As a penetration tester preparing for a client engagement, you need to acquire the point of contact and registration tenure of a suspicious domain linked to your client's industry. Given the transient nature of domain registrations and the need for the most current data, which methodology would be MOST effective in obtaining the precise, real-time domain registration information?
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Performing a direct WHOIS lookup using an updated WHOIS client or service
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Retrieving historical domain ownership information via the Internet Archive's Wayback Machine
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Conducting a domain footprint using a search engine cache to potentially find recent contact information
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Running a passive DNS analysis tool to deduce ownership based on DNS record patterns
While options such as search engines, Internet Archive, or DNS enumeration techniques might offer insights into a domain's various attributes, for obtaining the latest registration and point of contact details, directly querying current WHOIS database records ensures the most accurate and time-critical information. Other sources may supplement WHOIS data but are not as reliable for up-to-the-minute record accuracy.
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