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#REDIRECT [[Serviciul Tehnologia Informației și Securitate Cibernetică]]
'''.md''' is the ccTLD for Moldova. It is managed by [[Serviciul Tehnologia Informației și Securitate Cibernetică|IP Serviciul Tehnologia Informatiei si Securitate Cibernetica]].<ref>[https://www.iana.org/domains/root/db/md.html IANA: Delegation Record for .MD]</ref>
 
== Rules and Restrictions ==
 
.md is an [[Open Use ccTLD]]. Registrants for the registration of subdomain names can be:
 
* natural/legal persons, resident/non-resident citizens of the Republic of Moldova;
* institutions of central and local public administration of the Republic of Moldova;
* natural/legal persons from outside the Republic of Moldova;
* legal representatives of the entities/persons referred to in points 1), 2) and 3), authorised under the legislation of the Republic of Moldova.<ref name="rules">[https://nic.md/img/legal/Rules_registration_subdomain_md.pdf?v=20241028030538 nic.md: Rules for the registration of subdomain names in the .md top level domain]</ref>
 
A domain name must not:
 
* infringe trademark and intellectual property rights protection legislation;
* infringe the legislation on the protection of geographical indications, designations of origin and traditional specialities guaranteed;
* incite hatred, discrimination of any kind, violation of public order or violence;
* harm the psycho-emotional integrity of people, especially minors.<ref name="rules"></ref>
 
=== Characters ===
 
The subdomain name must:
 
* consist of alpha-numeric characters (Arabic numerals: 0-9, Latin letters: a-z; A-Z, without diacritics) and the spelling sign ( - ) and/or their combination. Small characters (a-z) are recommended, as subdomain names do not take into account upper or lower case characters;
* not begin or end with the spelling sign ( - );
* have the minimum of 2 (two) characters and maximum of 63 (sixty-three) characters.<ref name="rules"></ref>
 
== Usage ==
 
As of 2024, .md has approximately 30,000 active domains.<ref>[https://research.domaintools.com/statistics/tld-counts/ DomainTools: Domain Count Statistics for TLDs]</ref>
 
== References ==
{{reflist}}


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[[Category:ccTLD]]
[[Category:Moldova]]

Latest revision as of 01:27, 28 October 2024

.md is the ccTLD for Moldova. It is managed by IP Serviciul Tehnologia Informatiei si Securitate Cibernetica.[1]

Rules and Restrictions[edit | edit source]

.md is an Open Use ccTLD. Registrants for the registration of subdomain names can be:

  • natural/legal persons, resident/non-resident citizens of the Republic of Moldova;
  • institutions of central and local public administration of the Republic of Moldova;
  • natural/legal persons from outside the Republic of Moldova;
  • legal representatives of the entities/persons referred to in points 1), 2) and 3), authorised under the legislation of the Republic of Moldova.[2]

A domain name must not:

  • infringe trademark and intellectual property rights protection legislation;
  • infringe the legislation on the protection of geographical indications, designations of origin and traditional specialities guaranteed;
  • incite hatred, discrimination of any kind, violation of public order or violence;
  • harm the psycho-emotional integrity of people, especially minors.[2]

Characters[edit | edit source]

The subdomain name must:

  • consist of alpha-numeric characters (Arabic numerals: 0-9, Latin letters: a-z; A-Z, without diacritics) and the spelling sign ( - ) and/or their combination. Small characters (a-z) are recommended, as subdomain names do not take into account upper or lower case characters;
  • not begin or end with the spelling sign ( - );
  • have the minimum of 2 (two) characters and maximum of 63 (sixty-three) characters.[2]

Usage[edit | edit source]

As of 2024, .md has approximately 30,000 active domains.[3]

References[edit | edit source]