.gov is a generic top-level domain managed by Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency.
A top-level domain delegated by IANA to the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, with whois.nic.gov as the WHOIS server and get.gov as the services site. IANA's current record classifies .gov as a generic top-level domain; older IANA pages listed it as sponsored. Either way, access is controlled by a single sponsoring organisation rather than being open to all comers.
Type, sponsoring organisation and technical endpoints are confirmed against theIANA Root Zone Databaseon 2026-10-16.
Not independently verified.IANA's delegation record does not publish registration eligibility, restrictions or pricing.Check the registry's own page before registering.
The eligibility rules are set by the sponsoring organisation, not by the DNS. Because IANA's record does not publish them, use the linked registry page to confirm current conditions before relying on any specific requirement.
This note is compiled automatically from the sources above and is not a substitute for the registry's own current policy document.
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