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Bonjourno! I got a couple of domain names to register and I wanted to switch providers from google. I checked out a couple of the bigger ones like Cloudflare and Infomaniak but they're all asking me to upload a government photo id for security or whatever... I figured I'd ask around here to see what yall are using. I dont need anything crazy, mostly just the registration part. Bonus points for hosting dns with an api to manage records & what not but that part isnt necessary.

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[–] BartyDeCanter@piefed.social 29 points 1 day ago (2 children)

I use PorkBun. I didn’t have to upload any id, but I pay with a credit card so they do have my name and whatnot. They have a pretty decent API to manage whatever you need.

[–] pineapplelover@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 2 hours ago

I hear that new porkbun accouts might need to submit ID so thank goodness I made an account before that

[–] tyler@programming.dev 8 points 1 day ago (1 children)

If you’re in the U.S. you can use Privacy.com. No need to ever give name, address, or real credit card info ever again. It’s pretty nice.

[–] Dave@lemmy.nz 7 points 21 hours ago (1 children)

Who is behind it and how do you know they are trustworthy? I wasn't able to find much info but it seems it's just some company (not a non profit / charity or anything). I know they have paid plans but it seems they also have an incentive or at least an ability to sell your purchase data?

[–] tyler@programming.dev 2 points 2 hours ago (1 children)

No clue, but trusting one company with your info, rather than every company reduces your attack vector massively. My name, address, credit card info don’t have x chances of getting stolen or sold, but only 1.

[–] Dave@lemmy.nz 2 points 2 hours ago (1 children)

Yeah I guess so, but every site seems to be a Shop App now so it's hardly more than one company anyway 😅

[–] tyler@programming.dev 2 points 2 hours ago (1 children)

I set up a business site recently and I accept payments through both stripe and PayPal but the payment form looks exactly like shop’s so I wonder if people are just using a standard form or something.

[–] Dave@lemmy.nz 2 points 2 hours ago (1 children)

Ah I just assumed because they all look the same, but maybe you're right!

[–] tyler@programming.dev 2 points 1 hour ago

I thought the exact same thing as you until I loaded my cart page and saw it and got confused lol.