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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 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
- Top level domain.document
- RFC 920; RFC 1591; RFC 2146
- Top level domain.disputepolicy
- None
- Top level domain.dnssec
- Yes
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- sponsored top-level domain
- Country
- United States
- Official website
- get.gov
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- inception
- 1985-00-00
- maintained by
- General Services Administration
- Commons category
- .gov
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