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| Introduced | 1990 | ||
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| Country | China | ||
| Registry | NeuStar | ||
| IDN Capable | Yes | ||
| Webpage | Register .CN | ||
Contents |
Registry
| TLD |
.cn |
| Allowed TLDs |
.cn, .com.cn, .net.cn, .org.cn |
| Registry | |
| Dispute Policy | |
| Registrar |
1api GmbH |
| WHOIS-Server |
whois.cnnic.cn |
| WHOIS-Update |
Real-Time |
| Min. Characters |
2 |
| Max. Characters |
63 |
| Character Set |
|
| Limitations |
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| IDN capable |
Yes |
| Restore capable |
Real-Time |
| Handle Updates |
Supported |
| Registration System |
Real-Time |
| Allowed number of NS |
1 to 6 |
| Registry Nameservercheck |
No |
| Host IP-Addresses Type |
IPv4 / IPv6 |
| Hosts managed as |
Object |
| Root Nameserver Update |
Real-Time |
| SEC DNS Interface |
not available |
| Transferclass |
Pull |
| Transfer Periods |
1Y |
| Transfer Authcode required |
Yes |
| Transfer Real-Time |
No |
| Transfer ACK by |
Registrar |
| Transfer NACK by |
Registrar |
| Transfer Lock |
Yes |
| Owner Change by |
Update |
Periods
| Registration Periods |
1-5 years |
| Add Grace Period |
0 days |
| Accounting Period |
-7 days |
| Finalization Period |
-1 day |
| Failure Period |
-1 day |
| Payment Period |
-61 days |
| Deletion Restorable Period |
15 days |
| Deletion Hold Period |
0 days |
| Explicit Renewals |
Yes |
| Renewal Periods |
1-4 years |
API
Domain Registration
Domains can be registered in Real-Time with the API AddDomain command.
command = AddDomain domain = (DOMAIN)
REQUIRED
ownercontact0 = (CONTACT) admincontact0 = (CONTACT) techcontact0 = (CONTACT) billingcontact0 = (CONTACT) nameserver0 = (NAMESERVER) nameserver1 = (NAMESERVER) X-CN-REGISTRANT-ID-NUMBER = (TEXT) X-CN-REGISTRANT-ID-TYPE = SFZ | HZ | JGZ | ORG | YYZZ | QT X-CN-ADMIN-ID-NUMBER = <TEXT> X-CN-ADMIN-ID-TYPE = SFZ | HZ | JGZ | ORG | YYZZ | QT X-CN-TECH-ID-NUMBER = <TEXT> X-CN-TECH-ID-TYPE = SFZ | HZ | JGZ | ORG | YYZZ | QT X-CN-BILLING-ID-NUMBER = <TEXT> X-CN-BILLING-ID-TYPE = SFZ | HZ | JGZ | ORG | YYZZ | QT
Further information can be found below
OPTIONAL
auth = (TEXT) | (NULL) period = (PERIOD) transferlock = 0 | 1 | (NULL)
Domain Transfer
The transfer has to be initiated by the gaining registrar and can be requested with the API TransferDomain command.
A valid Authorization Code must be provided to initiate a transfer successfully. You may obtain the authorization code from the losing registrar.
As soon as a domain transfer has been initiated it can either be approved ("ACK") by Registrar or denied ("NACK") by Registrar.
.CN Transfers take up to 5 to 10 days
command = TransferDomain domain = (DOMAIN)
REQUIRED
auth = (TEXT) | (NULL)
OPTIONAL
period = (PERIOD) transferlock = 0 | 1 | (NULL) action = REQUEST | APPROVE | DENY | CANCEL | USERTRANSFER
Delete Domain
Domains can be deleted with the API DeleteDomain command.
There is a Deletion Restorable Period of 15 days.
command = DeleteDomain domain = (DOMAIN)
Restore Domain
Restores can be processed in realtime. A restore is possible within 15 days upon deletion. Please use the command RestoreDomain.
command = RestoreDomain domain = (DOMAIN)
OPTIONAL
subuser = (TEXT) renewalmode = (NULL) | (TEXT)
Ownerchange
Change of owner must be requested manually (see TLD specific).
TLD specific
X-CN-REGISTRANT-ID-TYPE and X-CN-REGISTRANT-ID-NUMBER
| X-CN-REGISTRANT-ID-TYPE | X-CN-REGISTRANT-ID-NUMBER |
|---|---|
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For private persons:
For Organizations
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The related ID-Number |
.CN special registration restrictions
.CN regional domain names are specific TLDs representing Chinese regions. The following .CN regional TLDs are available:
- AH.cn (Anhui)
- BJ.cn (Beijing)
- CQ.cn (Chongqing)
- FJ.cn (Fujian)
- GD.cn (Guangdong)
- GS.cn (Gansu)
- GX.cn (Guangxi)
- GZ.cn (Guizhou)
- HA.cn (Henan)
- HB.cn (Hubei)
- HE.cn (Hebei)
- HI.cn (Hainan)
- HK.cn (Xianggang/Hongkong)
- HL.cn (Helongjiang)
- HN.cn (Hunan)
- JL.cn (Jilin)
- JS.cn (Jiangsu)
- JX.cn (Jiangxi)
- LN.cn (Liaoning)
- MO.cn (Aomen/Mocao)
- NM.cn (Neimenggu)
- NX.cn (Ningxia)
- QH.cn (Qinghai)
- SC.cn (Sichuan)
- SD.cn (Shandong)
- SH.cn (Shanghai)
- SN.cn (Shanxi)
- SX.cn (Shangxi)
- TJ.cn (Tianjin)
- TW.cn (Taiwan)
- XJ.cn (Xinjiang
- XZ.cn (Xizang/Tibet
- YN.cn (Yunnan
- ZJ.cn (Zhejiang
Registrants must be businesses or organizations.
- Registrants of .CN Domains must comply to the General Terms and Conditions of .CN Domains:
- Registrants may not register or use a domain name that is deemed by CNNIC to:
- Be against the basic principles prescribed in the Constitution of the Peoples Republic of China (“PRC”);
- Jeopardize national security, leak state secrets, intend to overturn the government, or disrupt of state integrity of the PRC;
- Harm national honor and national interests of the PRC;
- Instigate hostility or discrimination between different nationalities, or disrupt the national solidarity of the PRC;
- Violate the PRC’s religion policies or propagate cult and feudal superstition;
- Spread rumours, disturb public order or disrupt social stability of the PRC;
- Spread pornography, obscenity, gambling, violence, homicide, terror or instigate crimes in the PRC;
- Insult, libel against others and infringe other people' s legal rights and interests in the PRC; or
- Take any other action prohibited in laws, rules and administrative regulations of the PRC.
- The administrative contact of the domain must be an employee of the applying company.
Required Documents
It is required to provide all the appropriate documentation described below with every .CN domain name registration.
Please note:
If the name of the registrant cannot be filled in completely due to the number limitation of characters of the system, the first 64 characters should be filled in. The Chinese name and number shall be completely consistent with the certificate. Switching of Chinese and Traditional Characters is not allowed.
The domain name information should be filled out accurately and the name and certificate number of the registrant in the domain name registration information should be consistent with the content in the registrant’s identity certificate.
Registrants shall submit the original color electronic scanned file and all information in the certificate shall be clear and complete.
The content in the certificate shall not be altered manually or electronically such as via Photoshop.
For individuals:
Chinese Individuals: A copy of government issued identification for the Registrant which must match what is listed in WHOIS. (Example: Drivers license, passport, etc).
Non-Chinese Individuals can only submit passports as a valid supporting documentation. Driver License or ID Cards will no longer be accepted.
For both: In .JPG format between 100K and 1MB. The passport number must also be included.
For organizations:
Chinese Institutions: A copy of corporate documentation that shows it is a legal entity. (Example: Articles of incorporation, business license) Additionally, the CNNIC audit system only allow one page to be uploaded. They have requested that only the first page of the license, which mentions the official company name be provided.
Non-Chinese Institutions: They shall submit scanned copies of certificates issued by their corresponding authority. Screenshots of the website verification as identification materials will no longer be accepted. If there is no certificate number in the certificate, the number zero ‘0’ should be filled in.
Documentation Submission:
The required documentation must be sent via email to [email protected] within 25 days after the registration request. Failure to submit valid documentation via fax or email will result in the domain(s) being revoked.
Validation of Required Documentation:
CNNIC will review the documents, which can take up to 5 days. CNNIC will be auditing every document submitted. Once again, please note that if Chinese characters are used in the supporting documents, then Chinese characters must be used for the registrant contact Name and/or Organization. Pinyin characters are not allowed.
Additional information:
CNNIC reserves the right to do an audit of the supporting documentation and if the information does not match what is listed in WHOIS, CNNIC reserves the right to suspend such registration.
Once a ‘Registrant-ID’ is registered along with the supporting documentation, this Registrant-ID is considered to be ‘white-listed’ by CNNIC. Future registrations under the same ‘Registrant-ID’ will not need to submit new documentation. This applies to both Company and Individual registrations. The only documentation needed will be the Letter of Commitment for the new Registrations.
That online domain registration leaves the domain in a PENDING status until the documents listed above are submitted and processed. If a registration is denied due to document invalidation, the ENTIRE application processes must be followed again from the beginning. Once all validation of all documentation is complete, the domain will change status to serverhold if the name is not recorded in China’s MIIT ICP Recording system. In that case users should record the name with MIIT ICP Recording system and provide the Record Number via email to HEXONET. We will then request the update of the status to OK.
Rejected registration attempts:
If the required documents are not complete or contain errors or if the applying registrant does not fulfil the registry's requirements the registry may reject the registration. Unfortunately, they do not automatically provide a reason for the rejection to the registrar. In case that you need to know the exact reasons for a rejection please contact our support. We will then contact the registry and ask for the reasons for the rejection. Please consider that this may take up to 7 working days.
Change of Registrant
Modifications to a .CN domain owner contact can be performed in the Control Panel or using the API.
The new owner information has to be verified within 30 days after the update. Otherwise the registry will de-activate the domain. Please see above information for the required documents.
Rejected ownerchange attempts:
If the required documents are not complete or contain errors or if the applying registrant does not fulfil the registry's requirements the registry may reject the ownerchange. Unfortunately, they do not automatically provide a reason for the rejection to the registrar. In case that you need to know the exact reasons for a rejection please contact our support. We will then contact the registry and ask for the reasons for the rejection. Please consider that this may take up to 7 working days.
Transfer notes
- Please ensure, that you have a correct “Authorization Code” associated with the domain, before initiating the transfer, otherwise it will fail.
- Ensure that your respective domain does not have a lock-status (REGISTRAR-LOCK or HOLD). This can be seen in the WHOIS. If the domain is locked, then the owner can demand that this be unlocked.
- Initiate the transfer on time and not just shortly before the domain expires.
- Please ensure that the domain is older than 60 days otherwise the transfer will be denied.
- Please note that if a .CN domain name is registered with a direct accredited CNNIC registrar (Domestic), it can only be transferred to a gateway registrar (Foreign) with a manual procedure. Please contact our support by email and send us the domain name and the respective authorization code.
In case that a domain name is registered with a domestic registrar, the error message of our system will return the message:
545 Object does not exist (<value>SRS Major Code: XXXX</value> | <value>SRS Minor Code: XXXXXXXX</value> | <value>--DOMAIN_NOT_FOUND</value> | <value>Domain name: DOMAIN.CN</value>)
CNNIC Certificate
It is possible to create an E-Certificate for registered .CN domains. That can be made at the following registry page:
The domain name and the phone number of the registrant have to be provided for the creation of the certificate.
IDN under .COM.CN
.COM.CN does not accommodate IDN domain, only ASCII. It is only possible to register IDNs in the primary .CN zone.
Addons
The Trustee Addon for .CN domains is currently not available.
The following overview shows you all available Domain Addons which can be used for this special kind of TLD. It also shows the respective API parameters which are required to activate the Domain Addons:
| Addon Class | Parameter to (de)activate *1) | Renewal term *2) | Affected Parameters *3) |
| Trustee | X-CN-ACCEPT-TRUSTEE-TAC = 0 | 1 | 1 year | OWNERCONTACT |
X-CN-ACCEPT-TRUSTEE-TAC=0
