Stefanie Welters

POLICY EXPLAINED | How Can You Find Out Who Holds an Existing .DE Domain?

Via DENIC's online domain lookup (WHOIS), everyone can find out whether a specific .DE domain is already registered, and who is its holder – provided that the registrant is a legal entity.

Aug 24, 2026 5 min read

20 Years of EuroSSIG – the #1 Multi-Stakeholder Training Ground for Committed Internet Governance Aspirants

Around 500 fellows have made this interdisciplinary deep-dive programme a true role model. DENIC has been on board as main sponsor right from the start.

Jul 23, 2026 11 min read

POLICY EXPLAINED | Why thinking a domain name and website need to be held and run by the same person is a common misconception

There is plenty of sound and legitimate reasons why, in certain cases, domain holder and website operator are not identical persons.

Jun 19, 2026 5 min read

New Legislation: What is Changing about the Registration of .de Domains?

The national implementation of the EU's NIS2 Directive in Germanywill bring about changes regarding the new registration, transfer and amendment of holder data of .de domains.

Dec 19, 2025 4 min read

New Legislation: What is Changing for Users of DENIC’s Whois Lookup

The national implementation of the EU's NIS2 Directive in Germany will bring about changes regarding the data output of DENIC's whois lookup service for .de domains.

Dec 19, 2025 2 min read

Baltic Domain Days

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Germany’s .de domain faces outage

The German .de domain was affected by an outage on 5 May 2026., 11.05.2026

How Standard Setters Run the Internet

We are able to interconnect so seamlessly on the Internet in large part thanks to Internet standards., 29.07.2025

European Vulnerability Database EUVD Kicked Off

Today, enhancing your digital security is more important than ever: In mid-May, open source-based cybersecurity vulnerability database EUVD was made available to the general public by Enisa (European Union Agency for Cybersecurity). Next to vulnerability information from trustworthy sources, it also provides recommendations on dedicated remedial action., 13.05.2025

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