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rdap

RDAP command line client

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OpenRDAP is a command line RDAP client implementation in Go. Build Status

https://www.openrdap.org - homepage

https://www.openrdap.org/demo - live demo

Features

  • Command line RDAP client
  • Output formats: text, JSON, WHOIS style
  • Query types supported:
    • ip
    • domain
    • autnum
    • nameserver
    • entity
    • help
    • url
    • domain-search
    • domain-search-by-nameserver
    • domain-search-by-nameserver-ip
    • nameserver-search
    • nameserver-search-by-ip
    • entity-search
    • entity-search-by-handle
  • Automatic server detection for ip/domain/autnum/entities
  • Object tags support
  • Bootstrap cache (optional, uses $XDG_CACHE_HOME/openrdap by default, falling back to ~/.cache/openrdap)
  • X.509 client authentication

Installation

This program uses Go. The Go compiler is available from https://golang.org/.

To install:

go install github.com/openrdap/rdap/cmd/rdap@master

This will install the "rdap" binary in your $GOPATH/go/bin directory. Try running:

~/go/bin/rdap google.com

Usage

Query typeUsage
Domain (.com)rdap -v example.com
IPv4 Addressrdap -v 192.0.2.0
IPv6 Addressrdap -v 2001:db8::
Autonomous System (ASN)rdap -v AS15169
Entity (with object tag)rdap -v OPS4-RIPE

Advanced usage (server must be specified using -s; not all servers support all query types)

Query typeUsage
Nameserverrdap -v -t nameserver -s https://rdap.verisign.com/com/v1 ns1.google.com
Helprdap -v -t help -s https://rdap.verisign.com/com/v1
Domain Searchrdap -v -t domain-search -s $SERVER_URL example*.gtld
Domain Search (by NS)rdap -v -t domain-search-by-nameserver -s $SERVER_URL ns1.example.gtld
Domain Search (by NS IP)rdap -v -t domain-search-by-nameserver-ip -s $SERVER_URL 192.0.2.0
Nameserver Searchrdap -v -t nameserver-search -s $SERVER_URL ns1.example.gtld
Nameserver Search (by IP)rdap -v -t nameserver-search-by-ip -s $SERVER_URL 192.0.2.0
Entity Searchrdap -v -t entity-search -s $SERVER_URL ENTITY-TAG
Entity Search (by handle)rdap -v -t entity-search-by-handle -s $SERVER_URL ENTITY-TAG

See https://www.openrdap.org/docs.

Example output

Click the examples to see the output:

rdap example.com
  Domain Name: EXAMPLE.COM
  Handle: 2336799_DOMAIN_COM-VRSN
  Status: client delete prohibited
  Status: client transfer prohibited
  Status: client update prohibited
  Conformance: rdap_level_0
  Conformance: icann_rdap_technical_implementation_guide_0
  Conformance: icann_rdap_response_profile_0
  Notice:
    Title: Terms of Use
    Description: Service subject to Terms of Use.
    Link: https://www.verisign.com/domain-names/registration-data-access-protocol/terms-service/index.xhtml
  Notice:
    Title: Status Codes
    Description: For more information on domain status codes, please visit https://icann.org/epp
    Link: https://icann.org/epp
  Notice:
    Title: RDDS Inaccuracy Complaint Form
    Description: URL of the ICANN RDDS Inaccuracy Complaint Form: https://icann.org/wicf
    Link: https://icann.org/wicf
  Link: https://rdap.verisign.com/com/v1/domain/EXAMPLE.COM
  Event:
    Action: registration
    Date: 1995-08-14T04:00:00Z
  Event:
    Action: expiration
    Date: 2023-08-13T04:00:00Z
  Event:
    Action: last changed
    Date: 2023-05-12T15:13:35Z
  Event:
    Action: last update of RDAP database
    Date: 2023-05-16T20:36:06Z
  Secure DNS:
    Delegation Signed: true
    DSData:
      Key Tag: 370
      Algorithm: 13
      Digest: BE74359954660069D5C63D200C39F5603827D7DD02B56F120EE9F3A86764247C
      DigestType: 2
  Entity:
    Handle: 376
    Public ID:
      Type: IANA Registrar ID
      Identifier: 376
    Role: registrar
    vCard version: 4.0
    vCard fn: RESERVED-Internet Assigned Numbers Authority
    Entity:
      Role: abuse
      vCard version: 4.0
  Nameserver:
    Nameserver: A.IANA-SERVERS.NET
  Nameserver:
    Nameserver: B.IANA-SERVERS.NET
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