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Who administers the Domain Name System (DNS)?

April 26, 2017DNS domain name system

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Who administers the Domain Name System (DNS)?

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The domain name system is administered by The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN). ICANN is primarily responsible for ensuring that IP addresses correspond with the correct domain name and for generic Top Level Domain (gTLD) and country code Top Level Domain (ccTLD) name system management. The management and distribution of both generic and country code Top Level Domains (TLD) is handled by Registries. For example, the Canadian Internet Registration Authority (CIRA) is responsible for operating the “.ca” ccTLD and VeriSign Global Registry Services manages the operation of the “.com” and “.net” gTLDs. Currently, there are 12 generic TLDs operated by various Registries. There are various restrictions (set out in the following table) on who may obtain a specific gTLD.