.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]

For the .ps file extension, see PostScript.
.ps
Introduced22 March 2000
TLD typeCountry code top-level domain
StatusActive
RegistryPNINA
SponsorPITA
Intended useEntities connected with:
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

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. "IANA — Report on the Delegation ofفلسطين. ("Falasteen") representing the Occupied Palestinian Territory in Arabic".
  3. "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.
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