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    • .silk

    Generic top-level domainsIDNDNSSEC

    Overview

    • .silk is a brand generic top-level domain (gTLD) created under ICANN's New gTLD Program.
    • It is a brand TLD associated with Amazon and the Amazon Silk browser, intended for use and management by Amazon.
    • The registry is delegated and operated by Amazon as the sole applicant and manager.

    History

    • Delegated: 07 Jun 2016.
    • TLD type: gTLD; TLD subtype: brand.
    • Sole applicant and manager: Amazon (priority listing: 336).

    Usage and Audience

    • Primary user/owner: Amazon.
    • Intended use: to support Amazon-branded services related to Silk (the Amazon browser) and other Amazon-controlled resources.
    • Context from the applicant: the Silk browser uses a split architecture leveraging Amazon Web Services (AWS) and has been described as available on Kindle Fire devices.

    Registration Rules

    • Amazon's Intellectual Property group is responsible for the Domain Management Policy covering:
      • Eligibility and domain name allocation rules
      • License terms governing use of .silk domain names
      • Dispute resolution policies
    • Amazon stated it will update the Domain Management Policy as needed and in line with applicable ICANN consensus policies.
    • Registration process (as described by the applicant) consists of four steps:
      1. Eligibility Confirmation
      2. Naming Convention Check
      3. Acceptable Use Review
      4. Registration
    • All domains in the .silk registry will remain the property of Amazon.

    Notable Cases or Examples

    • Amazon Silk browser: the application materials describe Silk as a "split browser" architecture that runs components on both Kindle Fire devices and Amazon EC2 servers, illustrating the brand context for the TLD.
    • Kindle Fire: referenced in the application as the platform where the Silk browser is available.

    Operator

    Amazon Registry Services, Inc.

    Whois

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domain:       SILK

organisation: Amazon Registry Services, Inc.
address:      410 Terry Avenue North
address:      Seattle WA 98109
address:      United States of America (the)

contact:      administrative
name:         Program Manager, Registry
organisation: Amazon Registry Services, Inc.
address:      410 Terry Avenue North
address:      Seattle WA 98109
address:      United States of America (the)
phone:        +1 206 646 5990
fax-no:       +12069467702
e-mail:       arsi-rzm@amazon.com

contact:      technical
name:         TLD Registry Services Technical
organisation: Nominet
address:      Minerva House
address:      Edmund Halley Road
address:      Oxford Science Park
address:      Oxford OX4 4DQ
address:      United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (the)
phone:        +44.1865332211
e-mail:       registrytechnical@nominet.uk

nserver:      DNS1.NIC.SILK 213.248.218.59 2a01:618:402:0:0:0:0:59
nserver:      DNS2.NIC.SILK 103.49.82.59 2401:fd80:402:0:0:0:0:59
nserver:      DNS3.NIC.SILK 213.248.222.59 2a01:618:406:0:0:0:0:59
nserver:      DNS4.NIC.SILK 2401:fd80:406:0:0:0:0:59 43.230.50.59
nserver:      DNSA.NIC.SILK 156.154.100.3 2001:502:ad09:0:0:0:0:3
nserver:      DNSB.NIC.SILK 156.154.101.3 2001:502:2eda:0:0:0:0:3
nserver:      DNSC.NIC.SILK 156.154.102.3 2610:a1:1009:0:0:0:0:3
nserver:      DNSD.NIC.SILK 156.154.103.3 2610:a1:1010:0:0:0:0:3
ds-rdata:     23695 8 2 04017ec2e893a546bd7d73575404015a5c904b9c4dbb33b2995ae37b4df0903b

whois:        

status:       ACTIVE
remarks:      Registration information: http://www.nic.silk

created:      2016-05-19
changed:      2025-02-14
source:       IANA