.tw
 | This articleneeds additional citations forverification.(July 2017) |
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| Introduced | 31 July 1989 |
|---|---|
| TLDtype | Country code top-level domain |
| Status | Active |
| Registry | TWNIC |
| Sponsor | TWNIC |
| Intended use | Entities connected withTaiwan |
| Actual use | Popular in Taiwan |
| Registration restrictions | Requirements vary depending on which second-level name registration is within; foreigners allowed in several categories |
| Structure | Registrations are at second level or at third level beneath some second-level labels |
| Documents | Guidelines for administration of domain name registration |
| Dispute policies | Taiwan Network Information Center Domain Name Dispute Resolution Policy |
| DNSSEC | yes |
| Registry website | TWNIC |
.twis theInternetcountry codetop-level domain(ccTLD) forTaiwan.The domain name is based on theISO 3166-1 Alpha -2country codeTW.The registry is maintained by theTaiwan Network Information Center(TWNIC), a Taiwanese non-profit organization appointed by theNational Communications Commission(NCC) and theMinistry of Transportation and Communication.Since 1 March 2001, TWNIC has stopped allowing itself to sign up new domain names directly, instead allowing new registration through its contracted reseller registrars. As of May 2023[update],there are 17 registrars.[1]
Second-level domains[edit]
Registrations under.tware possible in second-level space or under various domains as third-level domains:
- edu.tw:for educational and academic institutions
- gov.tw:for agencies of theGovernment of the Republic of China
- mil.tw:for theRepublic of China Armed Forces
- com.tw:for companies or firms
- net.tw:for network or telecommunications license holders
- org.tw:for non-profit organizations
- idv.tw:for individuals (must verify their identity by e-mail)
- game.tw:unrestricted (but registrant must verify their identity by email), intended for gaming-related content
- ebiz.tw:unrestricted (but registrant must verify their identity by email), intended for online business-related content
- club.tw:unrestricted (but registrant must verify their identity by email)
- tw:unrestricted
Domain names inChinese charactersmay also be registered at the second level. Furthermore, any registrant of a standard domain name who has chosen a domestic registrar may automatically get two more domain names in Chinese characters in the followingsecond-level domains:Võng lộ.tw,Tổ chức.tw andThương nghiệp.tw. These second-level domains correspond tonet.tw,org.twandcom.tw,respectively.
Statistics[edit]
As of March 2017, around 8.31％ of the.tw domains are served via secured HTTPS protocol, with the cPanel, Inc. Certification Authority being the most popular SSL certificate.[2]Apacheis the most popular web server, serving 47.60% of the.tw domains, followed byMicrosoft-IISserving 20.31% of the total.tw domains.[2]
Internationalized domains[edit]
ICANNassigned twoInternationalized country code top-level domains(IDN ccTLDs) for Taiwan on 25 June 2010:[3]
- Đài Loan:Taiwanintraditional Chinese characters(DNS name: xn--kpry57d)
- Đài Loan:Taiwaninsimplified Chinese characters(DNS name: xn--kprw13d)
Since at least November 2015,[4]the simplified suffix is a DNAME alias for the traditional suffix. As a result, any subdomain of the traditional xn--kpry57d TLD automatically has a CNAME alias from the simplified xn--kprw13d TLD. The traditional suffix is in active use.
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^"Registrars".Retrieved2023-05-30.
- ^ab"Đài Loan võng con đường theo thống kê taiwio".taiwio(in Chinese (Taiwan)). Archived fromthe originalon 2017-03-02.Retrieved2017-03-01.
- ^"ICANN Board Meeting Minutes".ICANN. 25 June 2010.Archivedfrom the original on 7 July 2010.Retrieved25 June2010.
- ^"IETF dnsop WG mailing list".