Overview of TLDs (Domain Name Extensions)

Registration (Anchor: reg)

TLD Duration (Years) Money Back Grace Period (Days) 1 Country / Sponsor Specific Requirements Domain Name Length Name Servers Required 2 60 Day Transfer Lock
.COM 1 - 10 4 None 3 - 63 Characters 1 - 13
.NET 1 - 10 4 None 3 - 63 Characters 1 - 13
.ORG 1 - 10 4 None 3 - 63 Characters 2 - 13
.INFO 1 - 10 4 None 3 - 63 Characters 2 - 13
.NAME 1 - 10 4 None 3 - 63 Characters 2 - 13
.ASIA 1 - 10 4 CED Contact 3 to be based in DotAsia community 3 - 63 Characters 2 - 13
.IN 1 - 10 4 None 3 - 63 Characters 2 - 13
.MN 1 - 10 4 None 3 - 63 Characters 2 - 13
.BZ 1 - 10 4 None 3 - 63 Characters 2 - 13
.ME 1 - 10 1 Registrant for Third level .ME domain name needs
to be a Montenegrin individual/entity.
3 - 63 Characters 2 - 13

Renewal (Anchor: ren)

TLD Duration (Years) 4 Auto Renewal 5 Renewal Grace Period (Days) Constraints / Notes
.COM 1 - 10 40 None
.NET 1 - 10 40 None
.ORG 1 - 10 40 None
.INFO 1 - 10 15 None
.NAME 1 - 10 40 None
.ASIA 1 - 10 40 None
.IN 1 - 10 15 None
.MN 1 - 10 40 None
.BZ 1 - 10 40 None
.ME 1 - 10 40 None

Transfer (Anchor: trf)

TLD Registration Term Extended By (Years) Domain Secret / Auth Code Length 6 Constraints / Comments 60 Day Transfer Lock
.COM 1 8 - 32 Characters None
.NET1 8 - 32 Characters None
.ORG 1 6 - 16 CharactersNone
.INFO 1 6 - 16 Characters None
.NAME 1 1 - 32 Characters None
.ASIA 1 6 - 16 Characters None
.IN 1 6 - 16 Characters None
.MN 1 6 - 16 CharactersNone
.BZ 1 6 - 16 Characters None
.ME 1 6 - 16 Characters None

Restoration / Redemption Grace Period (Anchor: res)

TLD Supported 7 Grace Period (Days)
.COM 30
.NET 30
.ORG 30
.INFO 30
.NAME None
.ASIA 30
.IN 30
.MN 30
.BZ 30
.ME 30

Other Operations (Anchor: oth)

TLD Child Name Servers 8 Theft Protection / Locks 9 Suspension 10 Contact Details Modification 11 Move Operation 12 Privacy Protection 13
.COM Unlimited No Restriction
.NET Unlimited No Restriction
.ORGUnlimited No Restriction
.INFO Unlimited No Restriction
.NAME Unlimited Registrant details can not be modified during the Add Grace Period.
.ASIAUnlimited No Restriction
.IN Unlimited No Restriction
.MN Unlimited No Restriction
.BZ Unlimited No Restriction
.MEUnlimited No Restriction
  1. 1. Deleting a Domain Name
  2. 2. How to change Name Servers of a Domain Name
  3. 3. What is Charter Eligibility Declaration (CED) Contact?
  4. 4. Renewing a Domain Name
  5. 5. What is Auto-Renewal?
  6. 6. Locating and Modifying the Domain (Transfer) Secret/Authorization Code for a Domain Name
  7. 7. What is Redemption Grace Period and How to Restore a Deleted Domain Name?
  8. 8. Registering and Managing Child Name Servers
  9. 9. What is Domain Theft Protection and Domain Locks?
  10. 10. How to Suspend / Unsuspend a Domain Name?
  11. 11. Managing Whois or Contact Details of Domain Names
  12. 12. Moving or Pushing a Domain Name from One Customer Control Panel to Another
  13. 13. Hiding Contact Details through Privacy Protection in the Whois of a Domain Name