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| Introduced | January 1, 1985 |
|---|---|
| TLD type | Sponsored top-level domain[1] |
| Status | Active |
| Registry | Educause (operated by VeriSign) |
| Intended use | US Educational institutions |
| Structure | Registrations at second level permitted |
| Documents | RFC 920; RFC 1591 |
| DNSSEC | yes |
| Registry website | net |
.edu is a sponsored top-level domain (sTLD) in the Domain Name System of the Internet. The domain was implemented in 1985 to create a domain name hierarchy for organizations with a focus on education. At the time, it was open for registration for entities from any region. Since 2001, new registrants for second-level domain names have been required to be United States–affiliated institutions of higher education.
- ^ "Delegation Record for .EDU". Root Zone Database. Internet Assigned Numbers Authority. Retrieved November 23, 2011.