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    Country-code top-level domainsDNSSEC

    Overview

    • .hu is the country-code top-level domain (ccTLD) for Hungary.
    • It is intended for entities connected with Hungary and is very popular within the country.
    • Registrations are processed via accredited registrars. DNSSEC is supported.

    History

    • Introduced / implemented: 7 November 1990.
    • Registry / sponsor: Council of Hungarian Internet Providers (CHIP).
    • Registered domains: 860,869 (data as of 2022-12-01).
    • Domain registration rules, dispute (ADR) procedures and registrar lists are maintained on domain.hu.

    Usage and Audience

    • Typical users: Hungarian individuals, companies, organizations and entities connected with Hungary.
    • Registration is possible at the second level (example.hu) or at the third level beneath various second-level labels (example.co.hu, example.org.hu, etc.).
    • Common second-level names include (not exhaustive):
      • .co.hu, .org.hu, .net.hu, .info.hu, .priv.hu
      • .gov.hu, .edu.hu
      • industry/topic SLDs: .agrar.hu, .film.hu, .games.hu, .hotel.hu, .shop.hu, .sport.hu, .video.hu
      • others: .city.hu, .media.hu, .news.hu, .tozsde.hu, .tm.hu, .reklam.hu, .ingatlan.hu
      • adult-related SLDs: .casino.hu, .erotica.hu, .erotika.hu, .sex.hu, .szex.hu

    Registration Rules

    • Eligibility:

      • Open to natural persons and legal entities connected with Hungary.
      • Citizens and legal entities of many European countries can register directly under .hu (details and the full list are published by the registry).
      • The domain applicant or the administrative contact must have a Hungarian postal address; some registrars offer address services.
      • Natural persons registering must be over 18 years old, except in specific legal succession cases.
      • Some legal entities from outside Hungary can register if they are established/registered in the EU, Council of Europe, EEA/EFTA countries, or neighbouring countries; trademark holders with protection applicable in Hungary have additional eligibility (notably for tm.hu).

    • Naming rules and character set:

      • Minimum length: 2 characters. Maximum length: 63 characters (note: accented characters use punycode and reduce the available length in practice).
      • Allowed characters:
        • unaccented lowercase Latin letters (a-z)
        • Hungarian accented lowercase letters: á, é, í, ó, ö, õ, ú, ü, ű
        • digits (0-9)
        • hyphen (-)
      • Restrictions and recommendations:
        • Domain names cannot begin or end with a hyphen.
        • Domain names cannot have two consecutive hyphens as the third and fourth characters.
        • Only lowercase letters allowed; non-alphanumeric special characters (e.g. %, !, $) are not permitted.
        • .hu domains cannot contain accented characters from languages other than Hungarian (e.g. French, Cyrillic, Chinese).
        • Use of domain names beginning with a numeric character is not recommended (registrant is responsible for functionality and any issues).

    • Special SLD restrictions:

      • Some second-level domains have specific restrictions (for example, tm.hu is reserved for trademarks of the applicant).

    • Policy and dispute resolution:

      • Domain registration rules and procedures are published by the registry (domain.hu).
      • An Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) policy is available for disputes.

    Operator

    Council of Hungarian Internet Providers (CHIP)

    Whois

    % IANA WHOIS server
% for more information on IANA, visit http://www.iana.org
% This query returned 1 object

domain:       HU

organisation: Council of Hungarian Internet Providers (CHIP)
address:      Bláthy Ottó utca 9.
address:      Budapest H-1089
address:      Hungary

contact:      administrative
name:         János Zsakó
organisation: Council of Hungarian Internet Providers (CHIP)
address:      Bláthy Ottó utca 9.
address:      Budapest H-1089
address:      Hungary
phone:        +36 1 238 0115
e-mail:       iszt@nic.hu

contact:      technical
name:         CHIP Hostmaster
organisation: Council of Hungarian Internet Providers (CHIP)
address:      Bláthy Ottó utca 9.
address:      Budapest H-1089
address:      Hungary
phone:        +36 1 238 0115
e-mail:       hostmaster@nic.hu

nserver:      A.HU 2a00:e6a0:3:1014:0:0:0:97 5.28.0.97
nserver:      B.HU 193.41.82.18 2a0f:7ec0:100:100:0:0:0:53
nserver:      C.HU 195.111.1.92 2001:738:2:2:0:0:0:53
nserver:      D.HU 2a00:e6a0:3:1014:0:0:53:99 5.28.0.99
nserver:      E.HU 194.0.25.11 2001:678:20:0:0:0:0:11
nserver:      F.HU 194.0.9.1 2001:678:c:0:0:0:0:1
ds-rdata:     46162 8 2 09b29528cb5f451df8e98be0d82126e931a6a0a45349c4bf6516c49c8a64041b

whois:        whois.nic.hu

status:       ACTIVE
remarks:      Registration information: https://www.domain.hu

created:      1990-11-07
changed:      2024-09-06
source:       IANA

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