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TLD	-
Registry	NIC.AC
Dispute Policy	Rules
Registrar	1api GmbH
WHOIS-Server	whois.nic.ac
WHOIS-Update	Real-Time
Min. Characters	3
Max. Characters	63
Character Set	Letters and numbers Hyphens ("-"), however not at the beginning or directly in front of the TLD IDN: allowed
Limitations	Registrant Contacts: Required: 1 / Maximum: 1 Admin Contacts: Required: 1 / Maximum: 1 Tech Contacts: Required: 1 / Maximum: 1 Billing Contacts: Required: 0 / Maximum: 1
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IDN capable	Yes
Restore capable	Real-Time
Handle Updates	Supported
Registration System	Real-Time
Allowed number of NS	0 to 13
Registry Nameservercheck	No
Host IP-Addresses Type	IPv4
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	Yes
Transfer Lock	Yes
Owner Change by	Update

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Registration Periods	1 year
Add Grace Period	0 days
Accounting Period	-7 days
Finalization Period	-1 day
Failure Period	-1 day
Payment Period	-61 days
Deletion Restorable Period	90 days
Deletion Hold Period	0 days
Explicit Renewals	Yes
Renewal Periods	1-2 years / 5 years

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)

OPTIONAL

auth = <TEXT> | <NULL>
transferlock = 0 | 1 | <NULL>
subuser = <TEXT> | <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.
Domain transfers are processed in Real-Time.

Transfer-IN

command = TransferDomain
domain = (DOMAIN)

REQUIRED

auth = <TEXT> | <NULL> | <NIC-1132>
action = REQUEST | DENY | CANCEL | USERTRANSFER

OPTIONAL

subuser = <TEXT> | <NULL>
period = <PERIOD>
transferlock = 0 | 1 | <NULL>

Transfer-OUT

command = pushdomain

REQUIRED

target = <TEXT>

Delete Domain

Domains can be deleted with the API DeleteDomain command.
There is a Deletion Restorable Period of 90 days and a following Deletion Hold Period of 0 days.

command = DeleteDomain
domain = (DOMAIN)

Restore Domain

Restores can be processed in realtime. A restore is possible within 90 days upon deletion. Please use the command RestoreDomain.

command = RestoreDomain
domain = (DOMAIN)

OPTIONAL

subuser = <TEXT>

Ownerchange

An Ownerchange is free of charge and can be done with the API ModifyDomain command.

Transfer

Transfers of .AC domains are possible. In general, you have 2 possibilities to transfer a .AC domain:

• The admin or billing contact of the respective domain may be changed to the NIC handle of 1api: NIC-1132. Afterwards, a normal transfer without Authorization code, may be initiated using the API or the web interface.

• The other possibility is to inititate a transfer, using the API or the web interface, and use the password of the admin or billing contact of the domain as Authorization code. The password may be obtained by contacting the registry.

In both cases, the transfer should be completed within a few minutes.

In addition to the "transfer in" option, you also have the possibility to "push" a domain to another registrar, by using the PushDomain command, using the NIC handle (e.g. NIC-1234) of the future registrar as parameter "target".

Restore Process

To restore a domain as a RegistrarOC customer, you simply have to execute the RestoreDomain command. HEXONET directly forwards the restore request to the registry, which performs the restore in real-time. As soon as the restore is complete, the domain will get assigned to your account with the original domain data.

Please do not initiate a restore directly at the registry (e.g. using the registrar webinterface). All restore operations must be performed through our system.