.LU

Name: .LU — TLD Knowledge Base
Creator: RESTENA Foundation

Luxembourg

RESTENA Foundation · ccTLD · Updated 2026-09-10

OpenIDNDNSSEC

Specifications

Zone: .lu
Registration: Real-time
Registration period: 1 year
Character length: 1-63
IDN: Yes
Nameservers: 2-7 nameservers
Transfer time: ~15 days
Auth code format: N/A
Redemption period: 30 d
Handle updates: Yes
WHOIS update: Standard
WHOIS server: whois.dns.lu
Connection: Direct
Data set: ccTLD
IDN character sets: ISO_8859_1

Eligibility & Restrictions

Open to anyone. No local presence requirement since 1 February 2010. Administrative contact no longer needs to be Luxembourg-based.

Registration

No minimum specified; tacit/automatic renewal. Maximum 10 years at some registrars.

Transfer Procedure

Manual transfer process. No auth code used by this registry.

No auth code for .LU transfer. This is frequently misunderstood. Transfer initiated entirely via email confirmation sent by RESTENA to admin contact.

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

Registrant Change

Trade (owner change) also requires admin contact email approval. Same process as registrar transfer. Both new owner and current owner must confirm.

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

Renewal & Deletion

Domains tacitly renewed. No action required to renew. Registrar must actively request removal before expiry if not renewing.

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

Restore / Redemption Grace Period

30-day quarantine period after deletion/expiry. Only former owner can restore during quarantine. After 30 days, new registrant can register.

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

WHOIS / Privacy

Hides all personal info except country of residence. Legal persons (companies): data public. IDN supported.

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

NIS2 Compliance

Luxembourg NIS2 transposition applies. RESTENA ISO/IEC 27001:2022 certified (recertified March 2025).

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

Known Error Codes & Notes

No auth code: Transfer uses email confirmation, not auth code. Frequently misunderstood.
~15 day transfer: Transfer takes ~15 days. Much longer than most ccTLDs.
Tacit renewal: Domains auto-renew unless actively cancelled.

Data controllers

RESTENA (org) 2, Avenue de l'Université, Esch-sur-Alzette L-4365, Luxembourg
Fondation RESTENA — Gilles Massen (admin) 2, Avenue de l'Université, Esch-sur-Alzette L-4365, Luxembourg
RESTENA (org) 2, Avenue de l'Université, Esch-sur-Alzette L-4365, Luxembourg
Fondation RESTENA — Gilles Massen (admin) 2, Avenue de l'Université, Esch-sur-Alzette L-4365, Luxembourg

Error codes

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

Required fields

techc/email
ownerc/email
adminc/email

Restrictions

Failed domain transfers with costs.
Domains can be registered without restrictions.
Nameserver must be set up in advance and provide an authoritative response.

Root nameservers

K.DNS.LU
J.DNS.LU
NS1.DNS.LU
G.DNS.LU
P.DNS.LU
I.DNS.LU

Tasks (API)

create · available · chargeable · automatic
delete · available · automatic
update · available · automatic
transfer · available · chargeable · automatic
restore · available · chargeable · manual
ownerchange · available · chargeable · automatic
preack · available · automatic

API

Domain Create

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

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

Create AuthInfo1

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

Standard EPP auth code.

Domain Restore

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