.is
Internet country-code top level domain for Iceland
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::summary Internet country-code top level domain for Iceland ::
::data[format=table title="Infobox Top level domain"]
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | .is |
| image | Dotis.png |
| introduced | 11 December 1986 |
| type | Country code top-level domain |
| status | Active |
| dnssec | Yes |
| registry | ISNIC |
| sponsor | ISNIC |
| registereddomains | 91,705 |
| dateregistereddomains | 2024-05-16 |
| refregistereddomains | |
| intendeduse | Entities connected with Iceland |
| actualuse | Very popular in Iceland |
| restrictions | None |
| structure | Registrations are directly at second level |
| document | |
| disputepolicy | Icelandic Consumer Agency and/or ISNIC's Board of Appeals |
| website | |
| image_size | 100px |
| :: |
| name = .is | image = Dotis.png | introduced = 11 December 1986 | type = Country code top-level domain | status = Active | dnssec = Yes | registry = ISNIC | sponsor = ISNIC | registereddomains = 91,705 | dateregistereddomains = 2024-05-16 | refregistereddomains = | intendeduse = Entities connected with Iceland | actualuse = Very popular in Iceland | restrictions = None | structure = Registrations are directly at second level | document = | disputepolicy = Icelandic Consumer Agency and/or ISNIC's Board of Appeals | website = | image_size = 100px
.is (dot is) is the top-level domain for Iceland. The country code is derived from the first two letters of Ísland, which is the Icelandic word for Iceland. Registration of .is domains is open to all people and companies without any special restriction.
The first .is domain, hi.is, is the domain of Háskóli Íslands (University of Iceland). It was registered on 11 December 1986, making it one of the earliest ever domain registrations on the Internet. The domain is managed by ISNIC, a private corporation.
According to the McAfee report "Mapping the Mal Web," .is was evaluated as one of the top 10 most secure TLDs in the world in the years 2007 and 2008.{{cite web |url = https://www.isnic.is/about/isnic.php |title = ISNIC Lénaskrá: Fyrirtækið |accessdate = 2009-01-09 |language = Icelandic |quote = .IS amongst the most secure top level domains in the world. |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20081221084945/http://www.isnic.is/about/isnic.php |archive-date = 2008-12-21 |url-status = dead
, .is domains can be registered for up to five years.
Domain suspensions
In April 2013, ISNIC briefly hosted The Pirate Bay's domain ThePirateBay.is.
In 2014, ISNIC suspended two domains which hosted material produced by the Islamic State, including Khilafah.is.
In September 2017, ISNIC briefly hosted American neo-Nazi domain dailystormer.is, which had been removed by several domain Registries around the world. It was pulled from its .is domain after its publisher did not fulfill the standard procedure of disclosing his address.
In September 2022, ISNIC suspended the .is domain for Kiwi Farms, a controversial internet trolling and harassment forum.
References
References
- (16 May 2024). "Statistics for ccTLD .is".
- "ISNIC Registry: Domain Rules". Isnic.is.
- "ISNIC Lénaskrá: Leit í rétthafaskrá (WHOIS)".
- Myers, Steven Lee. (9 October 2024). "How Iceland Became a Virtual Home for Online Disinformation and Identity Theft". [[The New York Times]].
- ".is registrations can now be renewed for up to five years".
- (25 April 2013). "Pirate Bay Finds Safe Haven in Iceland, Switches to .IS Domain".
- Lee, Timothy B.. (23 September 2017). "Iceland authorities weighing options after neo-Nazi site registers there". [[Ars Technica]].
- (12 October 2014). "Announcement".
- (29 September 2017). "The Daily Stormer, neo-Nazi website, loses Icelandic web address in latest domain spat". The Washington Times.
- (10 September 2022). "Lénum sjaldan lokað á grundvelli innihalds á vef". mbl.is.
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