What is the difference between registry, registrar, and registrant?
Find out the differences between registry, registrar, and registrant in domain name management, from authorities to users, and the role of ICANN in this system.
Registry – is an accredited authority responsible for managing top-level domain names. It creates domain extensions, establishes the terms and conditions for purchase and use, collaborating with registrars to sell them to the public.
Registrar – represents the accredited company that provides domain names to interested parties. It can sell top-level domains - TLD (Top Level Domain) such as the extensions: .com, .net, .org or top-level domain names representing a country code – ccTLD (country code Top Level Domain) such as: .ro, .md, .it.
Registrant – Is the person who requests the registration of a domain name. Applicants can manage the settings and features of their domains with the registrar through which they made the purchase.
The entire domain name system is overseen by the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN). The non-profit organization is responsible for coordinating domain names, ensuring that the domain, IP address, and DNS are unique, thus avoiding duplicates.