I registered guillon.com in 1998-06-02: that was 20 years ago. It is my oldest domain name and at the time, I had no idea that I would use it for the rest of my life. I now use the same ending in ".email"...for Email. [...] Continue reading →

...and how to secure them .app, the web's first secure-only open top-level domain (TLD) for mobile apps and developers, is launching on May 8. This in-depth technical talk covers use cases for .app domain names, HTTP Strict Transport Security (HSTS), best practices for secure website development, and the unique security benefits of .app domains thanks [...] Continue reading →

I just hit "site:.sncf" to try to find out which are the two new domain names ending in ".sncf" which were just created and I found nothing new but www.wifi.sncf. The picture below is what appears, indexed in Google: I clicked on it and noticed (again) that it is a redirection. [...] Continue reading →

I just noticed that the .ONLINE new gTLD has a competitor: there is a .ONL extension too. As the registry websites states: ".ONL provides limitless access to everything online. It's the natural domain for all of your online activities". More about this registry can be found here. [...] Continue reading →

While updating the CARS new gTLD report for the month of March 2018, I noticed that the .BMW new gTLD had 53 ".bmw" domain names registered in February to 108 at the end of March. From the examples that I tested, most are not redirections anymore but real websites such as: http://ratzel.bmw [...] Continue reading →

I just learnt today that Stéphane Van Gelder passed away. My friend Murielle called me. Many of us in France have worked with and for Stéphane. I personally worked many years with Stephane to launch new gTLDs at INDOM (which was then acquired by another company). He is the person who taught me [...] Continue reading →

The problem with homograph attacks is that the more we talk about them, the mode it gives ideas to frauders. Note that it is also - and I believe this strongly - a super fantastic way for security providers to scare their clients reminding them to buy their services because if they [...] Continue reading →