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Identity Digital · new gTLD · Updated 2026-09-10
Open
Specifications
- Zone
- army
- Registration
- Real-time
- Registration period
- 1-10 years
- Character length
- 1-63
- IDN
- Yes
- DNSSEC
- Yes
- IPv6
- Yes
- Nameservers
- 2-7 nameservers
- Transfer lock
- Yes
- Renewal on transfer
- Yes
- Transfer time
- 5 days
- Auth code format
- Standard EPP
- Redemption period
- 30 d
- Handle updates
- Yes
- WHOIS privacy
- Yes
- Data set
- minimum
- WHOIS update
- Standard
- WHOIS server
- whois.nic.army
- Connection
- Direct
- IDN character sets
- BIG5, EUC_JP, EUC_KR, ISCII, KOI8_R, KOI8_U, SHIFT_JIS, TIS_620, ISO_8859_7, ISO_8859_1
- Auth code
- Yes
Eligibility & Restrictions
Open to anyone worldwide. No restrictions.
Registration
1-10 years. Real-time registration. 60-day transfer lock after new registration.
Transfer Procedure
Standard auth code transfer. 5-day auto-approve if losing registrar does not respond.
Registrant Change
ICANN COR process. Both current and new registrant notified. 60-day transfer lock applied (opt-out available before initiating).
Renewal & Deletion
Standard auto-renew. 45-day Auto-Renew Grace Period after expiry. ERRP lifecycle applies.
Restore / Redemption Grace Period
30-day Redemption Grace Period after deletion. 5-day Pending Delete. Then released for public registration.
WHOIS / Privacy
RDP 2025: Minimum Data Set. Registrant data redacted by default in public RDAP/WHOIS. Organisation field = legal owner.
NIS2 Compliance
New gTLDs subject to ICANN policies. Registrar-level NIS2 obligations apply for EU-based registrants.
Data controllers
- DENIC Services GmbH & Co. KG (escrow) Heinrich-Hertz-Straße 6, 64295 Darmstadt, Germany
- Dog Beach, LLC (org) c/o Identity Digital Limited, 10500 NE 8th Street, Suite 750, Bellevue WA 98004, United States of America (the)
- Identity Digital Limited — Vice President, Engineering (admin) 10500 NE 8th Street, Suite 750, Bellevue WA 98004, United States of America (the)
Error codes
- EF00805
- EF0103112
- EF00803
- EF01017
- EF03008
- EF00512
- EF03005
- EF01002
- EF03007
- EF01015
- EF03006
- EF01075
- EF03011
- EF01055
- EF03010
- EF01095
- EF01074
- EF0103118
Required fields
- techc/email
- ownerc/email
- adminc/email
Restrictions
- The Registrant offering the TLD's related Highly Regulated services from the domain name must show that he holds any applicable required licenses or credentials (legal or dental medical credentials). The Registrant must agree to implement reasonable and appropriate security measures, as defined by applicable laws.
- Premium domains (short, memorable and general names) are more expensive in registration optionally also in renewal (e.g. car.tld).
- In addition to Precondition 64, the Registrants of Military TLDs must agree that they will not misrepresent or otherwise imply that they are affiliated with, or are sponsored by, any national or international military body if they are not, in fact, affiliated.
- The TLD is already in the General-Availability.
- Domains can be registered without restrictions.
Root nameservers
- V0N2.NIC.ARMY
- V0N0.NIC.ARMY
- V2N0.NIC.ARMY
- V0N1.NIC.ARMY
- V2N1.NIC.ARMY
- V0N3.NIC.ARMY
Tasks (API)
- renew · available · chargeable · automatic
- create · available · chargeable · automatic
- delete · available · automatic
- restoreNE · available · automatic
- update · available · automatic
- restore · available · chargeable · manual
- transfer · available · chargeable · automatic · AuthInfo required
- restoreRenew · available · automatic
- restoreARGP · available · automatic
- updateStatus · available · automatic
- preack · available · automatic
API
Domain Create
POST https://api.autodns.com/v1/domain
{ "name": "example.army", "ownerc": { "id": 23142212 }, "adminc": { "id": 23142212 }, "techc": { "id": 23142212 }, "nameServers": [ { "name": "ns1.autodns.com" }, { "name": "ns2.autodns.com" }, { "name": "ns3.autodns.com" } ], "confirmOrder": false }
Domain Transfer
POST https://api.autodns.com/v1/domain/_transfer
{ "name": "example.army", "auth": "(AUTH_CODE)", "ownerc": { "id": 23142212 }, "adminc": { "id": 23142212 }, "techc": { "id": 23142212 }, "nameServers": [ { "name": "ns1.autodns.com" }, { "name": "ns2.autodns.com" } ] }
Standard 5-day auto-approve. 60-day lock after registration. No TLD-specific extensions required.
Quick Reference
All standard domain lifecycle commands
## Renew POST /domain/example.army/_renew { "period": 12 } ## Delete DELETE /domain/example.army ## Restore (within 30-day RGP) POST /domain/example.army/_restore ## Get auth code POST /domain/example.army/_authinfo1 ## Owner change (triggers COR) POST /domain/example.army/_ownerChange ## Update nameservers PUT /domain/example.army