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DE is the country code top level domain (ccTLD) for the Federal Republic of Germany within the global domain name system (DNS).
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.DE Registry Info
DENIC is the central registry for all domains under the Top Level Domain .DE
.DE Registry Info
Character Length
.DE allows for single character and number only registrations up to a maximum of 63 characters. Hyphens (-) are allowed, however not at the beginning or directly in front of the TLD.
Registration Term
.DE domain names can only be registered or renewed for a term of 1 year.
Renewal Term
.DE domain names can be renewed for a minimum and maximum of 1 year, and can only be renewed within the 30 days preceding the Webnames package renewal date.
Additional Important information about .DE domain names
Transit: TRANSIT is the name that DENIC gives to a procedure, which makes sure that a domain holder does not lose his/her domain if it ceases to be administered by a DENIC member. You should understand a little about the background:
Usually, the request to register a domain is submitted to DENIC by a DENIC member acting on behalf of the customer. This DENIC member then goes on to handle all communications with DENIC concerning the domain on behalf of the domain holder. We call this administering the domain. If, for whatever reason, the DENIC member ceases to administer the domain, DENIC tries to get in touch directly with the domain holder as part of its TRANSIT procedure in order to ensure that it will be possible to have the domain administered in future by a DENIC member appointed by the domain holder. DENIC will send a letter to the domain holder and issues an individual password. The domain holder can now use this password on a personalized web page to indicate for each domain concerned:
- which DENIC member is to administer the domain in future;
- whether DENIC is to administer it itself through the service DENICdirect;
- or whether the domain is to be deleted.
This procedure ensures that the rights of domain holders to their domains are safeguarded.
- DENIC Transit FAQ (English, German)
- DENIC Transfer Homepage
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