.tech domain: registry, conditions & properties

General

Allocation: After the launch of the extension, in order of application (first come, first served).
Reserved names: Names reserved by ICANN and Radix, including premium names, cannot be registered freely.
Two-character names: Withheld or released by the registry. Holders must not falsely imply a connection to a government.
Who may register?: In principle anyone, unless the registry sets additional conditions (e.g. for industry, regional or brand extensions).
Length: At most 63 characters per label (for IDNs the ACE form counts). This follows the DNS standard RFC 1035, which the ICANN registry agreement requires. The registry does not state its own minimum length.
Characters: a–z, 0–9 and hyphen. No hyphen at the beginning or end, and in positions 3 and 4 only for IDNs (ACE form starting with xn--).
Registrant data: Name, street, city, state/province and postal code where applicable, country, phone and e-mail of the registrant; an organisation is optional. Personal data is redacted in public lookups where data protection law requires it.
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: radix.website.