| Introduced | November 3, 1988 |
|---|---|
| TLD type | Sponsored top-level domain |
| Status | Active |
| Registry | IANA |
| Sponsor | IANA |
| Intended use |  International treaty-based organisations |
| Actual use | Intergovernmental organizations and organizations with United Nations observer status |
| Registration restrictions | Applications screened for eligibility |
| Structure | Registrations at second level permitted |
| Documents | RFC 1591 |
| Dispute policies | None |
| Registry website | IANA .int page |
The domain name int is a sponsored top-level domain (sTLD) in the Domain Name System of the Internet. Its name is derived from the word international, characterizing its use for international organizations and treaty-related purposes.[1] The first use of this domain was by NATO, which had previously been assigned the top-level domain .nato.
According to Internet Assigned Numbers Authority (IANA) policy, based on RFC 1591, the sTLD int is reserved for international treaty-based organizations, United Nations agencies, and organizations or entities having observer status at the UN.[2] int is considered to have the strictest application policies of all TLDs, as it implies that the holder is a subject of international law. For this reason, the application procedure requires the applicant to provide evidence that it is indeed treaty-based by providing a United Nations treaty registration number and that it has independent legal status. Previously, it also was open to Internet infrastructure services; those services have since been required to register in .arpa.
- ^ "INT Zone Management". IANA. Retrieved April 9, 2012.
- ^ "INT Policy & Procedures". IANA. Retrieved April 9, 2012.