Domain Guard: Product Overview and Usage Guide
Product Overview
Domain Guard is a powerful security solution designed to protect your domain from unauthorized access, cyber threats, and fraudulent activities. It offers robust privacy safeguards, advanced monitoring tools, and real-time security alerts to keep your domain secure and under your control.
Why is it important to secure your domain?
Domain Guard prevents unauthorized transfers, protects sensitive information, and reduces exposure to spam, scams, and identity theft, ensuring a secure and controlled online presence.
What services are included in the Domain Guard
Domain Guard offer domain security and privacy, but they serve different purposes and provide varying levels of protection. Domain Privacy hides your personal details from the public WHOIS database. However, it may not be available for all domain types. For instance, .AU (Australia) domain names are governed by auDA, which restricts private registration. Private Tech helps protect your data by hiding your technical contact details.
- We’ve partnered with a trusted third-party provider to offer enhanced Domain Monitoring features—such as malware scanning and blacklist monitoring—to help keep your website secure and your domain reputation protected.
- All monitoring services are managed directly through the provider’s website using your existing SiteLock login details.
- If your domain already has an active SiteLock paid plan, you’ll see a notification in your Control Panel and via API. This message will confirm that the plan is already provisioned and remind you that any management or updates should be done through the platform where the plan was originally purchased.
Other domains can still have privacy protection but on a reduced level. For domains that are not eligible for WHOIS privacy, only the Domain Monitoring and Security features are available.
Domain Guard safeguards your domain name which includes private registration, malware scanning, blacklist monitoring, & more.
Note: Features related to private registration would be applicable based on the domain extension. Refer the table below to understand the Domain Guard benefits you would get.
| DOMAIN GUARD FEATURES | FEATURE BENEFITS | APPLICABLE TLDS |
|---|---|---|
|
Private Registration |
It helps mask your personal contact details and prevent spam and identity theft |
Private registration would not be applicable on the following TLD extensions: a) .au, .com.au, org.au, net.au, edu.au, gov.au, id.au, nz, it & tel (business accounts) b) co.uk, me.uk, org.uk, de, be, cn, eu, in, fr, no, co.in, net.in, org.in, ind.in, co.za, ae, uk, nyc, law, abogado, hk, com.hk, idv.hk, ngo, ong, vote, voto, nrw, gmbh, bz, swiss, ie, eco, dk, es, bs, name, jp, us, com.cn, net.cn, org.cn, health, ch, bond, motorcycles, ltda, gent, ruhr, ryukyu, ca, co.id, my, com.my, net.my, org.my |
|
Blacklist Monitoring |
It monitors your email domain and IP reputation which ensures a reputable identity for your domain. |
All TLDs |
|
Malware Scanning |
Identifies potential threats that can damage your online reputation & safeguard your website with regular malware scans. |
All TLDs |
How To Purchase Domain Guard
This step-by-step guide walks you through setting up Domain Guard using the Account Manager, ensuring a secure and seamless process.
- Log in to your Account Manager.
- Find the domain that you want to manage. In the Domain Registration row, click MANAGE.
- Scroll down to the Your Domain Health Check section. Find Domain Guard and click ACTIVATE.
- In the popup window, click ACTIVATE again. You will be redirected to your cart.
- Click PAY SECURELY and follow the on-screen instructions to complete your purchase.
NOTE. It may take up to 24 hours for the global WHOIS database to update and reflect any changes when activating Domain Guard.
How To Disable Domain Guard Services
This step-by-step guide walks you through disabling the Domain Guard Services using the Account Manager, ensuring a secure and seamless process.
- Go to your Domain Manager.
- Find the domain that is connected to your Domain Guard service that you want to manage. In the Domain Guard row, click MANAGE.
- On the Domain Guard Overview section, scroll down to Services.
NOTE. It may take up to 24 hours for the global WHOIS database to update and reflect any changes when disabling Domain Guard.
How To Cancel the Domain Guard
This step-by-step guide walks you through disabling the Domain Guard using the Account Manager, ensuring a secure and seamless process.
IMPORTANT. Cancelling your Domain Guard will set your domain status to the public. This means that all your personal data will be unprotected. Your name, email, address, and contact numbers will all become available for public viewing in WhoIs. Moreover, there will be NO REFUNDS for cancelled/deleted products.
- Log in to your Account Manager.
- Select the domain you want to manage.
- Click Manage next to the Domain Guard service.
- On the right side of the Domain Guard bar, open the menu by clicking the hamburger icon.
- Select Delete Domain Guard from the drop-down menu.
- Click Confirm Delete to finalize the removal.
NOTE. Activating or disabling Domain Guard will take up to 24 hours for the global WhoIs database to reflect the new privacy settings.