.nab

Overview

.nab is a brand gTLD applied for by National Australia Bank Limited under ICANN's New gTLD Program. It is proposed as a restricted namespace controlled by NAB to provide an authoritative and secure Internet space for the NAB brand, its affiliates and partners, and potentially personalised customer domains.

History

• Applied for during ICANN's New gTLD Program (Reveal Day noted as 13 June 2012).
• Applicant: National Australia Bank Limited (NAB).
• Registry indicated in the application materials: Verisign.
• Status in the source material: Proposed brand gTLD.

Usage and Audience

• Intended primary users: National Australia Bank, its affiliates and partners associated with the NAB brand.
• Primary purposes:
  • Communicate the NAB brand and its banking and financial services online.
  • Provide an authoritative, secure namespace to promote customer trust and convenience.
  • Potential future use: individualized domains for customers to provide a personal and secure user experience within the .nab space.
• Projected registration scale (as stated by the applicant):
  • Up to about 50 domain names in the first year.
  • Growth to roughly 100 domain names over the following years as NAB expands use.

Registration Rules

• Operates as a restricted registry under NAB's control; NAB will create and control domain names within .nab to assure authenticity and security.
• Registrations are intended for use in connection with the NAB brand, its services, affiliates and partners, with limited overall numbers anticipated.

SEO and Brand Impact

• The .nab gTLD is positioned as a brand-protecting measure to enhance consumer trust and convenience.
• A restricted, NAB-controlled namespace is intended to signal authenticity and security to users, supporting brand integrity and online trust for NAB's services.

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domain:       NAB

organisation: National Australia Bank Limited
address:      Level 9
address:      700 Bourke Street
address:      Docklands VIC 3008
address:      Australia

contact:      administrative
name:         Manager, Technical Services – Digital & Online Channel Service
organisation: National Australia Bank Limited
address:      Level 9
address:      700 Bourke Street
address:      Docklands VIC 3008
address:      Australia
phone:        +61 477 385 759
fax-no:       n/a
e-mail:       ngtld-nab@cscinfo.com

contact:      technical
name:         Howard Eland, Senior Director, DNS Infrastructure Group
organisation: Identity Digital Inc.
address:      10500 NE 8th Street, Suite 750
address:      Bellevue WA 98004
address:      United States of America (the)
phone:        +1.425.298.2200
fax-no:       +1.425.671.0020
e-mail:       tldtech@identity.digital

nserver:      A0.NIC.NAB 2a01:8840:6e:0:0:0:0:61 65.22.112.61
nserver:      A2.NIC.NAB 2a01:8840:71:0:0:0:0:61 65.22.115.61
nserver:      B0.NIC.NAB 2a01:8840:6f:0:0:0:0:61 65.22.113.61
nserver:      C0.NIC.NAB 2a01:8840:70:0:0:0:0:61 65.22.114.61
ds-rdata:     3754 8 2 8db2922bd318627eaf5907312a66433d3fc088510f37a4162b1911077b0cdfac

whois:        whois.nic.nab

status:       ACTIVE
remarks:      Registration information: http://www.nab.com.au

created:      2016-08-04
changed:      2023-08-11
source:       IANA