General
- Extension
- .de
- Type
- Country-code extension
- Meaning
- Germany
- Registry
- DENIC eG
- Registry website
- www.denic.de
- Registered since
- 5 November 1986
Properties
- DNSSEC signed
- yes
- Name servers
- 6 (6 with IPv6)
- WHOIS server
- whois.denic.de
- RDAP server
- none reported to IANA
- At 1blu
- available to order directly
Registration conditions
- Who may register?
- Any natural or legal person; residence in Germany is not required. Co-ownership is permitted.
- Length
- 1 to 63 characters (for umlauts the ACE form counts).
- Characters
- a–z, 0–9 and hyphen, plus the special characters permitted by DENIC such as ä, ö, ü and ß. No hyphen at the beginning or end and not in positions 3 and 4.
- Registrant data
- Full name or company name with legal form, street address (no PO box), e-mail and phone. DENIC checks accuracy under the BSI Act and may request proof.
- Transfer
- With an AuthInfo: at the holder's request, the current provider creates it, sends it encrypted to DENIC and passes it on to the holder. The new provider submits the transfer request with it; if it matches, the domain moves immediately. If the current provider is not active, DENIC sends the AuthInfo by registered mail to the holder's address. The AuthInfo expires after 30 days.
Sources: DENIC domain guidelines · DENIC: Provider transfer · IANA Root Zone Database: .de · As of 25 October 2026