General
- Extension
- .cat
- Type
- Classic extension
- Meaning
- Catalan language and culture
- Registry
- Fundacio puntCAT
- Registry website
- www.domini.cat
- Registered since
- 19 December 2005
- ICANN agreement
- since 8 October 2015
Properties
- DNSSEC signed
- yes
- Name servers
- 5 (5 with IPv6)
- WHOIS server
- whois.nic.cat
- RDAP server
- rdap.nic.cat
- At 1blu
- on request via kissdomain
Registration conditions
- Who may register?
- Anyone who belongs to the Catalan linguistic and cultural community and declares this at registration. Otherwise the registry may suspend or delete the domain.
- Term
- 1 to 10 years per registration or renewal (ICANN Registry Agreement).
- Transfer
- With an auth code (auth info) under the ICANN Transfer Policy. A lock period applies after a new registration or transfer.
- After expiry
- Restore possible during the Redemption Grace Period (ICANN rules).
- Disputes
- ICANN Uniform Domain-Name Dispute-Resolution Policy (UDRP).
The registry's current rules are binding: www.domini.cat.
Sources: Fundació puntCAT: Rules of the .cat domain · ICANN Transfer Policy · ICANN UDRP · IANA Root Zone Database: .cat · As of 25 October 2026
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