The individual or organization that registers a specific domain name with a registrar. This individual or organization holds the right to use that specific domain name for a specified period of time, provided certain conditions are met and the registration fees are paid. Note that the NSI Registry provides direct services to registrars only, not Internet end-users. It does not contain any domain name registrant or contact information.
Registrars provide direct services to registrants.
Registrar A registrar provides direct services to domain name registrants. The registrar database contains customer information in addition to the DNS information contained in the Registry database. Registrars process name registrations for Internet end-users and then send the necessary DNS information to a Registry for entry into the centralized Registry database and ultimate propagation over the Internet. There are multiple registrars providing registration services through the NSI Registry. This is a contract that registrars must enter into with the VeriSign Global Registry Services in order to be able to provide registration services through the VeriSign Global Registry.