.is
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Introduced | 1987 |
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TLD type | Country code top-level domain |
Status | Active |
Registry | ISNIC |
Sponsor | ISNIC |
Intended use | Entities connected with Iceland |
Actual use | Very popular in Iceland |
Registration restrictions | None |
Structure | Registrations are directly at second level |
Documents | Domain rules |
Dispute policies | Board of Appeals |
Registry website | ISNIC |
.is is the Internet country code top-level domain (ccTLD) for Iceland. .IS is fully liberated, with on-line payments and price has been fixed in Euros for foreigners.
.is is derived from the first two letters from the Icelandic spelling of Iceland: Ísland.
As of October 2008 there were 22,327 registered .is domains.[1]
According to McAfee, .is was amongst the 5 most secure TLDs in the world in 2007 and 2008.[2]
References
- ^ "ISNIC Lénaskrá: Fyrirtækið" (in Icelandic). Retrieved 9 January 2009.
Í ársbyrjun 2007 er fjöldinn orðinn tvöfallt meiri og 29. október 2008 er fjöldi virkra léna 22.327.
- ^ "ISNIC Lénaskrá: Fyrirtækið" (in Icelandic). Retrieved 9 January 2009.
Samkvæmt mælingu McAfee fyrirtækisins er .IS eitt af fimm öruggustu höfuðlénunum (TLD) í heiminum 2007 og 2008.