Privacy respecting domain name registrar
from WhosMansIsThis@lemmy.world to privacy@lemmy.ml on 13 Jul 02:25
https://lemmy.world/post/49370514

I got some domain names to register and every place Im looking at is asking me to upload a photo id because I live in a dystopian hellscape… Anyway, I figured I’d ask around here and the selfhosted communities for some recommendations on privacy respecting registrars. I appreciate yall!

EDIT: Thanks friends, I ended up going with njalla. I really appreciate the suggestions. Stay safe out there.

#privacy

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voxel@feddit.org on 13 Jul 02:49 next collapse

I’m currently using Porkbun as the registrar of my choice. They are not good, but they’re a lot better than every other provider I was able to find.

Provolone@lemmy.zip on 13 Jul 04:04 collapse

Why do you think they’re not good?

I also have a domain with them and never had any issues. Although I only use it for a reverse proxy so not much to go wrong there.

Maerman@lemmy.world on 13 Jul 03:18 next collapse

Try njal.la

I registered my domain through them, and they didn’t even ask for my name.

nootux@lemmy.ml on 13 Jul 06:25 next collapse

What are your thoughts on incognet.io?

voxel@feddit.org on 13 Jul 14:53 next collapse

Seems fishy.

nootux@lemmy.ml on 15 Jul 02:41 collapse

How so?

Maerman@lemmy.world on 13 Jul 15:24 next collapse

I hadn’t heard of them, so I don’t know enough to have an informed opinion. I’ll check them out.

nootux@lemmy.ml on 15 Jul 02:41 collapse

Yeah see what you think. They look good on the surface but some elements like their encrypted email hosting are still in development.

shortwavesurfer@lemmy.zip on 13 Jul 19:48 collapse

I am using them because I was able to pay with Monero, which is incredibly important to me.

They’re not as cheap as my previous domain registrar, but my previous domain registrar did not accept Monero, and that wasn’t something I could deal with.

nootux@lemmy.ml on 15 Jul 02:40 collapse

How would you say they compare with njal.la? I have heard that njal.la you do not actually own the domain. Is the same true for incognet.io?

shortwavesurfer@lemmy.zip on 15 Jul 08:16 collapse

Considering that you don’t have to actually give them a name or anything, I’m betting that’s probably the case.

nootux@lemmy.ml on 15 Jul 08:24 collapse

Do you know if a name / address is required for njal.la?

shortwavesurfer@lemmy.zip on 15 Jul 08:45 collapse

I don’t as I’ve never used them.

nootux@lemmy.ml on 16 Jul 02:17 collapse

OK, thank you anyway.

f3nyx@lemmy.ml on 13 Jul 07:34 next collapse

thank you for this

voxel@feddit.org on 13 Jul 14:51 collapse

They’re not actually a domain registrar, and you do not really own the domain.

We’re not actually a domain name registration service, we’re a customer to these. We sit in between the domain name registration service and you, acting as a privacy shield.

njal.la/faq/

unitedwithme@lemmy.today on 13 Jul 03:49 next collapse

porkbun.com

mik3dd0@lemmy.ml on 13 Jul 09:01 next collapse

I second this.

goatmeal@midwest.social on 13 Jul 15:15 collapse

I had to use an id here last month

goatmeal@midwest.social on 13 Jul 15:15 collapse

I had to use an id here last month

unitedwithme@lemmy.today on 13 Jul 17:12 collapse

No shit?! For porkbun?? On an existing account? I’m in a different state as they’re in Oregon, so maybe the laws are different, but I hadn’t heard anything about them implementing ID stuff 😮‍💨

goatmeal@midwest.social on 13 Jul 17:39 collapse

Yea it was a brand new account so maybe existing ones are grandfathered in. Also was using a VPN/linux so maybe it flagged me as heightened risk 🤷🏼‍♀️ Went through adding randomish details and had to go back through and put in the right stuff instead haha

unitedwithme@lemmy.today on 13 Jul 17:52 collapse

From: kb.porkbun.com/…/225-why-porkbun-id-verification

At last it’s only long enough to verify and not using 3rd party like Persona.

“To make sure the Porkbun ID verification process is secure on our end, we only retain ID verification submissions for 15 days to provide enough time for them to be reviewed and processed. After that, submissions are deleted and Porkbun no longer associates any of this process with your account, other than that you passed a Veriff ID verification.”

goatmeal@midwest.social on 14 Jul 05:09 collapse

Oh interesting that does make it slightly better. Thanks for the find!

wesker@lemmy.sdf.org on 13 Jul 06:20 next collapse

I like to use Swiss registrars.

marcie@lemmy.ml on 13 Jul 07:10 next collapse

kycnot.me

DScratch@sh.itjust.works on 13 Jul 15:14 next collapse

I use Namecheap, I don’t know much about their privacy but they didn’t ask for photo id.

jello@programming.dev on 13 Jul 15:24 next collapse

I was just looking into this. My strategy was to see where privacy-conscious people actually put their money. For example, the GrapheneOS project uses Porkbun.

I now use Porkbun and have no complaints. My requirements were to be cheap, have WHOIS privacy, and support DNSSEC.

cmc@r.nf on 13 Jul 16:55 next collapse

If your only privacy concern is not uploading an ID, I’d recommend Cloudflare for the low cost and great platform. You don’t have to use your real name when signing up and can use a virtual card or something to pay.

If you need more anonymity, then I’d go Njalla - but note the other comment here explaining that they truly own the domain instead of you. However, I used them for years and never had an issue.

Depends what you’re using the domain for and how much privacy you need.

mufkin@lemmy.zip on 14 Jul 05:30 collapse

njal.la

WhosMansIsThis@lemmy.world on 15 Jul 06:45 collapse

Good looks, friendo.