Generic top-level domainsDNSSEC
Overview
.statebank is a brand generic top-level domain (gTLD) string delegated to the DNS Root Zone under ICANN's New gTLD Program. The gTLD is operated by State Bank of India and is intended to represent the bank's brand and services in the domain name space. The technical registry is listed as Afilias and the string is classified as a brand TLD.
History
- Applied for as part of ICANN's New gTLD Program and listed on Reveal Day for applied-for strings.
- Delegated to the Root Zone on 16 April 2016.
- Registry operator: State Bank of India. Technical registry operator noted as Afilias.
Usage and Audience
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Primary use: exclusive internal use by State Bank of India (SBI), its internal divisions and subsidiaries.
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Intended audience: SBI corporate units, subsidiaries, internal services and internal-facing applications.
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Examples of types of services and web properties SBI operates (under other TLDs and to be consolidated or mirrored under .statebank as needed):
- Corporate website (e.g., sbi.co.in)
- Domestic and foreign Internet banking portals
- Enterprise e-mail services
- Payment gateway and debit/credit card services
- Product sites (prepaid card, cash management, trade finance)
- Enterprise applications (e-learning, human resource management, mobile banking)
- Financial services (demat services, mutual funds, capital markets, custodial services)
- Insurance and pension-related services
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SBI historically has registered more than 150 domains across TLDs such as .com, .in, .net and .org to cover its many services and subsidiaries.
Registration Rules
- Eligibility/restrictions: .statebank is intended for exclusive use by State Bank of India for its internal divisions and subsidiaries. (As stated in SBI's application.)
Notable Cases or Examples
- The TLD is a brand gTLD delegated specifically to State Bank of India for use by the bank and its group entities.
- SBI's extensive existing domain portfolio and range of banking products and services indicate likely use of .statebank for corporate, banking and subsidiary sites.
Operator
Whois
% IANA WHOIS server % for more information on IANA, visit http://www.iana.org % This query returned 1 object domain: STATEBANK organisation: STATE BANK OF INDIA address: State Bank Bhavan, Madame Cama Road, Nariman Point address: Mumbai Maharashtra 400021 address: India contact: administrative name: IT-NW&MS Department organisation: State Bank of India address: GITC, Belapur Sector-11 address: Navi Mumbai Maharashtra 400614 address: India phone: +91.22.27566061 fax-no: +91.22.27577373-76 e-mail: gtld@sbi.co.in contact: technical name: Senior Director, DNS Infrastructure Group organisation: Afilias address: 300 Welsh Road address: Building 3, Suite 105 address: Horsham PA 19044 address: United States of America (the) phone: +1.215.706.5700 fax-no: +1.215.706.5701 e-mail: tld-tech-poc@afilias.info nserver: A0.NIC.STATEBANK 2a01:8840:aa:0:0:0:0:1 65.22.176.1 nserver: A2.NIC.STATEBANK 2a01:8840:ad:0:0:0:0:1 65.22.179.1 nserver: B0.NIC.STATEBANK 2a01:8840:ab:0:0:0:0:1 65.22.177.1 nserver: C0.NIC.STATEBANK 2a01:8840:ac:0:0:0:0:1 65.22.178.1 ds-rdata: 6556 8 2 cef021e759c80743ac2b871f39db1aac7bfb542244b74ebd5c98776f5d4d844a whois: whois.nic.statebank status: ACTIVE remarks: Registration information: https://www.sbi.co.in created: 2016-03-24 changed: 2023-08-16 source: IANA