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FAQs
FAQ
If I register a domain with a Registrar other than GARR, can I assign a GARR IP to a host where services related to that domain are active?
"If the traffic generated by the services related to that domain (web, email, etc.) passes through GARR (using a GARR IP), the use of the domain must comply with GARR's AUP, regardless of the Registrar through which the domain is registered or the TLD to which it belongs."
Can a GARR entity register a domain with another Registrar whose use is not in compliance with the AUP?
An entity affiliated with GARR is free to register a domain with any other commercial Registrar under any TLD (including .it and .eu). If the domain is not registered for institutional purposes, and therefore not compliant with the AUP, the traffic generated by services related to the domain should not pass through the GARR network. Therefore, the hosts where these services will be activated should not have a GARR IP.
We have noticed that a user has registered a domain that points to the web server of a host with a GARR IP. How should we proceed?
In general, it is the responsibility of the APM to monitor the usage of the public address space (IPv4 and IPv6) assigned to their network infrastructure. Unfortunately, conditions can arise that make it very difficult to control unauthorized activation, on hosts with GARR IP, of services related to a domain registered with a commercial maintainer
Typical Case:
A user of a GARR entity decides to independently register a domain name by using a commercial Registrar. In addition to the registration, the user may request to point the www resolution of the domain to the IP address assigned to the personal computer that the user uses every day, which also hosts a web server. Situations like these are clearly beyond the control of the APM or are very difficult to detect. When an APM does manage to detect such cases, they can proceed with a "cleanup" action or request a Registrar change for the domain to GARR-MNT with the consent of the registrant, or take at least control of the forward and reverse resolution in the DNS for services related to that domain. In any case, services related to that domain must comply with GARR AUP, as they are active on a host with a GARR IP.
How much does it cost to register a domain with GARR?
The Network Information Centre service of GARR is exclusively active for all entities affiliated with the GARR Network. Entities belonging to the GARR Community can request domain name registration under the ccTLD ".it" or ".eu" from GARR at no additional cost to them beyond what is already defined in the agreement with GARR
I have registered a domain with a commercial Registrar whose usage is compliant with the AUP. Can I manage the resolution for this domain name using my own nameservers even if the Registrar is not GARR?
The administrative procedure for registering a domain name and the resolution of names associated with that domain are two independent aspects. It is possible to entrust the administrative registration procedure to a commercial Registrar, but the authoritative nameservers for that domain name can be managed by the entity itself.
The Legal Representative (APA) must always request registration from GARR for a domain name, even when the registration procedure for a specific domain name is not directly managed by GARR?
The registration request is exclusively required for domain names that the requesting entities intend to register with GARR-MNT or for domains belonging to any TLD for which secondary nameserver service is requested. For all domains registered with a commercial Registrar and for which secondary DNS service is not requested from GARR, it is not necessary to send the registration request signed by the Legal Representative. In these cases, it is assumed by all GARR entities that the use of such domains must be compatible with the AUP.
Our Student and Graduate Guidance Center needs to activate a web service, provided and managed by an external company. Consequently, we need to associate the IP address of an external host with the www.pippo.unipaperopoli.it host. Can we do that?
Hosting on machines with non-GARR IPs to which a name under a second (or third, etc.) level domain registered by GARR is assigned is always better to avoid for traceability reasons in case of security incidents that may occur on such hosts. If the non-GARR IP host is used illicitly, it is highly likely that notification of the event would not reach either the entity that registered the domain or GARR-CERT. Therefore, GARR's position in these cases is to discourage the adoption of such solutions. Registering that domain is not technically necessary to operate services related to it.
Under which TLDs can I register domain names by contacting GARR?
The GARR-NIC handles domain name registrations only under the ccTLDs ".it" and ".eu" and exclusively for entities belonging to the GARR Community.
I know that GARR provides a secondary DNS service. Can this service also be requested for domain names registered under TLDs other than ".it" and ".eu"? Are there any additional costs for requesting this service?
GARR provides a secondary DNS service for domain names registered under both the ccTLDs ".it" and ".eu" as well as under any other TLD. There are no additional costs for activating the service. However, the service can only be provided for domain names whose usage complies with the AUP.
I need to transfer domain management to GARR-MNT for a domain previously registered with a commercial Registrar. In this case, do I also need a registration request signed by the Legal Representative (APA)?
Even in the case of transferring a domain name from another provider to GARR, it is necessary to send the registration request signed by the Legal Representative(APA) via fax to the number +39-06.4962.2044
How to request IP addresses?
The documentation regarding the request for new IP addresses and the maintenance of information related to assigned IP addresses is available on the pages of the GARR-LIR. Only organizations connected to the GARR network can request the registration of .IT and .EU internet domains at the GARR-NIC. Documentation regarding the request for new domains and the maintenance of information related to already registered domains is available on the pages of the GARR-NIC.
Who should I contact to register a domain name?
Only organizations connected to the GARR network can request the registration of .IT and .EU internet domains from the GARR-NIC. Please consult the GARR website for a list of such organizations. Documentation regarding the request for new domains and the maintenance of information related to already registered domains is available on the pages of the GARR-NIC.
We received an email advising us to register our institutional domain name under the following TLDs: .asia,.com.hk,.com.tw,.hk,.in,.net.cn,.org.cn,.tw, .at, .in. How should we proceed?
GARR recommends NOT following the advice given in the email.
Go to LOCAL INTERNET REGISTRY - LIR
Assignment of new domain names under the 'IT' ccTLD
Domain Name Registration for .IT
Any organization authorized to access the GARR network can request domain names from the GARR NIC
From 08/02/2011, the GARR-NIC has become a Registrar. Now, it's possible to manage the registration and maintenance procedures of ".it" domains synchronously on behalf of all entities belonging to the GARR Community.
The synchronous registration of a ".it" domain allows the GARR-NIC to complete, in real-time, both the procedures for updating already registered domains and for registering new domain names, without requiring the registering entity to send any paper documentation to the Registry
REQUEST PROCEDURE
To register a new ".it" domain name, you need to::
- To download the registration form for the request and maintenance of a domain
- Submit the registration request signed by the Legal Representative (APA) of the requesting Entity .
- The registration requests for a new '.it' domain name should be sent via email to
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Fill in by indicating:- In the request, you need to provide the details of the entity requesting the domain (registrant), the administrative contact for the domain (admin), and the technical contact (APM) for the domain, such as the DNS manager.
- Within the form, there is a section dedicated to the authoritative nameservers for the domain name zone you intend to register. You must specify the primary nameserver and at least one secondary nameserver. If you do not have a secondary nameserver, you can request to use GARR's secondary DNS service.
- The DNS must be configured in accordance with the specifications outlined in rfc1912
- Before initiating a request for a new .it domain, it is recommended to read the service description and, in case of any doubts, contact the GARR NIC
ADDRESSES WITH ACCENTS IN THE .IT DOMAIN
Starting from July 11, 2012, it will be possible to register domain names in the .it level even using words with accents. For example, we could use web addresses that contain words like university, health, or city. Those that are technically referred to as Internationalized Domain Names (IDNs) will be accepted, meaning accented words and non-Latin names, including characters commonly used in French such as ç or in German such as ß.
We would like to inform you that there is no initial period allowing owners of names, trademarks, and logos to benefit from any sort of pre-emption right. Therefore, the assignment will be made on a first-come, first-served basis.
For users who are part of the GARR network, the rules for requesting domain name assignments remain unchanged. The request, signed by the Legal Representative of their organization (APA), must be sent as usual to the GARR NIC service.
Assignment of new domain names under the 'EU' ccTLD
Domain Name Registration for .EU
Any organization authorized to access the GARR network can request domain names from the GARR NIC
Before initiating a request for a new .eu domain, it is necessary to read the service description, and, in case of doubts, contact the GARR NIC
REQUEST PROCEDURE
To register a new ".eu" domain name, you need to:
- Read the documentation available in the Forms Section
- To download the registration form for the Request and Maintenance of a domain.
- The completed form with the registration request must be sent by email to
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Fill in by indicating:- Organization
- Contact Person: First Name, Last Name
- Phone
- address
- Valid Email Address. A valid email address is important, being the only means through which to contact you: it will be used as a communication tool. EURid reserves the right to revoke a domain name if not accompanied by a valid email address.
- Registrations are made on a "first come, first served" basis, meaning that the Registry processes the registration of a domain name based on the first request received. The registration of a .eu domain name lasts for one year. Unless otherwise notified in advance by EURid through GARR-NIC, the domain name will be renewed upon its expiry.
- A domain name must be unique. To check the availability of a name, use the WHOIS search tool .
- Domain names must meet certain technical requirements:
- at least 2 characters between 'a' and 'z'
- numbers from '0' to '9' and the hyphen '-'
- a maximum of 63 characters
- must not begin or end with a hyphen
- cannot contain a hyphen '-' in the third and fourth position.
In accordance with EU Regulation 733/2002 and CE Regulation 874/2004, certain names cannot be registered, and others are reserved for use by EU institutions or the governments of member states, EEA countries, and candidate countries.
The ability to use special Latin characters, as well as characters from the Greek and Cyrillic alphabets (without mixing different alphabets) for registering domain names under the .eu extension in Latin was introduced in December 2009. In 2016, EURid introduced the .eu extension in Cyrillic (.ею), and in 2019, the .eu extension in Greek (.ευ). With the introduction of these two new extensions, a rule was implemented stating that the alphabet used for the .eu extension must match the alphabet used for the domain name (latin.latin, cyrillic.cyrillic, and greek.greek).
For more information about .eu IDN domains, please visit these links:
TERMS AND CONDITIONS FOR REGISTRATION
At the time of registering a domain name, it is necessary to consent to the terms and conditions for end-users. This includes being bound to an extrajudicial resolution of disputes if a third-party claimant with recognized rights to the domain name alleges that your registration was made for speculative or abusive purposes. GARR-NIC will submit these conditions to you at the time of registration for formal signature. Non-compliance with these conditions may result in the loss of the domain name.
UPDATE OF THE NAME SERVER
our domain name will be active only after the EURid name server is updated. The update is performed five times a day. Of course, this will be possible only if GARR-NIC has also made the necessary changes.
WHOIS
Once registered, your domain name will be immediately stored in the WHOIS database. Some of your data will be publicly available through the WHOIS lookup function, which allows interested parties to find out who owns a specific domain name or associated website. Of course, the WHOIS database will be subject to restrictions to prevent misuse and comply with data protection requirements. Anyone accessing information through WHOIS will be subject to a disclaimer, which essentially states that the information cannot be used for commercial purposes.
Inhibition in the DNS of unauthorized sites offering gambling and tobacco
AAMS FILTERS
GARR, for its institutional purposes, is the holder of the authorization granted by the Ministry of Economic Development to operate as the manager of the public network dedicated to the Italian academic and research community.
For this reason, it is subject to the provisions of the State Customs and Monopoly Agency, which require the inhibition of domain names related to unauthorized websites offering online gambling or tobacco and inhalation liquid products
The inhibition provisions are indeed an obligation for the entities holding the authorization granted by the Ministry of Economic Development to operate as managers of a public network.
The national list of companies authorized to provide electronic communication services to the public is available on the website of the Ministry of Economic Development.
WEBSITES SUBJECT TO INHIBITION
The list of websites subject to inhibition is available on the website of the Customs and Monopolies Agency, in the Monopolies section.
REFERENCES AND INFORMATION
- Web Link IANA
The Internet Assigned Numbers Authority (IANA) is responsible for the global coordination of the DNS Root, IP addressing, and other Internet protocol resources - Web Link ICANN
To reach another person on the Internet you have to type an address into your computer - a name or a number. That address has to be unique so computers know where to find each other. ICANN coordinates these unique identifiers across the world. Without that coordination we wouldn't have one global Internet. - Web Link CENTR
CENTR is an association of Internet Country Code Top Level Domain Registries such as .uk in the United Kingdom and .es in Spain. Full Membership is open to organisations, corporate bodies or individuals that operate a country code top level domain registry. - Web Link Registro.it
The Registry is the registry of .it Internet domains, the Internet plate of Italy. In December 1987, IANA (Internet Assigned Numbers Authority) assigned the management of .it to the National Research Council (Cnr) arrow in virtue of the technical and scientific expertise gained by its researchers, among the first in Europe to adopt the IP protocol. Thus, the .it Registry was born, which today is based at the Institute of Informatics and Telematics of the Cnr in Pisa. - Web Link Archivio RFC
Funded by the Internet Society to edit and publish RFCs online. The RFC Editor maintains the master repository of RFCs as well as RFC meta-data, which can be searched online. The search results include the meta-data, links to the RFC text itself, and links to any errata. - Web Link GARR LIR
The GARR-LIR (Local Internet Registry) is the service responsible for managing the allocation of IPv4 and IPv6 addresses for entities within the GARR community.
Statistics
source: GARR annual report 2023
