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DNS.Business DNS Africa Ltd (DNSA) is a specialised, African based (Mauritius), team of domain name industry expe

DNS.Business is a domain infrastructure and registry technology provider that serves the global domain name industry with specialized solutions for registry operators, registrars, resellers, and enterprise clients. The company delivers core back-end registry systems, domain management software, registry migration services, new gTLD enablement, and value-added technology products that support the operation, growth, and optimization of domain ecosystems. Its offering is positioned around secure, scalable, and flexible infrastructure built specifically for the domain industry, with proprietary technology rather than generic off-the-shelf platforms. The business differentiates itself through ISO-certified and ICANN-accredited operational credibility, proven management of more than 1.5 million domain names, and direct experience supporting ccTLD and gTLD operators across Africa and Europe. Its business model combines software, technical infrastructure, managed services, licensing/SaaS delivery, migration support, and long-term registry operations partnerships for institutional and commercial domain stakeholders. You can obtain more information about our organisation, products and services here:

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A registry can keep operating while the quality of its underlying data quietly declines—and that can create risk across ...
13/10/2026

A registry can keep operating while the quality of its underlying data quietly declines—and that can create risk across registrations, renewals, billing, reporting, compliance and even future migrations.

Reliable registry operations depend on domain, contact, host, registrar, status, DNS and lifecycle data remaining complete, accurate and consistent across every connected system. A structured data quality review helps identify duplicates, missing information, broken relationships and inconsistencies before they become larger operational problems.

In our latest blog, we explore how registry operators can assess data quality, identify high-risk exceptions, prioritise remediation and introduce ongoing controls that support compliance, automation and sustainable namespace growth.

Read more: https://dns.africa/c/registry-data-quality-review/

The DNS.Business team is heading to Bali for ICANN87!Neil, Louis and Jerry will be representing DNS.Business at the ICAN...
12/10/2026

The DNS.Business team is heading to Bali for ICANN87!

Neil, Louis and Jerry will be representing DNS.Business at the ICANN87 Annual General Meeting, taking place from 17–22 October 2026 at the Bali International Convention Centre in Bali, Indonesia.

ICANN meetings bring together stakeholders from across the global Internet community to collaborate, exchange knowledge and engage on the policies and developments shaping the future of the Domain Name System.

We look forward to connecting with industry colleagues, strengthening relationships and joining the conversations helping shape the future of the domain name ecosystem.

Attending ICANN87? We’d love to connect with you in Bali.

A domain can be registered, paid for and appear completely healthy—while still being vulnerable to an unauthorised chang...
08/10/2026

A domain can be registered, paid for and appear completely healthy—while still being vulnerable to an unauthorised change that could redirect traffic, disrupt email or transfer control.

Registry Lock adds a high-assurance layer of protection at the registry level, restricting sensitive actions such as domain transfers, deletions, contact changes and nameserver updates until an authorised verification process has been completed. Unlike a standard registrar lock, the restriction remains at registry level even if registrar credentials or account access are compromised. :chatgpt-content-reference{index="0"}

In our latest blog, we explore how Registry Lock works, how it differs from Registrar Lock, the changes it can protect, and why it is an important security control for critical domains and namespaces.

Read more: https://dns.africa/c/what-is-registry-lock/

Registry compliance isn’t a checkbox—it’s an operating capability that needs to hold up as policies, technology, securit...
07/10/2026

Registry compliance isn’t a checkbox—it’s an operating capability that needs to hold up as policies, technology, security requirements and the namespace itself evolve.

Compliant registry software must translate obligations into consistent, auditable operations. That means enforceable policy controls, secure registrar and staff access, standards such as EPP and RDAP, strong data governance, reliable reporting, escrow processes, traceable audit records and tested business continuity.

In our latest blog, we explore what makes registry software compliant in practice and the technical and operational safeguards ccTLD and gTLD operators should consider when selecting or modernising their registry infrastructure.

Read more: https://dns.africa/c/what-makes-registry-software-compliant/

Registry modernisation isn’t successful simply because a new platform goes live. Success is measured by what happens dur...
06/10/2026

Registry modernisation isn’t successful simply because a new platform goes live. Success is measured by what happens during and after the transition.

Domains must continue resolving, registrars need to remain confident, policy controls must stay enforceable, and the new environment should strengthen the registry’s ability to operate, scale and adapt. That requires careful data and policy discovery, migration rehearsals, reconciliation, registrar readiness, stronger security controls and disciplined post-cutover governance.

In our latest blog, we explore what a successful registry modernisation looks like and how operators can move from legacy infrastructure to a more resilient, scalable operating model without putting the namespace at unnecessary risk.

Read more: https://dns.africa/c/registry-modernization-success-story/

What if your AI coding agent could understand your entire company codebase—without sending your proprietary source code ...
05/10/2026

What if your AI coding agent could understand your entire company codebase—without sending your proprietary source code outside the organisation?

That was the challenge behind DNS.Business’s internal AI engineering platform. In just five weeks, the team built a retrieval system capable of searching across multiple repositories, understanding code structure and helping engineers find relevant context while keeping raw source files, repository contents, git history and database contents on-premises.

In our latest blog, we explore how the platform was built, the technology behind its retrieval architecture, how sensitive code is protected, and what five weeks of real-world usage taught the team.

Read more: https://dns.africa/c/five-weeks-one-box-we-taught-our-coding-agent-the-whole-company-codebase/

Modernising a registry platform is not simply a technology upgrade—it’s a decision about where expertise, operational ri...
02/10/2026

Modernising a registry platform is not simply a technology upgrade—it’s a decision about where expertise, operational risk and long-term accountability should sit.

Registry migration can provide access to proven infrastructure and established operational processes, while an in-house rebuild can offer greater ownership and customisation. The right approach depends on the registry’s resources, technical capabilities, strategic requirements, risk profile and ability to support the platform long after go-live.

In our latest blog, we compare registry migration and in-house rebuilding, exploring the operational trade-offs, long-term responsibilities, migration planning requirements and key considerations registry operators should assess before choosing a path.

Read more: https://dns.africa/c/registry-migration-vs-inhouse-rebuild/

Moving from WHOIS to RDAP is more than a protocol change—it’s a modernisation of how registration data is structured, ac...
01/10/2026

Moving from WHOIS to RDAP is more than a protocol change—it’s a modernisation of how registration data is structured, accessed, secured and delivered.

RDAP introduces structured, machine-readable data and standardised service discovery, but a successful transition also requires strong data quality, clear access and redaction policies, resilient infrastructure, capacity planning, customer readiness and tested operational processes.

In our latest blog, we explore how registry and registrar teams can plan a controlled WHOIS-to-RDAP transition, from mapping data and defining access controls to parallel testing, customer communication, cutover criteria and post-launch monitoring.

Read more: https://dns.africa/c/whois-rdap-transition-guide/

A domain registration can pass a basic syntax check and still create operational, financial or policy problems for a reg...
30/09/2026

A domain registration can pass a basic syntax check and still create operational, financial or policy problems for a registry.

Effective validation goes much further than checking whether a domain name is available. Registry platforms need to validate namespace rules, registrar authority, registration periods, contact requirements, reserved names, billing controls and lifecycle conditions before a transaction is committed.

In our latest blog, we explore how registry operators can build configurable validation into every stage of the registration process, creating more predictable outcomes for registrars while protecting namespace integrity, compliance and revenue accuracy.

Read more: https://dns.africa/c/validate-domain-registration-rules/

A registry can have a capable platform, strong policies and an active registrar network—but if the DNS layer fails, the ...
29/09/2026

A registry can have a capable platform, strong policies and an active registrar network—but if the DNS layer fails, the namespace can still become unreachable.

Managed DNS for registries goes beyond simply keeping nameservers online. It requires reliable zone publication, resilient authoritative infrastructure, DNSSEC support, continuous monitoring, security controls and clear operational accountability to keep domains available and accurate at scale.

In our latest blog, we explore what enterprise-scale managed DNS should deliver for ccTLD and gTLD operators, from availability and DDoS resilience to zone integrity, DNSSEC, registry integration and continuity planning.

Read more: https://dns.africa/c/managed-dns-for-registries/

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