Changes

* DDoS (Distributed Denial of Service);

* DDoS (Distributed Denial of Service);

* botnetting;

* botnetting;

* hacking malicious.

* hacking malicious.<ref name="nic"></ref>

=== Reserved Domain Names ===

=== Reserved Domain Names ===

* Internet Terms;

* Internet Terms;

* existing gTLDs and ccTLDs, proposed in the process of been approved by the competent authority;

* existing gTLDs and ccTLDs, proposed in the process of been approved by the competent authority;

* terms reserved for NIC .DO operation.

* terms reserved for NIC .DO operation.<ref name="nic"></ref>

=== Second-level Domains ===

=== Second-level Domains ===

To register a domain name under the ccTLD .do you must choose one of the permitted subdomains, namely:

To register a domain name under the ccTLD .do you must choose one of the permitted subdomains, namely:<ref name="nic"></ref>

* .edu.do: educational institutions or research;

* .edu.do: educational institutions or research;

* .web.do: web services organizations;

* .web.do: web services organizations;

* .art.do: art institutions;

* .art.do: art institutions;

* .sld.do: health institutions.

* .sld.do: health institutions.<ref>[https://www.nic.do/en/domains/our-do-domains/ NIC .DO: Our .do Domains]</ref>

Domain names under classifications ".gob.do", ".gov.do" and ".mil.do" will only be delegated to military and government institutions of the Dominican Republic, and their delegation has additional requirements that must be met at the time of the request.

Domain names under classifications ".gob.do", ".gov.do" and ".mil.do" will only be delegated to military and government institutions of the Dominican Republic, and their delegation has additional requirements that must be met at the time of the request.<ref name="nic"></ref>

=== Characters ===

=== Characters ===

* the minimum length for third-level domains is one character;

* the minimum length for third-level domains is one character;

* valid characters are numbers (0-9), English alphabet letters and hyphen (-);

* valid characters are numbers (0-9), English alphabet letters and hyphen (-);

* in the case of the dash (“-“), it cannot go at the beginning or the end of the character combination that is requested, nor can it be used in the third and fourth positions simultaneously. For example “xn--1k2n4h4b.

* in the case of the dash (“-“), it cannot go at the beginning or the end of the character combination that is requested, nor can it be used in the third and fourth positions simultaneously. For example “xn--1k2n4h4b.<ref name="nic"></ref>

== References ==

== References ==