.it domains
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Europe: Italy
The Country code top-level domain for Italy is .IT and was created in 1987. It was opened to particulars the year 2004, and has approximately 20,000 domains registered monthly. The .IT domains are managed by Nic.it
This Country code has approximately 3 million registered domains.
.it domain rates and features
Domain rates .it
| Action | Periodes | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Registration | 1 year(s) | 7,95 € |
| Renewal | 1 year(s) | 7,95 € |
| Transfer | 1 year(s) | 7,95 € |
| Restore | Includes domain renewal for 1 year | 15,90 € |
Features
- Residency requirements
- Special DNS requirements
- Domain length between 2 and 63 characters
- IDN characters are permitted
- Allows DNS modification
- DNSSEC
- The transfer extends the expiration date by one year from the date of termination
.it domain life cycle
.it domain regulations
Residency requirements
It's mandatory for the registrant to be an European resident or a company located in the European Community.
Technical requirements
.IT domains require the DNS to be active on different subnets and to be authoritative for the domain at the time of registration.
You can check if they pass these minimum requirements using our Zone Check tool.
Registrations
.it domain registrations are immediate.
Transfers
To perform .IT domain transfers you will need to have the AuthCode or EPP-Key, you can ask your current registrar in order to obtain this code.
Renewals
The renewal of .IT domains can be carried out up to 30 days before the expiration date.
Once the renewal is completed, the expiration date will not be updated until about 14 days after the current expiration date has passed. During this time, the domain will display the renewal in process.
Cancellations
.IT Domains can't be canceled.
DNS modifications
DNS modification is immediate, please note they must propagate through the network, this process can take up to 6-12 hours to complete, until then the domain will still point to the previous DNS servers.
DNSSEC
We allow the usage of DNSSEC on .it domains. Your domain can take advantage of this additional security layer that DNS servers that are compatible with this technology can provide.
More information is available at: DNSSEC: What is it and how does it work.
Domain owner change
To execute ownership changes for .IT domains you will need to open a ticket regarding this.
This process has a cost of €7.95 and does not involve domain renewal.
Permitted characters / IDN
- .it domains permit characters from 'a' to 'z', numbers from '0' to '9' and hyphens '-'.
- A hyphen '-' is not permitted in the first or last position of the domain name.
- Two consecutive hyphens are not permitted in the 3rd and 4th position.
- IDN characters are permitted in .it domains.
Permitted IDN character table for .it domains
An Internationalized Domain Name (IDN) is a domain name that can contain non ASCII characters.
| Unicode Script | Hyphen (-) | Digits (0-9) | Characters (a-z) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| By default | Yes | Yes | Yes |
IDN domains don't permit to mix different Scripts or character sets (for example, Latin, Greek or Cyrillic).
But it's possible to use different character tables for a same script.
- The Latin Script permits the use of characters of Latin-1 supplement, Latin Extended-A, Latin Extended-B, etc.. tables.
- The Greek Script permits to combine characters of the Greek, Greek Extended, etc.. tables, doesn't permit combine them with the normal latin characters (a-z), but permits the use of numbers or hyphens.
- Other script types have their own corresponding tables.
Official documentation
In this section you will find links to official documentation of the extension.
- .IT don't have extra documentation.
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Can I transfer a .it domain registered with another provider?
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You can transfer your .it domain from transfer by following the steps provided there.
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