How to Fix Your Domain Name Registrar Issues | UpGuard

This article provides an overview of DNS fundamentals and common domain registrar risk findings—such as EPP status codes (e.g., serverHold, clientHold, serverRenewProhibited/clientRenewProhibited)—their impact on domain availability, and practical remediation steps (enabling clientTransfer/Delete/UpdateProhibited, resolving registrar issues, validating information). It highlights relevant NIST guidance (CSF, SP 800-53 SC-20/SC-21, SP 800-81) and recommends strengthening DNSSEC, WHOIS privacy, and SSL/TLS practices, while noting how UpGuard Breach Risk helps monitor and alert on registrar-related exposures.