Domain registration expires soon

DNS · High severity

What it means

The registry record for the domain says its registration expires between 15 and 45 days from now. This is what the registry's own WHOIS record states; it does not move this report's overall letter grade on its own (see "A note on this check" below).

Why it matters

If a domain registration genuinely lapses, it takes down the site, every subdomain, every certificate, and every email address tied to it — all at once, with no partial failure. Certificate expiry is recoverable in minutes; a lapsed domain is not. This finding exists to catch it well before it becomes urgent.

How to fix it

Confirm the actual expiry directly with your registrar first — WHOIS records are sometimes stale or inconsistently formatted. If it's accurate, renew the domain registration and turn on auto-renewal so it doesn't need tracking manually going forward. Confirm the payment method and contact email on file are current — renewal failures are almost always caused by one of those two quietly going stale, not by anyone deciding not to renew.

A note on this check

This finding is derived entirely from the domain's public WHOIS record, a data source known to be inconsistent, sometimes redacted, and occasionally stale across registrars. It's reported at its own severity but excluded from the checks that cap the overall letter grade — confirm with your registrar before treating it as certain.