checks Availability (genious.name)

Artificial Intelligence, Domain Names, Tools

7 points by Extender777 2 days ago | 6 comments

Backdooring Your Backdoors – Another $20 Domain, More Governments (watchtowr.com)
After the excitement of our .MOBI research, we were left twiddling our thumbs. As you may recall, in 2024, we demonstrated the impact of an unregistered domain when we subverted the TLS/SSL CA process for verifying domain ownership to give ourselves the ability to issue valid and trusted TLS/SSL certificates for any .MOBI domain.

Security, Technology, Research, Domain Names

429 points by mooreds 6 days ago | 71 comments

Backdooring Your Backdoors – Another $20 Domain, More Governments (watchtowr.com)
After the excitement of our .MOBI research, we were left twiddling our thumbs. As you may recall, in 2024, we demonstrated the impact of an unregistered domain when we subverted the TLS/SSL CA process for verifying domain ownership to give ourselves the ability to issue valid and trusted TLS/SSL certificates for any .MOBI domain.

Security, Domain Names, Research, Government

5 points by chillax 9 days ago | 0 comments

Ask HN: Is it a bad idea to make an email domain with an uncommon TLD? (ycombinator.com)
I want to make a lifelong email domain, but don't want to pay an enormous amount for a .com.

Email, Domain Names, TLDs

29 points by hackerbabz 12 days ago | 91 comments

Show HN: Find Domains Fast (Prices, SEO, AI and Alerts) (indomain.co)
Find the best prices on new domains and renewals with inDomain, so you can keep your costs low and maximize your savings.

Domain Names, Pricing, SEO, Artificial Intelligence

10 points by ivarsmas 29 days ago | 4 comments

Tell HN: Tonic (.to registrar) took away my domain without notice (ycombinator.com)
Earlier this year I acquired a small software project named pxl.to

Domain Names, Online Services, Legal Issues, Software

8 points by bkfh 44 days ago | 5 comments

Phishers Love New TLDs Like .shop, .top and .xyz (krebsonsecurity.com)
Phishing attacks increased nearly 40 percent in the year ending August 2024, with much of that growth concentrated at a small number of new generic top-level domains (gTLDs) — such as .shop, .top, .xyz — that attract scammers with rock-bottom prices and no meaningful registration requirements, new research finds. Meanwhile, the nonprofit entity that oversees the domain name industry is moving forward with plans to introduce a slew of new gTLDs.

Cybersecurity, Phishing, Domain Names, Internet Security

170 points by todsacerdoti 46 days ago | 209 comments

Ask HN: How to Resurrect a Site from Archive.org? (ycombinator.com)
I recently bought the expired domain of a niche interest site because the previous owner was determined to let it die and did not want to put any effort in it anymore.

Web Development, Domain Names, Web Archives, Internet History

90 points by rrr_oh_man 49 days ago | 50 comments

.an, the TLD that ceased to exist (wikipedia.org)
.an was the Internet country code top-level domain (ccTLD) for the former Netherlands Antilles.

Internet, Country Codes, History, Domain Names, Netherlands Antilles

33 points by popcalc 52 days ago | 40 comments

Senators Call for Crackdown on VeriSign Monopoly and Predatory Pricing of .com (wired.com)
US senator Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts and congressman Jerry Nadler of New York have called on government bodies to investigate what they allege is the “predatory pricing” of .com web addresses, the internet’s prime real estate.

Monopolies, Pricing, Internet, Government Regulation, Domain Names

12 points by impish9208 56 days ago | 0 comments

Ask HN: What is your expierence selling a domain name? (ycombinator.com)
Ask HN: What is your expierence selling a domain name?

Domain Names, Business, Sales, User Experience

8 points by r2b2 58 days ago | 2 comments

"So what happens if you buy http://us-east-1.com?" (twitter.com)

Domain Names, Internet, Web Hosting

27 points by notamy 59 days ago | 0 comments

How to Redirect a Cloudflare Domain to Another URL (johnys.io)
Every time I find myself trying to re-learn something I'm taking the time to document. Here's one simple example:

Web Development, Cloudflare, Domain Names, URL Redirection

7 points by johnys 64 days ago | 4 comments

OpenAI spent $10M on chat.com URL (theverge.com)
On Wednesday, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman posted a simple URL on X: chat.com. It automatically routes to ChatGPT.

OpenAI, ChatGPT, Domain Names, URL Shortening, Technology

46 points by segasaturn 71 days ago | 30 comments

Ask HN: How to Buy Squatted Domains? (ycombinator.com)
How does one go about buying a squatted domain? I realize domain names in this day and age aren’t super important, I am curious if knowledge persons have strategies or ideas as to how acquire a domain name that a.) you know has been squatted on for years and b.) cannot find any contact information associated with said domain.

Domain Names, Legal Issues, Business Strategy

13 points by dgfitz 77 days ago | 3 comments

The trailing dot in domain names matter (lacot.org)
While inspecting traffic logs for my website in redirection.io recently, I noticed several requests logged on the lacot.org. domain name. Did you see the final trailing dot in the hostname? I first thought it was a bug in the logging platform, but I was surprised to learn that it is perfectly possible to add a dot at the end of a domain name.

Domain Names, DNS, Web Development

68 points by Damin0u 81 days ago | 18 comments

For Sale: Used Domain (**Clean Title**) (jim-nielsen.com)
Bryan Braun has an interesting post about his experience with what he calls a “haunted domain”:

Domain Names, Web Development, Business

8 points by todsacerdoti 82 days ago | 2 comments

Bullenweg.com is no longer available following threats of legal action (bullenweg.com)
Bullenweg.com is no longer available following threats of legal action from Matthew Mullenweg.

Legal Issues, Domain Names, Censorship

119 points by odo1242 83 days ago | 35 comments

Before you buy a domain name, first check to see if it's haunted (bryanbraun.com)
In mid-2022 I bought a new domain name.

Domain Names, Internet, Websites

936 points by bryanbraun 84 days ago | 188 comments

Ask HN: Namecheap charged my card, didn't deliver, then upped the price (ycombinator.com)
Buyer beware if you're looking to purchase a domain on Namecheap.

Domain Names, Customer Service, Online Services

91 points by paige_d 84 days ago | 35 comments

Chromium uses web search for .internal TLD instead of opening URL (chromium.org)

Chromium, Web Search, Domain Names, Security

116 points by nh2 86 days ago | 85 comments

ICANN approves use of .internal domain for your network (theregister.com)
The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) has agreed to reserve the .internal top-level domain so it can become the equivalent to using the 10.0.0.0/8, 172.16.0.0/12, and 192.168.0.0/16 IPv4 address blocks for internal networks.

Internet, Domain Names, Networking, Security

6 points by teddyh 87 days ago | 0 comments

Ask HN: Why is the .IO gTLD uncertainty not getting press here? (ycombinator.com)
There have been a small smattering of posts not making the front page. But the news is a BFD for the community here. As I write this there is yet another startup launching with an IO domain on the front page.

Domain Names, .IO, Hacker News, Community, Startups

10 points by binarymax 101 days ago | 24 comments

Future of .io domains uncertain as UK hands over Chagos islands (domainincite.com)
The future of the .io ccTLD is up in the air today with the announcement that the UK is to hand over the British Indian Ocean Territory, also known as the Chagos Archipelago, to Mauritius.

Domain Names, Geopolitics, International Relations

33 points by apitman 101 days ago | 21 comments

Is the .io top level domain headed for extinction? (computerworld.com)
Message to all organizations that use .io domain names, of which there are currently an estimated 1.6 million: A move announced last week by the new Labour government in the UK could mean you may have to eventually replace that ccTLD (Country Code Top Level Domain).

Domain Names, Internet, UK Politics, Technology

6 points by CydeWeys 101 days ago | 2 comments

Five times ICANN deleted a ccTLD, and what it means for .io (domainincite.com)
With the future of .io coming into question this week, with the news that the UK will return sovereignty of the British Indian Ocean Territory to Mauritius, I thought it would be a good time to see how ICANN has treated disappearing countries and territories in the past.

Domain Names, ICANN, ccTLD, Mauritius

37 points by fanf2 101 days ago | 7 comments

The million-dollar mystery of milk.com (thehustle.co)
Can you still make a fortune off a domain name?

Domain Names, Business, Internet, Startups

34 points by Anon84 104 days ago | 33 comments

Ask HN: What happens to ".io" TLD after UK gives back the Chagos Islands? (ycombinator.com)
UK will give sovereignty of Chagos Islands to Mauritius: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c98ynejg4l5o