.CC

Name: .CC — TLD Knowledge Base
Creator: Verisign

Cocos Islands

Verisign · ccTLD · Updated 2026-09-10

Open

Specifications

Zone: cc
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: Standard
Auth code format: Standard EPP
Redemption period: 30 d
Handle updates: Yes
WHOIS privacy: Yes
WHOIS update: Standard
WHOIS server: ccwhois.verisign-grs.com
Connection: Direct
Data set: ccTLD
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. Originally ccTLD for Cocos (Keeling) Islands, now operated by Verisign as generic.

Registration

1-10 years.

Transfer Procedure

Standard auth code transfer.

📘 ICANN Transfer Policy (IRTP) — See ICANN Transfer Policy for the full IRTP framework, auth code rules, 60-day lock periods, and TEAC.

Registrant Change

Standard process.

📘 ICANN OwnerChange (COR) — See ICANN OwnerChange for COR triggers, FOA/DA modes, 60-day lock, and opt-out.

Renewal & Deletion

Standard.

📘 ICANN ERRP — See ICANN ERRP for the standard gTLD expiry lifecycle (Auto-Renew Grace → RGP → Pending Delete → Released).

Restore / Redemption Grace Period

Standard.

📘 ICANN ERRP — See ICANN ERRP for RGP details and standard restore fees.

WHOIS / Privacy

Standard WHOIS.

📘 ICANN Registration Data Policy — See Registration Data Policy for RDP 2025, RDAP, redaction defaults, and privacy/proxy rules.

NIS2 Compliance

N/A.

📘 NIS2 Compliance — See NIS2 Compliance for Article 28 requirements, registry implementation status, and operational impact.

Known Error Codes & Notes

Standard: Standard operational procedures apply.

Data controllers

eNIC Cocos (Keeling) Islands Pty.<br>Ltd. d/b/a Island Internet Services (org) Level 10, 5 Queens Road, Melbourne VIC 3004, Australia
eNIC Cocos (Keeling) Islands Pty.<br>Ltd. d/b/a Island Internet Services — Mario West, Managing Director (admin) c/o Verisign Internet Services, Level 10, 5 Queens Road, Melbourne VIC 3004, Australia

Error codes

EF00803
EF01017
EF03008
EF00512
EF01008
EF01009
EF03005
EF01002
EF03007
EF01015
EF03006
EF01075
EF03011
EF01055
EF03010
EF01095
EF01074
EF0103118

Required fields

techc/email
ownerc/email
adminc/email

Restrictions

Domains can be registered without restrictions.

Root nameservers

AC2.NSTLD.COM
AC4.NSTLD.COM
AC1.NSTLD.COM
AC3.NSTLD.COM

Tasks (API)

restore · available · chargeable · manual
restoreNE · available · automatic
update · available · automatic
updateStatus · available · automatic
create · available · chargeable · automatic
restoreARGP · available · automatic
preack · available · automatic
transfer · available · chargeable · automatic · AuthInfo required
restoreRenew · available · automatic
delete · available · automatic
renew · available · chargeable · automatic

API

Domain Create

POST https://api.autodns.com/v1/domain

{
  "name": "example.cc",
  "ownerc": {
    "id": 23142212
  },
  "adminc": {
    "id": 23142212
  },
  "techc": {
    "id": 23142212
  },
  "nameServers": [
    {
      "name": "ns1.example.com"
    },
    {
      "name": "ns2.example.com"
    }
  ],
  "confirmOrder": false
}

Domain Transfer

POST https://api.autodns.com/v1/domain/_transfer

{
  "name": "example.cc",
  "auth": "(AUTH_CODE)"
}

Create AuthInfo1

POST https://api.autodns.com/v1/domain/example.cc/_authinfo1

Standard EPP auth code.

Domain Restore

POST https://api.autodns.com/v1/domain/example.cc/_restore