.ps
Introduced22 March 2000
TLD typeCountry code top-level domain
StatusActive
RegistryPNINA
SponsorPITA
Intended useEntities connected with:  State of Palestine
Actual useFairly popular in Palestine
Registration restrictions2nd-level registrations unrestricted; 3rd-level registrations may have limitations based on which 2nd-level domain they are within
StructureMay register at second level or beneath generic 2nd-level categories at 3rd level
DocumentsIANA reports: Delegation (2000), Redelegation (2004); ICANN MoU
Dispute policiesDRS Policy
Registry websitepnina.ps

.ps is the Internet country code top-level domain ccTLD officially assigned to the State of Palestine.[1] It is administered by the Palestinian National Internet Naming Authority.[2]

Registrations are processed by certified registrars.

The Internationalized country code top-level domain for the State of Palestine is .فلسطين, which is represented as .xn--ygbi2ammx in Punycode.[2]

Second level domains

Registrations can be made at the second-level as well as at several third-level domain names:[3]

  • .ps: open to anyone (not required to be Palestinian)[4]
  • com.ps, net.ps, org.ps: unrestricted[3]
  • edu.ps: Educational institutions.
  • gov.ps: institutions of the PNA and government.
  • sch.ps: Palestinian schools

Domain hacks

It has also been used in domain hacks, for example meetu.ps for meetups on the website Meetup, and by the University of Maryland as ter.ps.[5]

References

  1. ^ "IANA — .ps Domain Delegation Data". www.iana.org.
  2. ^ a b "IANA — Report on the Delegation ofفلسطين. ("Falasteen") representing the Occupied Palestinian Territory in Arabic".
  3. ^ a b "PNINA Registration Policies and Procedures for Registering Domains under the .ps ccTLD". The Palestinian National Internet Naming Authority. Retrieved 2020-04-21.
  4. ^ "How to register a .PS domain?". The Palestinian National Internet Naming Authority. Retrieved 2020-04-21. Anyone, Palestinians and non-Palestinians, from businesses to organizations to individuals, can register a .ps domain name
  5. ^ "Central Authentication Service (CAS)". University of Maryland.