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# Validating your domain with ICANN

> As of 2013, ICANN requires validation for new domain registrations and registrant contact information updates. Learn more here.

This article discusses the ICANN domain validation process.

As of 2013, [ICANN](https://www.icann.org/) (Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers) now requires validation of the registrant WHOIS contact information whenever you:

* Register a new domain.

* Update the registrant WHOIS contact information for an existing domain.

## Verifying a new domain registration

When you purchase and register a new domain, you receive a message at the e-mail address you specified as the domain's registrant. To activate the domain, click the hyperlink in the message.

<Warning>
  **Important**

  The verification message is not sent from a hosting.com e-mail address, but from **[donotreply@name-services.com](mailto:donotreply@name-services.com)** . You may need to whitelist this address in your e-mail client so it does not get marked as spam. The subject line in the verification message is **Important Notice Regarding Your Domain Name(s)** .

  ❗️ Warning

  You have 15 days to click the link and verify the registration. If you do not verify the registration by the end of the 15-day deadline, **the domain is suspended** .
</Warning>

## Verifying updated domain registrant information

When you update the registrant WHOIS contact information (first name, last name, or e-mail address) for an existing domain, you receive a message at the e-mail address you specified as the new registrant. To verify the new registrant contact information, click the hyperlink in the message.

<Warning>
  **Important**

  The verification message is not sent from a hosting.com e-mail address, but from **[donotreply@name-services.com](mailto:donotreply@name-services.com)** . You may need to whitelist this address in your e-mail client so it does not get marked as spam. The subject line in the verification message is **Important Notice Regarding Your Domain Name(s)** .

  ❗️ Warning

  You have 15 days to click the link and verify the new registrant contact information. If you do not verify the contact information by the end of the 15-day deadline, **the domain is suspended** .
</Warning>

## Domain name status codes

Domain name status codes provide information about the status of a registered domain name. All domains have at least one status code, and sometimes more.

To obtain the status code information for a domain, run a [WHOIS lookup](https://whois.icann.org). For detailed information about all of the possible domain status codes and what they mean, please visit [https://icann.org/epp](https://icann.org/epp).

## More information

To view the official ICANN site, please visit [http://www.icann.org](https://www.icann.org).

## Related articles

* [Choosing an effective domain name](/docs/choosing-an-effective-domain-name)

* [Protecting your domain registration](/docs/protecting-your-domain-registration)