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.cc domain: registry, rules and WHOIS

General purpose alternative to .com

Facts

Type
Country-code TLD (ccTLD), used generically
Registry operator
eNIC, a Verisign company
Country or territory
Cocos (Keeling) Islands
Added to the root zone
1997
RDAP
Yes (tld-rdap.verisign.com)
WHOIS server
ccwhois.verisign-grs.com
Registration
Open to anyone
Typical use
General purpose alternative to .com

RDAP availability is taken from the IANA RDAP bootstrap file published on 2026-09-16; WHOIS server and delegation year from the IANA root zone database. Registry policies change: check the registry's own policy before relying on an eligibility rule.

What is .cc?

.cc is the country-code top-level domain of the Cocos (Keeling) Islands, an Australian external territory. It is marketed as a generic extension and runs on Verisign infrastructure, which is why its WHOIS and RDAP output looks very similar to .com and .net.

Who can register it

Open to anyone worldwide, with no local presence requirement.

WHOIS, RDAP and privacy

An RDAP service for .cc (tld-rdap.verisign.com) is published in the IANA RDAP bootstrap file. OrbitProbe reads registration data from it first, as structured JSON: registrar, creation and expiry dates, EPP status codes and nameservers. For ccTLDs, what is published is decided by the registry and local law rather than by ICANN, so output differs from one extension to the next. Most registries do not show the personal data of individuals in public output. OrbitProbe only ever shows the organisation name and country.

Look up a .cc domain

FAQ

Who can register a .cc domain?

Open to anyone worldwide, with no local presence requirement.

How do I run a WHOIS lookup for a .cc domain?

Type the name, in the form example.cc, into the form on this page. OrbitProbe first queries the RDAP service of the .cc registry (tld-rdap.verisign.com). The result shows where the data came from and when it was observed.

Does .cc support RDAP?

Yes. The IANA RDAP bootstrap file dated 2026-09-16 publishes tld-rdap.verisign.com for .cc. The classic WHOIS server is ccwhois.verisign-grs.com.

Is .cc a generic or a country-code domain?

.cc is formally the country-code TLD assigned to Cocos (Keeling) Islands; being used like a generic one does not change that. The practical consequence is that registration, privacy and dispute rules are set by the manager of the TLD rather than by ICANN's gTLD contracts.