Domain registrars
Joker.com privacy rating
German domain registrar run by CSL GmbH, offering hundreds of domain extensions, free DNS hosting with DNSSEC, and optional paid WHOIS privacy.
Summary
Joker.com scores 45 out of 100 (grade D) on the domain registrars criteria. It meets 3 of 12 criteria: no ads or data sales, TLS configuration and two-factor login. It partly meets no trackers or telemetry, security headers, Free WHOIS privacy, honest renewal pricing and transfer and registry lock. It does not meet open source, independent audit, transparency report and tells users about requests. It is based in Germany: Fourteen Eyes member; EU member (GDPR). Automated tests: SSL Labs grade A+ and Mozilla HTTP Observatory grade B.
Score 45 out of 100. How scoring works
Criteria
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No trackers or telemetry Weight 3 of 3
Are the website and apps free of third-party trackers, with any analytics anonymous and any telemetry off by default?
No third-party trackers were found, but the website loads a self-hosted Matomo tracker by default.
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Yes
No ads or data sales Weight 2 of 3
Is the product funded without advertising, ad targeting or selling user data?
Funded by paid domain registrations. No ads.
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No
Independent audit Weight 2 of 3
Has an independent security or privacy audit been published within the last three years?
No independent audit is published.
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No
Transparency report Weight 2 of 3
Does the provider regularly publish how many government and legal requests it receives and how it responds?
No transparency report or government request policy is published.
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No
Tells users about requests Weight 1 of 3
Does the provider promise to tell users about requests for their data, unless a court forbids it?
No published policy on notifying users about data requests.
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Partial
Free WHOIS privacy Weight 2 of 3
Is registrant data hidden from public WHOIS and RDAP at no extra cost?
WHOIS privacy is a paid add-on, available for most gTLDs.
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Partial
Honest renewal pricing Weight 1 of 3
Are renewal prices the same as, or close to, the first-year price?
Renewals cost more than first-year registration for many extensions, with .com renewing about a third higher.
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Yes
Two-factor login Weight 2 of 3
Do accounts support two-factor authentication with an authenticator app or security key?
TOTP authenticator apps are supported.
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Partial
Transfer and registry lock Weight 1 of 3
Is transfer lock on by default, with registry lock available?
Domains can be locked against unauthorized transfers. No registry lock service is documented.
Automated tests
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Yes
TLS configuration Weight 2 of 3
Does the website pass the Qualys SSL Labs test with a grade of A or better?
Grade A+
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Partial
Security headers Weight 1 of 3
Does the website pass the Mozilla HTTP Observatory test with a grade of A or better?
Grade B (75/100+)
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Not tested yet
Modern web standards Weight 1 of 3
Does the website score 90% or higher on the Internet.nl website test?
Not tested yet.