.gov
Sign in to saveThe domain name gov is a sponsored top-level domain (sTLD) in the Domain Name System of the Internet. The name is derived from the word government, indicating its restricted use by government entities in the United States. The TLD is administered by the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), a component of the United States Department of Homeland Security.
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".gov" is a special internet address ending reserved exclusively for U.S. government agencies and organizations, making it easy to identify official government websites. The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency manages and oversees this domain to ensure it's used only by legitimate government entities.
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Key facts
- Top level domain.name
- gov
- Top level domain.background
- FC0
- Top level domain.image
- Logo_for_.gov_TLD.svg
- Top level domain.type
- Sponsored top-level domain
- Top level domain.status
- Active
- Top level domain.registry
- Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency
- Top level domain.sponsor
- Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency
- Top level domain.intendeduse
- Governmental entities
- Top level domain.actualuse
- Only the United States government; formerly only federal government but later expanded to include state and local government
- Top level domain.restrictions
- Must meet eligibility requirements and submit authorization letter
- Top level domain.structure
- Registrations at second level permitted
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- History
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- Eligibility
- Policy
- Use by states and territories
- International equivalents
- See also
- References
- External links
The domain name gov is a sponsored top-level domain (sTLD) in the Domain Name System of the Internet. The name is derived from the word government, indicating its restricted use by government entities in the United States. The TLD is administered by the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), a component of the United States Department of Homeland Security.
gov is one of the original six top-level domains, defined in RFC 920. Though "originally intended for any kind of government office or agency", only U.S.-based government entities may register gov domain names, a result of the Internet originating as a U.S. government-sponsored research network.