1.0SSL Certificate Knowledgebase | SSLs.comhttps://www.ssls.com/knowledgebasesslbizdevhttps://www.ssls.com/knowledgebase/author/sslbizdev/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="CCqRmEFe2I"><a href="https://www.ssls.com/knowledgebase/what-is-whois/">What is Whois?</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://www.ssls.com/knowledgebase/what-is-whois/embed/#?secret=CCqRmEFe2I" width="600" height="338" title="“What is Whois?” — SSL Certificate Knowledgebase | SSLs.com" data-secret="CCqRmEFe2I" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript"> /* <![CDATA[ */ /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); //# sourceURL=https://www.ssls.com/knowledgebase/wp-includes/js/wp-embed.min.js /* ]]> */ </script> Whois is a protocol used to find information about networks, domains and hosts. The whois records normally include data on the organizations and the contacts associated with these networks and domains. Whois services operate through a whois server. Anyone can connect to a whois server and send a query. The whois server will then respond ..Read more