Difficulty accessing structured registration data for technical audits
I am working on a security audit for a client and I need to pull detailed registration records for several dozen domains. The old Whois tools are just returning blocks of unformatted text or "redacted" messages that are useless for my scripts. I need a way to get this information in a more standardized, machine-readable format that follows the newer protocols. Does anyone have experience with a more modern interface that can handle these queries without constantly getting blocked or returning broken data?
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Technical data is becoming harder to scrape because of all the new privacy regulations, which makes audits a real pain. When I need precise details, I use an rdap lookup https://domainsavailable.now/rdap-lookup to ensure I’m getting the most accurate information allowed by the registry. It avoids a lot of the formatting issues that you see with the traditional command-line tools. Give a more modern web-based interface a try to see if it helps you get the clean data you need for your client.