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.ly

Country-code top-level domain

A source-linked reference record for .ly, combining IANA delegation data with registry metadata.

Registry website View IANA record
RegistryGeneral Authority of Communications and Informatics (GACI)
IANA typeccTLD
Registered1997-04-23
DNSSECNot determined
Overview

About .ly

IANA

.ly is listed by IANA as a country-code top-level domain. The sponsoring organisation shown in the IANA delegation record is General Authority of Communications and Informatics (GACI).

Policy and eligibility are deliberately not inferred from the string name. Registration rules should be taken from the registry and its official documentation.

ccTLD Delegated
Sponsoring organisation
General Authority of Communications and Informatics (GACI)
Registry website
https://wsm.ltt.ly/
WHOIS
whois.nic.ly
Registration date
1997-04-23
IANA last update
2025-11-01
Technical information

DNS and protocol details

Root-level delegation and protocol endpoints surfaced without hiding the source.

Authoritative nameservers

Published in the IANA delegation record.

dns.lttnet.net62.240.36.9
dns1.lttnet.net62.68.42.9
ns-ly.afrinic.net196.216.168.24 · 2001:43f8:120:0:0:0:0:24
pch.ltt.ly204.61.216.67 · 2001:500:14:6067:ad:0:0:1
phloem.uoregon.edu128.223.32.35 · 2001:468:d01:20:0:0:80df:2023
Delegation history

Record timeline

Only milestones that can be tied directly to official records are shown.

  1. IANA Report on the Redelegation of the .LY Top-Level Domain
  2. Transfer of the .LY (Libya) top-level domain to the General Authority of Communications and Informatics
  3. IANA registration date

    Registration date shown in the IANA delegation record.

  4. IANA record last updated

    Latest update date displayed by the IANA delegation record.

Sources

Official records

This page keeps operational facts attached to their original source.

IANADelegation record IANA / InterNICAuthoritative root zone RegistryRegistration services
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