About .cc Domains
Verisign is the sponsor and backend provider for the country-code top-level domain name (ccTLD) .cc extension that represents Cocos (Keeling) Islands.
Who can register .cc domains?
Anyone can register .cc domain names.
Registration restrictions
When registering a .cc domain, you must follow specific requirements.
- Must use: 1-63 characters
- Can use: Letters (a-z characters), numbers (0-9) and hyphens (except in the 1st or last characters of the domain name)
- Cannot use: Special Characters (e.g., & and #)
- IDNs: Not supported
Features
- Registration length: 1-10 years
- Renewal length: 1-10 years
- Your .cc domain name renews on the day after its expiration date. If auto-renew is turned on, we'll attempt renewal on the day after its expiration date. If the first attempt fails, we'll continue attempting renewal multiple times prior to the domain's expiration date.
- If we cannot auto-renew the domain name and you do not manually renew it by the 12th day after the expiration date, you can attempt to recover your domain with any applicable fees.
- Backorders: Not supported
- Transfers to GoDaddy: Supported
- Transfers away from GoDaddy: Supported
- Transfer Lock: Supported
- Transfers to another GoDaddy account: Supported
- Domain Privacy: Supported
- Domain Protection: Supported
- CashParking: Not supported
- Contact Updates: Supported
Nameserver requirements
- Must use: 2-13 Nameservers
- Can use: IPv4
- Cannot use: IPv6, DNSSEC
Refunds
For details on refunds, review our refund policy
More info
- Want to register a .cc domain? Search for your domain today.
- Check out our most common domain articles to get started with your .cc domain.
