IANA-managed Reserved Domains

<!doctype html> <html> <head> <title>IANA-managed Reserved Domains</title> <meta charset="utf-8" /> <meta http-equiv="Content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8" /> <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1" /> <link rel="stylesheet" href="/_css/2022/iana_website.css"/> <link rel="shortcut icon" type="image/ico" href="/_img/bookmark_icon.ico"/> <script type="text/javascript" src="/_js/jquery.js"></script> <script type="text/javascript" src="/_js/iana.js"></script> </head> <body> <header> <div id="header"> <div id="logo"> <a href="/"><img src="/_img/2022/iana-logo-header.svg" alt="Homepage"/></a> </div> <div class="navigation"> <ul> <li><a href="/domains">Domains</a></li> <li><a href="/protocols">Protocols</a></li> <li><a href="/numbers">Numbers</a></li>  <li><a href="/about">About</a></li> </ul> </div> </div> </header> <div id="body"> <article class="hemmed sidenav"> <main> <h1>IANA-managed Reserved Domains</h1> <p>Certain domains are set aside, and nominally registered to “IANA”, for specific policy or technical purposes.</p> <h2>Example domains</h2> <p>As described in <a href="/go/rfc2606">RFC 2606</a> and <a href="/go/rfc6761">RFC 6761</a>, a number of domains such as <span class="domain label">example.com</span> and <span class="domain label">example.org</span> are maintained for documentation purposes. These domains may be used as illustrative examples in documents without prior coordination with us. They are not available for registration or transfer.</p> <h2>Test IDN top-level domains</h2> <p>These domains were temporarily delegated by IANA for the <a href="http://www.icann.org/topics/idn/">IDN Evaluation</a> being conducted by <a href="http://www.icann.org/">ICANN</a>.</p> <div class="iana-table-frame"> <table id="arpa-table" class="iana-table"> <thead> <tr><th>Domain</th><th>Domain (A-label)</th><th>Language</th><th>Script</th></tr> </thead> <tbody> <tr><td>إختبار</td><td><span class="domain label"><a href="/domains/root/db/xn--kgbechtv.html">XN--KGBECHTV</a></span></td> <td>Arabic</td><td>Arabic</td></tr> <tr><td>آزمایشی</td><td><span class="domain label"><a href="/domains/root/db/xn--hgbk6aj7f53bba.html">XN--HGBK6AJ7F53BBA</a></span></td> <td>Persian</td><td>Arabic</td></tr> <tr><td>测试</td><td><span class="domain label"><a href="/domains/root/db/xn--0zwm56d.html">XN--0ZWM56D</a></span></td> <td>Chinese</td><td>Han (Simplified variant)</td></tr> <tr><td>測試</td><td><span class="domain label"><a href="/domains/root/db/xn--g6w251d.html">XN--G6W251D</a></span></td> <td>Chinese</td><td>Han (Traditional variant)</td></tr> <tr><td>испытание</td><td><span class="domain label"><a href="/domains/root/db/xn--80akhbyknj4f.html">XN--80AKHBYKNJ4F</a></span></td> <td>Russian</td><td>Cyrillic</td></tr> <tr><td>परीक्षा</td><td><span class="domain label"><a href="/domains/root/db/xn--11b5bs3a9aj6g.html">XN--11B5BS3A9AJ6G</a></span></td> <td>Hindi</td><td>Devanagari (Nagari)</td></tr> <tr><td>δοκιμή</td><td><span class="domain label"><a href="/domains/root/db/xn--jxalpdlp.html">XN--JXALPDLP</a></span></td> <td>Greek, Modern (1453-)</td><td>Greek</td></tr> <tr><td>테스트</td><td><span class="domain label"><a href="/domains/root/db/xn--9t4b11yi5a.html">XN--9T4B11YI5A</a></span></td> <td>Korean</td><td>Hangul (Hangŭl, Hangeul)</td></tr> <tr><td>טעסט</td><td><span class="domain label"><a href="/domains/root/db/xn--deba0ad.html">XN--DEBA0AD</a></span></td> <td>Yiddish</td><td>Hebrew</td></tr> <tr><td>テスト</td><td><span class="domain label"><a href="/domains/root/db/xn--zckzah.html">XN--ZCKZAH</a></span></td> <td>Japanese</td><td>Katakana</td></tr> <tr><td>பரிட்சை</td><td><span class="domain label"><a href="/domains/root/db/xn--hlcj6aya9esc7a.html">XN--HLCJ6AYA9ESC7A</a></span></td> <td>Tamil</td><td>Tamil</td></tr></tbody> </table> </div> <h2>Policy-reserved domains</h2> <p>We act as both the registrant and registrar for a select number of domains which have been reserved under policy grounds. These exclusions are typically indicated in either technical standards (RFC documents), or <a href="http://www.icann.org/en/registries/agreements.htm">contractual limitations</a>.</p> <p>Domains which are described as registered to IANA or ICANN on policy grounds are not available for registration or transfer, with the exception of <span class="domain label"><i>country-name</i>.info</span> domains. These domains are available for release by the ICANN Governmental Advisory Committee Secretariat.</p> <h2>Other Special-Use Domains</h2> <p>There is additionally a <a href="/assignments/special-use-domain-names">Special-Use Domain Names</a> registry documenting special-use domains designated by technical standards. For further information, see <a href="/go/rfc6761">Special-Use Domain Names</a> (RFC 6761).</p> </main> <nav id="sidenav"> <div class="navigation_box"> <h2>Domain Names</h2> <ul> <li id="nav_dom_top"><a href="/domains">Overview</a></li> <li id="nav_dom_root"><a href="/domains/root">Root Zone Management</a></li> <ul id="nav_dom_root_sub"> <li id="nav_dom_root_top"><a href="/domains/root">Overview</a></li> <li id="nav_dom_root_db"><a href="/domains/root/db">Root Database</a></li> <li id="nav_dom_root_files"><a href="/domains/root/files">Hint and Zone Files</a></li> <li id="nav_dom_root_manage"><a href="/domains/root/manage">Change Requests</a></li> <li id="nav_dom_root_procedures"><a href="/domains/root/help">Instructions & Guides</a></li> <li id="nav_dom_root_servers"><a href="/domains/root/servers">Root Servers</a></li> </ul> <li id="nav_dom_int"><a href="/domains/int">.INT Registry</a></li> <ul id="nav_dom_int_sub"> <li id="nav_dom_int_top"><a href="/domains/int">Overview</a></li> <li id="nav_dom_int_manage"><a href="/domains/int/manage">Register/modify an .INT domain</a></li> <li id="nav_dom_int_policy"><a href="/domains/int/policy">Eligibility</a></li> </ul> <li id="nav_dom_arpa"><a href="/domains/arpa">.ARPA Registry</a></li> <li id="nav_dom_idn"><a href="/domains/idn-tables">IDN Practices Repository</a></li> <ul id="nav_dom_idn_sub"> <li id="nav_dom_idn_top"><a href="/domains/idn-tables">Overview</a></li>  <li id="nav_dom_idn_submit"><a href="/procedures/idn-repository.html">Submit a table</a></li> </ul> <li id="nav_dom_dnssec"><a href="/dnssec">Root Key Signing Key (DNSSEC)</a></li> <ul id="nav_dom_dnssec_sub"> <li id="nav_dom_dnssec_top"><a href="/dnssec">Overview</a></li> <li id="nav_dom_dnssec_ksk"><a href="/dnssec/files">Trust Anchors and Rollovers</a></li> <li id="nav_dom_dnssec_ceremonies"><a href="/dnssec/ceremonies">Key Signing Ceremonies</a></li> <li id="nav_dom_dnssec_dps"><a href="/dnssec/procedures">Policies & Procedures</a></li> <li id="nav_dom_dnssec_tcrs"><a href="/dnssec/tcrs">Community Representatives</a></li> <li id="nav_dom_dnssec_archive"><a href="/dnssec/archive">Project Archive</a></li> </ul> <li id="nav_dom_special"><a href="/domains/reserved">Reserved Domains</a></li> </ul> </div> </nav> </article> </div> <footer> <div id="footer"> <table class="navigation"> <tr> <td class="section"><a href="/domains">Domain Names</a></td> <td class="subsection"> <ul> <li><a href="/domains/root">Root Zone Registry</a></li> <li><a href="/domains/int">.INT Registry</a></li> <li><a href="/domains/arpa">.ARPA Registry</a></li> <li><a href="/domains/idn-tables">IDN Repository</a></li> </ul> </td> </tr> <tr> <td class="section"><a href="/numbers">Number Resources</a></td> <td class="subsection"> <ul> <li><a href="/abuse">Abuse Information</a></li> </ul> </td> </tr> <tr> <td class="section"><a href="/protocols">Protocols</a></td> <td class="subsection"> <ul> <li><a href="/protocols">Protocol Registries</a></li> <li><a href="/time-zones">Time Zone Database</a></li> </ul> </td> </tr> <tr> <td class="section"><a href="/about">About Us</a></td> <td class="subsection"> <ul> <li><a href="/performance">Performance</a></li> <li><a href="/reports">Reports</a></li> <li><a href="/reviews">Reviews</a></li> <li><a href="/about/excellence">Excellence</a></li>  <li><a href="/contact">Contact Us</a></li> </ul> </td> </tr> </table> <div id="custodian"> <p>The IANA functions coordinate the Internet鈥檚 globally unique identifiers, and are provided by <a href="http://pti.icann.org">Public Technical Identifiers</a>, an affiliate of <a href="http://www.icann.org/">ICANN</a>.</p> </div> <div id="legalnotice"> <ul> <li><a href="https://www.icann.org/privacy/policy">Privacy Policy</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.icann.org/privacy/tos">Terms of Service</a></li> </ul> </div> </div> </footer> <script> $(document).ready(function() { $("#nav_dom_special").addClass("selected") $("#nav_dom_int_sub").hide() $("#nav_dom_idn_sub").hide() $("#nav_dom_dnssec_sub").hide() $("#nav_dom_tools_sub").hide() $("#nav_dom_root_sub").hide() }); </script> </body> </html>

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