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| Introduced | 19 September 1990 |
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| TLD type | Country code top-level domain |
| Status | Active |
| Registry | Russian Institute for Public Networks (РосНИИРОС) |
| Sponsor | Russian Institute for Public Networks (РосНИИРОС) |
| Intended use | Entities connected with the Soviet Union |
| Actual use | Mostly used by entities connected with post-Soviet states |
| Registered domains | 105,884 (7 December 2021)[1] |
| Registration restrictions | Passport required |
| Structure | Registrations are permitted directly at the second level |
| Documents | Documents |
| Dispute policies | None |
| DNSSEC | yes |
| Registry website | ripn |
.su is an Internet country code top-level domain (ccTLD) that was designated for the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR) on 19 September 1990.[2] Even though the Soviet Union itself was dissolved 15 months later, the .su top-level domain remains in use to the present day. It is administered by the Russian Institute for Public Networks (RIPN, or RosNIIROS in Russian transcription).[3]
The .su ccTLD is known for usage by cybercriminals, hackers and scammers.[4][5][6]
- ^ "Общее число доменов | Домены России". statdom.ru. Retrieved 21 July 2020.
- ^ "IANA — .su Domain Delegation Data". iana.org. Retrieved 12 September 2019.
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the .su domain has attracted a lot of attention from cybercriminals looking for a safe haven to conduct operations
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