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.ps
Introduced22 March 2000
TLDtypeCountry code top-level domain
StatusActive
RegistryPNINA
SponsorPITA
Intended useEntities connected with:State of Palestine
Actual useFairly popular in Palestine
Registration restrictions2nd-level registrations unrestricted; 3rd-level registrations may have limitations based on which 2nd-level domain they are within
StructureMay register at second level or beneath generic 2nd-level categories at 3rd level
DocumentsIANA reports:Delegation (2000),Redelegation (2004);ICANN MoU
Dispute policiesDRS Policy
Registry websitepnina.ps

.psis theInternetcountry code top-level domainccTLDofficially assigned to theState of Palestine.[1] It is administered by the Palestinian National Internet Naming Authority.[2]

Registrations are processed by certified registrars.

The Internationalized country code top-level domain for the State of Palestine is.فلسطين,which is represented as.xn--ygbi2ammxinPunycode.[2]

Second level domains[edit]

Registrations can be made at the second-level as well as at several third-level domain names:[3]

  • .ps:open to anyone (not required to be Palestinian)[4]
  • com.ps,net.ps,org.ps:unrestricted[3]
  • edu.ps:Educational institutions.
  • gov.ps:institutions of thePNAand government.
  • sch.ps:Palestinian schools

Domain hacks[edit]

It has also been used indomain hacks,for examplemeetu.psfor meetups on the websiteMeetup,and by theUniversity of Marylandaster.ps.[5]

References[edit]

  1. ^"IANA —.ps Domain Delegation Data".iana.org.
  2. ^ab"IANA — Report on the Delegation ofفلسطين. (" Falasteen ") representing the Occupied Palestinian Territory in Arabic".
  3. ^ab"PNINA Registration Policies and Procedures for Registering Domains under the.ps ccTLD".The Palestinian National Internet Naming Authority.Retrieved2020-04-21.
  4. ^"How to register a.PS domain?".The Palestinian National Internet Naming Authority.Retrieved2020-04-21.Anyone, Palestinians and non-Palestinians, from businesses to organizations to individuals, can register a.ps domain name
  5. ^"Central Authentication Service (CAS)".University of Maryland.

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