Certified Ethical Hacker CEH · Free Practice Question Easy
Question 79
Which of the following consists of a publicly available set of databases containing domain name registration contact information?
- A IANA
- B CAPTCHA
- C IETF
- D whois
Reveal correct answer
Correct answer: D
Explanation
Correct Answer:
Whois is correct.
Whois provides all sorts of information on registrants—technical POCs, who registered the domain, contact numbers, and so on.
Incorrect Answers:
CAPTCHA, IANA, and IETF are incorrect.
CAPTCHA is a means to distinguish human input from machine input, where text entry or picture identification requires a real human to enter or click it.
IANA regulates IP allocation.
IETF is a standards organization.
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