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Overview of TLDs (Domain Name Extensions)

Registration (Anchor: reg)

TLD Duration (Years) Money Back Grace Period (Days) 1 Country / Sponsor Specific Requirements Domain Name Length Name Servers Required 2 60 Day Transfer Lock
.COM 1 - 10 4 None 3 - 63 Characters 1 - 13
.NET 1 - 10 4 None 3 - 63 Characters 1 - 13
.ORG 1 - 10 4 None 3 - 63 Characters 2 - 13
.INFO 1 - 10 4 None 3 - 63 Characters 2 - 13
.BIZ 1 - 10 4 None 3 - 63 Characters 2 - 13
.MOBI 1 - 10 4 Associated website should be WAP enabled 3 - 63 Characters 2 - 13
.NAME 1 - 10 4 None 3 - 63 Characters 2 - 13
.ASIA 1 - 10 4 CED Contact 3 to be based in DotAsia community 3 - 63 Characters 2 - 13
.IN 1 - 10 4 None 3 - 63 Characters 2 - 13
.EU 1 - 10 0 Registrant needs to be from EU 4 2 - 63 Characters 1 - 9
.US 1 - 10 4 Nexus Compliance 5 3 - 63 Characters 2 - 13
.CN 1 -10 0 None 1 - 63 Characters 1 - 6

Renewal (Anchor: ren)

TLD Duration (Years) 6 Auto Renewal 7 Renewal Grace Period (Days) Constraints / Notes
.COM 1 - 10 40 None
.NET 1 - 10 40 None
.ORG 1 - 10 40 None
.INFO 1 - 10 15 None
.BIZ 1 - 10 40 None
.MOBI 1 - 10 40 None
.NAME 1 - 10 40 None
.ASIA 1 - 10 40 None
.IN 1 - 10 15 None
.EU 1 - 10 0 None
.US 1 - 10 40 None
.CN1 - 10 40 None

Transfer (Anchor: trf)

TLD Registration Term Extended By (Years) Domain Secret / Auth Code Length 8 Constraints / Comments 60 Day Transfer Lock
.COM 1 8 - 32 Characters None
.NET1 8 - 32 Characters None
.ORG 1 6 - 16 CharactersNone
.INFO 1 6 - 16 Characters None
.BIZ 16 - 16 Characters 1 and 2 character domain names can also be transferred in.
.MOBI 1 6 - 16 Characters None
.NAME 1 1 - 32 Characters None
.ASIA 1 6 - 16 Characters None
.IN 1 6 - 16 Characters None
.EU 1 None None
.US 1 6 - 16 Characters None
.CN 1 1 - 16 CharactersNone

Restoration / Redemption Grace Period (Anchor: res)

TLD Supported 9 Grace Period (Days)
.COM 30
.NET 30
.ORG 30
.INFO 30
.BIZ 30
.MOBI 30
.NAME None
.ASIA 30
.IN 30
.EU 40
.US 30
.CN 15

Other Operations (Anchor: oth)

TLD Child Name Servers 10 Theft Protection / Locks 11 Suspension 12 Contact Details Modification 13 Move Operation 14 Privacy Protection 15
.COM Unlimited No Restriction
.NET Unlimited No Restriction
.ORGUnlimited No Restriction
.INFO Unlimited No Restriction
.BIZ Unlimited No Restriction
.MOBI Unlimited No Restriction
.NAME Unlimited Registrant details can not be modified during the Add Grace Period.
.ASIAUnlimited No Restriction
.IN Unlimited No Restriction
.EU 1 - 9 Registrant Name/Company modification 16 is a billable action.
.US Unlimited No Restriction
.CN 1 - 6 No Restriction
  1. 1. Deleting a Domain Name
  2. 2. How to change Name Servers of a Domain Name
  3. 3. What is Charter Eligibility Declaration (CED) Contact?
  4. 4. Eligibility Criteria for Registering a .EU domain name
  5. 5. .US Domain Name Rules/Requirements
  6. 6. Renewing a Domain Name
  7. 7. What is Auto-Renewal?
  8. 8. Locating and Modifying the Domain (Transfer) Secret/Authorization Code for a Domain Name
  9. 9. What is Redemption Grace Period and How to Restore a Deleted Domain Name?
  10. 10. Registering and Managing Child Name Servers
  11. 11. What is Domain Theft Protection and Domain Locks?
  12. 12. How to Suspend / Unsuspend a Domain Name?
  13. 13. Managing Whois or Contact Details of Domain Names
  14. 14. Moving or Pushing a Domain Name from One Customer Control Panel to Another
  15. 15. Hiding Contact Details through Privacy Protection in the Whois of a Domain Name
  16. 16. Modifying the Ownership Identity of a .EU Domain Name / Moving a .EU Domain Name to Another Customer