.il is the Internet country code top-level domain (ccTLD) of Israel, administered by the Israel Internet Association and managed by NIC - ISRAEL[permanent dead link], which hosts the DNS root server and manages the Israeli Internet Exchange, that supports IPv4 and IPv6.[3][4]
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| Introduced | 24 October 1985 |
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| TLD type | Country code top-level domain |
| Status | Active |
| Registry | Israel Internet Association |
| Sponsor | Internet Society of Israel, NIC - ISRAEL[permanent dead link] |
| Intended use | Entities connected with: |
| Actual use | Popular in Israel |
| Registered domains | 285,060 (2023-08-19)[1] |
| Registration restrictions | Limitations vary based on which 2nd-level domain registration is within; registry reserves right to screen and reject applications |
| Structure | Names are registered at third-level within generic second-level categories; second-level name registry directly under .il not supported |
| Documents | Registration rules |
| Dispute policies | Optional dispute resolution via Advisory Committee |
| DNSSEC | yes |
| Registry website | en |
| Introduced | 22 November 2022 |
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| TLD type | Internationalized country code top-level domain |
| Status | Active |
| Registry | Israel Internet Association |
| Sponsor | Internet Society of Israel |
| Intended use | Entities connected with  Israel with content in the Hebrew alphabet |
| Registered domains | 22,186 (2023-08-19)[1] |
| Registration restrictions | Only Hebrew alphabet, digits, hyphens can be used.[2] |
| Structure | Names to be registered either at second-level directly under ישראל. or at third-level within generic second-level categories |
| Documents | Registration rules |
| DNS name | xn--4dbrk0ce |
| Registry website | כולנו.ישראל |
The .il top-level domain is one of the earliest registered ccTLDs. When Israel registered it, on 24 October 1985,[3] it was the third registration of any ccTLD, after .us[5] and .uk,[6] which were registered earlier that year.
As of 19 August 2023 there are 285,060 domain names registered under the .il ccTLD in Israel.[1]
Top-level domains in Hebrew script
editOn 19 May 2020, ICANN approved the use of the ישראל. domain,[7][8] that was proposed in 2012.[9] It was delegated on 11 February 2021, and since 22 November 2022 it is possible to register domain names in full Hebrew script.[10]
Unlike the structure of .il, domain names registered under ישראל. may be either directly at second-level (for example: איגוד-האינטרנט.ישראל) or at third-level under one of these second-level domains:[11]
אקדמיה.ישראל.: Academic institutions; equivalent to .ac.il.ממשל.ישראל.: Government and Governmental System; equivalent to .gov.il.צהל.ישראל.: Israel Defense Forces; equivalent to .idf.il.ישוב.ישראל.: Municipal Government; equivalent to .muni.il.
There will not be a Hebrew-script equivalent to these second-level domains:
.co.il.org.il.k12.il.net.il
As a more private initiative the top-level domain .קום ("com") was registered by VeriSign in 2016. It has as of 2020 many thousand second-level domains, mostly in Hebrew script, some in Latin script.
Second-level domains
editDomain names ending with .il will always be in the third level under one of these second-level domains:[12]
.ac.il: Academic Institutions; administration delegated to the Inter-University Computation Center..co.il: Commercial Entities; administration delegated to five private registrars..org.il: Non-commercial Organizations; administration delegated to five private registrars..net.il: Israeli Internet service providers; available only to licensed providers by the Israel Internet Association..k12.il: Schools and Kindergartens.gov.il: Government and Governmental System; administration delegated to Ministry of Finance..muni.il: Municipal Government.idf.il: Israel Defense Forces; administration delegated to the army's Center of Computing and Information Systems.
Registration of other second-level domain names directly under .il is not supported.
Hebrew third level domains such as איגוד-האינטרנט.org.il are available since 2010.[13]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b c "Statistics". Israel Internet Association. 19 August 2023. Retrieved 19 August 2023.
- ^ ccTLD ישראל. Domains – Frequently Asked Questions
- ^ a b IANA's Delegation Record, at the bottom of the page.
- ^ "About Us". Israel Internet Association - ISOC-IL. Retrieved 10 June 2014.
- ^ "Delegation Record for .US". IANA. Retrieved 10 June 2014.
- ^ "Delegation Record for .UK". IANA. Retrieved 10 June 2014.
- ^ "".ישראל " – New Israeli country code top-level domain (ccTLD)". ISOC. Retrieved 16 June 2020.
- ^ "ICANN Announces Successful String Evaluation for Israel IDN ccTLD". ICANN. Retrieved 16 June 2020.
- ^ "IDN ccTLD Form of Interest - Israel". ICANN. Retrieved 25 February 2012.
- ^ "עצמאות אינטרנטית כחול-לבן: מהיום ניתן לרשום שמות מתחם בעברית באופן מלא". ISOC-IL. Retrieved 22 November 2022.
- ^ "Registration rules for ישראל. (in Hebrew)" (PDF).
- ^ "Rules for the Allocation of Domain Names Under the Israel Country Code Top Level Domain ("IL ")". Israel Internet Association - ISOC-IL. August 2010. Retrieved 10 June 2014.
- ^ Hebrew Domain Names Archived 10 August 2014 at the Wayback Machine
External links
edit- IANA .il whois information
- Israeli Internet Association – Archived 29 August 2006 at the Wayback Machine
- Israeli Internet Association – official site of the .il ccTLD (English version)
- Israel Network Information Center[permanent dead link]