What is .case?
Brand TLDs operate under Specification 13 of ICANN's registry agreement. It lets a trademark owner keep every second-level name for itself, so you won't find .case names for sale at any registrar.
ICANN's records put the delegation of .case on October 30, 2016. Like most of the newer endings, it was applied for in the 2012 New gTLD Program round and its registry agreement was signed on September 3, 2015.
Digity, LLC also runs one other TLD, including .radio.
Under the hood, the root zone points to 4 name servers for .case, every one of them reachable over IPv6. The delegation is DNSSEC-signed, so resolvers can verify that answers for .case haven't been tampered with on the way. Registration data is published over RDAP and WHOIS (the WHOIS server is whois.nic.case).
Same registry, other endings
1 other TLD shares this operator.
.case FAQ
What country is .case?
None. .case is a generic top-level domain, so it isn't tied to any country.
Who owns the .case domain extension?
Digity, LLC operates .case as its registry, under a registry agreement with ICANN.
When was .case created?
.case was delegated to the DNS root zone on October 30, 2016.
Is .case a valid domain?
Yes. .case is an active top-level domain in the DNS root zone, delegated in 2016, so .case addresses work in every browser.
Can I buy a .case domain?
No. .case is a brand TLD under ICANN Specification 13, so names are reserved for Digity, LLC.
Is .case DNSSEC-signed?
Yes, the root zone holds a DS record for .case.
Sources
Data from IANA root zone version 2026102000. Last changed December 6, 2023. Spotted something wrong? Tell us.
