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How Do I Query a Domain Name Provider?
By querying domain registration information, you can confirm the information about the DNS servers of a domain name and then perform authentication by DNS based on the DNS server information.
Procedure
- Open a browser and visit https://whois.domaintools.com/.
- Enter the domain name to be queried and click Search. The domain name registration details page is displayed.
- In the displayed information, check Name Servers to determine the DNS servers of the domain name.
If the value of Name Servers similar to Figure 1 is displayed, the DNS servers of the domain name are provided by HUAWEI CLOUD.
Perform the verification based on the DNS servers of the domain name as follows:
- If the domain name is hosted on a HUAWEI CLOUD DNS server, perform the verification on HUAWEI CLOUD by referring to How Do I Verify Domain Ownership by DNS?
- If the domain name is not hosted on HUAWEI CLOUD, think about whether you want to migrate it to HUAWEI CLOUD DNS.
- If yes, perform the following operations:
- For details, see How Do I Migrate My Domain from Another DNS Service Provider to HUAWEI CLOUD DNS?
- Perform the verification on HUAWEI CLOUD by referring to How Do I Verify the Domain Ownership Manually by DNS?
- If not, perform the verification on the corresponding platform. For example, if your domain is hosted on Alibaba Cloud, perform the verification on Alibaba Cloud.
- If yes, perform the following operations:
Parent topic: Verification of the Domain Name Ownership - SCM
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