Overview of Domain Name Extensions

Registration

Extension 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
.BIZ 1 - 10 4 None 3 - 63 Characters 2 - 13
.NAME 1 - 10 4 None 3 - 63 Characters 2 - 13
.US 1 - 10 4 Nexus Compliance 3 3 - 63 Characters 2 - 13

Renewal

Extension Duration (Years) 4 Auto Renewal 5 Renewal Grace Period (Days) Constraints
.COM 1 - 10 40 None
.NET 1 - 10 40 None
.ORG 1 - 10 40 None
.INFO 1 - 10 15 None
.BIZ 1 - 10 40 None
.NAME 1 - 10 40 None
.US 1 - 10 40 None

Transfer

Extension Registration Term extended by (Years) Domain Secret / Auth Code Length 6 Constraints / Comments 60 Day Transfer Lock
.COM 1 8 - 32 Characters None
.NET 1 8 - 32 Characters None
.ORG 1 6 - 16 Characters None
.INFO 1 6 - 16 Characters None
.BIZ 1 6 - 16 Characters 1 and 2 character domain names can also be transferred in.
.NAME 1 1 - 32 Characters None
.US 1 6 - 16 Characters None

Restoration

Extension Supported 7 Grace Period (Days)
.COM 30
.NET 30
.ORG 30
.INFO 30
.BIZ 30
.NAME None
.US 30

Other Operations

Extension Child Name Servers 8 Locking 9 Suspension 10 Contact details modification 11 Move Operation 12 Privacy Protection 13
.COM Unlimited No Restriction
.NET Unlimited No Restriction
.ORG Unlimited No Restriction
.INFO Unlimited No Restriction
.BIZ Unlimited No Restriction
.NAME Unlimited Registrant details cannot be modified during the Add Grace Period.
.US Unlimited No Restriction
  1. 1. Deleting a Domain Name
  2. 2. How to change Name Servers of a Domain Name
  3. 3. .US Domain Name Rules/Requirements
  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