This page provides a list and description of information that is required before you can successfully register your .gov domain name.

Please print this page and confirm all of the required information before starting the registration process. The process assumes that you already have a User ID and password on the Domain Registration System.

To be approved for a .gov domain, your government, department or agency must be eligible and must meet the naming conventions.

Before compiling the information necessary to register a domain, please do the following:

1. Review the eligibility requirements specified by GSA (https://www.dotgov.gov/help_qualify.aspx).
2. Review the naming convention standards specified by GSA (https://www.dotgov.gov/dnc.aspx).
3. Confirm that you will be able to get an Authorization Letter from your chief information officer (CIO), senior technology official or elected officer, as specified in the Authorization Letter section (https://www.dotgov.gov/auth_letter.aspx).

Information Required During Registration Process

1. Your User ID and Password. To check the availability or register a domain, you must first have a user account on the Domain Registration System. If you do not have an account on the System, click the following link to register (https://www.dotgov.gov/account/createpoc.aspx).
2. Your Desired Domain Name. Please have several domain name options available, and make sure that they meet the naming conventions specified by GSA.
3. Your Authorizing or Sponsoring Agency. The registration page allows you to select the sponsor for your domain from a drop-down menu of choices. Examples of menu choices include General Services Administration, Department of Defense, Department of Energy, etc. State and local governments should choose "OTHER" from the drop-down list.
4. Your Organization Information. Please provide the following information for your organization. The Authorizing Agency and your organization may or may not be the same. All fields are required.

Organization Name:   Street Address   City   State   Zip Code   Country

5. Description.Please describe the purpose of this domain. There is a 200-character limit. This is a required field.

Purpose of YOURDESIREDDOMAIN.GOV

6. Points of contact (POCs). Three points of contact, billing, administrative and technical are required for each domain registered. You (registrant) are required to be at least one point of contact and at least one of the POCs--preferably the administrative POC--must be a government employee.

If you know that a POC is already in the .gov Domain Registration System (e.g., they are a POC for another domain), enter their User ID (not their password) or the first name, last name and e-mail address they used when they registered in the System.

For Existing Point(s) of Contact

User ID   Or First Name   Middle Initial (optional)   Last Name   E-mail Address

For each new POC, please provide the information below and create a temporary password. Unless specified, all fields are required.

For New Point of Contact 1

First Name   Middle Initial (optional)   Last Name   E-mail Address   Organization Name   Title   Street Address   City   State   Zip Code   Country   Phone Number   Fax Number (optional)

You will be required to create an initial password for any new POC. You will be responsible for contacting that POC to inform them of this password so they can confirm their contact information in the system and then change the password.

Note: the domain will not be activated until all three POCs have logged in and changed their initial passwords.

Passwords must be eight to ten characters long, with at least one uppercase letter, one lowercase letter, one number, and one special characters. Passwords cannot begin or end with numbers.

Password for first new Point of Contact   Reenter Password

For New Point of Contact 2 (if necessary)

First Name   Middle Initial (optional)   Last Name   E-mail Address   Organization Name   Title   Street Address   City   State   Zip Code   Country   Phone Number   Fax Number (optional)

Passwords must be eight to ten characters long, with at least one uppercase letter, one lowercase letter, one number, and one special characters. Passwords cannot begin or end with numbers.

Password for first new Point of Contact   Reenter Password

7. Domain Name Servers. To expedite the processing of your application, please have your domain name server (DNS) information available. You can get this information from your technical staff or Internet service provider (ISP). You must provide data for at least a primary and secondary DNS.

Host Name   IP Address Primary Name Server   Primary Name Server IP   Secondary Name Server   Secondary Name Server IP