{"id":6916,"date":"2017-05-26T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2017-05-25T16:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.fraudlabspro.com\/resources2\/tutorials\/what-is-email-domain-age-validation\/"},"modified":"2026-04-02T18:32:33","modified_gmt":"2026-04-02T10:32:33","password":"","slug":"what-is-email-domain-age-validation","status":"publish","type":"docs","link":"https:\/\/www.fraudlabspro.com\/resources\/tutorials\/what-is-email-domain-age-validation\/","title":{"rendered":"What is email domain age validation?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Unlock The Power Of Email Domain Age Validation: Understanding The Rules\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/I8unA-ZISYs?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:22px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Email domain age can be used to check for fraud. If you enable the email domain age validation rule, FraudLabs Pro will automatically find out how long the domain exist from its registration date. If the domain was recently registered, then the risks of fraud is high.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Note: This fraud validation rule only applicable if the email address collected was not from a free email service provider.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Let&#8217;s see how to protect your online business from fraud with this email domain age validation rule.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">How to configure email domain age validation?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>1. Login to the <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/fraudlabspro.com\/merchant\/login\">FraudLabs Pro Merchant Control Panel<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>2. Click on the <strong>Rules<\/strong> then click <strong>Add Rule<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>3. Select <strong>Email Domain Age<\/strong> <strong>Less than [Custom Value] Months<\/strong> for the <strong>Rule<\/strong> field.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>4. Enter the&nbsp;<strong>email domain age<\/strong>&nbsp;in month for <strong>Value<\/strong> field and select the <strong>Action<\/strong> you want.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1432\" height=\"528\" src=\"https:\/\/www.fraudlabspro.com\/resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/flp-email-domain-age-less-than-rule.png\" alt=\"Email domain age validation rule creation\" class=\"wp-image-3405\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.fraudlabspro.com\/resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/flp-email-domain-age-less-than-rule.png 1432w, https:\/\/www.fraudlabspro.com\/resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/flp-email-domain-age-less-than-rule-300x111.png 300w, https:\/\/www.fraudlabspro.com\/resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/flp-email-domain-age-less-than-rule-1024x378.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.fraudlabspro.com\/resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/flp-email-domain-age-less-than-rule-768x283.png 768w, https:\/\/www.fraudlabspro.com\/resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/flp-email-domain-age-less-than-rule-50x18.png 50w, https:\/\/www.fraudlabspro.com\/resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/flp-email-domain-age-less-than-rule-920x339.png 920w, https:\/\/www.fraudlabspro.com\/resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/flp-email-domain-age-less-than-rule-600x221.png 600w, https:\/\/www.fraudlabspro.com\/resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/flp-email-domain-age-less-than-rule-320x118.png 320w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1432px) 100vw, 1432px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>5. Click&nbsp;<strong>Save<\/strong>&nbsp;and you are done.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:49px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:38px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\">Ready to start with FraudLabs Pro?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">Get Micro plan for free, you can quickly explore and integrate with our fraud prevention solution in minutes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><a class=\"maxbutton-1 maxbutton maxbutton-sign-up-micro\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Sign Up Micro Plan and get 500 validation for FREE\" rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.fraudlabspro.com\/checkout-micro#fraudlabspro-freesignup\"><span class='mb-text'>Sign Up Free<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:45px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Email domain age can be used to check for fraud. 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