Domain holder verification

Domain Name Verification under the NIS 2 Regulation

Have you received a request to verify your holder data?

In accordance with DENIC's domain terms and conditions and guidelines, all domain holders are required to provide the following information, which must be accurate and up to date:

  • Full name (for legal entities, including legal form)
  • Current postal address
  • Telephone number and email address

Risk-based data verification

As part of the registration and administration of .de domains, the owner data provided is automatically checked for completeness and plausibility. If discrepancies are found, additional verification may be required. 

Verification via your provider

In this case, the domain holder must have the data provided verified via their provider so that the domain can continue to be used without restriction.

Why do we carry out verification?

  • To ensure the correct registration of .de domains.
  • To comply with legal requirements under NIS-2 / BSI law.

Note

Please act in a timely manner and have your data verified by your provider to ensure the availability of your domain! If your data is not verified, we will first remove the domain from the .de zone and then delete it later!

Step by step: What you need to do

Check data with your provider

Check that your name (including legal form), address, telephone number, and email address are complete and up to date. Verification is not carried out automatically by DENIC directly, but by your responsible DENIC member (provider).

Only your provider can make the necessary corrections and send the verified data to us. If in doubt, please contact your provider directly.

Correct and verify information

Submit the necessary documentation to your provider (e.g., extract from the commercial register or suitable proof of identity).

Arrange verification via your provider

Verification is carried out exclusively by your responsible provider. Only after successful confirmation will your domain data be considered properly verified.

Meet deadlines

If verification is not completed in a timely manner, your domain may be temporarily deactivated and deleted if there is no further response.

Methods of identity verification

Depending on the type of identification, e.g., ID card or passport, different methods are available for verifying identification data:

eIDAS

EU regulation for legally secure digital identities, signatures, and the EU ID wallet

PostIdent procedure

Deutsche Post identification procedure via ID verification, e.g., via video chat or at a branch office

Electronic and paper documents

Official documents with verifiable identification data

Transaction records

Documented payment data that serves as proof of a transaction

Photo-Ident/Video-Ident

Method for identity verification using biometric features or video verification with ID card

Availability

Proof of identity through active confirmation via postal address or email

How to recognise genuine e-mails from DENIC

To ensure that this e-mail really comes from DENIC:

  • The sender domain is always denic.de
  • DENIC will never ask you to send passwords, payment details or the login by e-mail.
  • All verification steps are carried out exclusively via your provider.
  • If in doubt: Call DENIC Direct Services (+49 69 27235-275).
  • If something seems suspicious, please forward the e-mail to info[at]denic[dot]de.