.ua

.ua is the Internet country code top-level domain (ccTLD) for Ukraine. To register at the first-level (example) domainname.ua, possession of the exact trademark (matching the domain name) is required. It is not required for second level domains (.com.ua, .net.ua, etc.).

.ua
IntroducedDecember 1, 1992 (1992-12-01)
TLD typeCountry code top-level domain
StatusActive
RegistryHostmaster Ltd.
Intended useEntities connected with  Ukraine
Actual usePopular in Ukraine
Registered domains549,180 (Jan 2021)[1]
Registration restrictionsMust be the owner of a trade mark registered in Ukraine for second-level domains (and may only register if the domain name is the same as the trade mark); no restrictions for third-level domains
DocumentsPolicy documents
Dispute policiesDomain dispute resolution policy
DNSSECYes
Registry websiteHostmaster

History
  • December 1, 1992: Registered in root zone
  • April 13, 2012: DNSSEC enabled in root zone
  • February 26, 2022: Domain servers transferred out of Kyiv for continuity reasons amid the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine[2]

Statistics

As of March 2017, around 10.78% of all the .ua domains were served via secured HTTPS protocol, with the Let's Encrypt Authority X3 being the most popular SSL certificate.[3] Nginx is the most popular web server, serving 68.97% of the .ua domains, followed by Apache serving 17.75% of the total .ua domains.[3]

Third-level domains

To remove the risk of cyber squatting, registration of second-level domains directly below .ua is restricted to owners of registered trade marks, who may register a domain name similar to that of the trade mark in question. However, third-level domains can be registered beneath some of the following:

  • .com.ua: paid, commercial organizations
  • .edu.ua: free, available only to proved educational organisations.
  • .gov.ua: free, available only to governmental organizations
  • .net.ua: paid, network service providers
  • .in.ua: paid, domains for individuals
  • .org.ua: paid, other organizations (non-commercial)

There are also second-level domains which are region-specific. These are less popular than the above list (making domain names more available) but they are sometimes restricted to organisations exclusively from within the region.

See also

References
  1. "Доменна статистика .UA за підсумками 2020 року". hostmaster.ua (in Ukrainian). 2021-01-22. Retrieved 2021-02-01.
  2. "Сервера домену .UA переведено до країн Європи". hostmaster.ua (in Ukrainian). 2022-02-26. Retrieved 2022-02-27.
  3. "Статистика українського інтернету". www.ukralio.com (in Ukrainian). Archived from the original on 2017-02-17. Retrieved 2017-03-01.


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