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I understand that some recent changes in Internet rules may make it easier for someone to “hijack” my .edu domain name. Is this true?

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I understand that some recent changes in Internet rules may make it easier for someone to “hijack” my .edu domain name. Is this true?

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No. The changes you’ve heard about ICANN transfer policy do not affect the .edu domain. These changes were put in place by ICANN (the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers) to make it easier for a domain name holder to transfer that name from one Internet Registrar to another. In the case of .edu names, first, there is only on Registrar, EDUCAUSE, and, second, the .edu domain is not subject to ICANN regulations. All procedure for the .edu domain remain unchanged and these procedures continue to prevent unauthorized updates to .edu registrations.