How to Protect Your Domain from Theft

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nikolay
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Domain protection from theft

1️⃣ What is Domain Theft?

Domain theft is the unauthorized transfer of a domain to third parties, usually through account hacking or social engineering. Once stolen, a domain can be:

  • Redirected to another website
  • Used for spam or phishing campaigns
  • Sold or blocked from the rightful owner

2️⃣ Ways to Protect Your Domain

🔐 Transfer Lock — Transfer Blocking

What it is: Prevents transferring the domain to another registrar without your permission.

How to enable in RX-NAME:

  1. Log in to your RX-NAME account.
  2. Go to Orders → Domain Names.
  3. Click on the desired domain.


  4. Enable Transfer Lock.

🧷 DNSSEC — DNS Record Protection

What it is: Protects DNS records from being altered (for example, so that the domain does not lead to a fake website).

How to enable:

If the domain is on your own name servers:

  1. In the domain management menu, click Activate DNSSEC.



  2. Go to the DS Records section.
  3. Click Add.



  4. Enter the keys generated by your name server and click Add.

If the domain is on our name servers:

      1.  Without enabling DNSSEC in the management menu, go to the DNS Administrator section.

      2.   Activate it.


     
      3. After activation, simply enable DNSSEC.

🔑 Two-Factor Authentication (2FA)

What it is: Adds an extra layer of security when logging into your account.

How to enable in RX-NAME:

  1. Log in to your account → go to Settings / Security.
  2. Enable 2FA (Google Authenticator) by clicking Link.



  3. Scan the QR code in the mobile app.

  4. Confirm the code.