.cern Domain

.cern is a delegated brand domain and not available for public registrations.

The .cern top-level domain is delegated and fully operational across European Organization for Nuclear Research brands and services. As a brand extension, registration remains limited to European Organization for Nuclear Research and its affiliates.

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.cern Domain Information

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Particle physics research anchors .cern, one of the few scientific research extensions from ICANN's 2012 New gTLD Program. The case for it was institutional rather than commercial: a laboratory whose experimental results carry global scientific weight — and whose public communications are a recurring target for sensationalised misrepresentation — benefits from a namespace in which authorship is verifiable from the address alone.

Use covers research programs and experiments, scientific publications and datasets, educational resources, and institutional content. The extension is restricted and not available for public registration. It stands alongside .ieee as one of the round's clearest demonstrations that a brand TLD can serve verification purposes entirely outside a commercial context.

Registry Contact and Nameservers

  • Sponsoring Organization
    European Organization for Nuclear Research ("CERN")
    Route de Meyrin
    Geneve CH-1211
    Switzerland
  • Administrative Contact
    Andreas Wagner
    European Organization for Nuclear Research ("CERN")
    Route de Meyrin
    Meyrin Geneve CH-1211
    Switzerland
    Email: [email protected]
    Voice: +41 22 767 4888
  • Technical Contact
    Senior Director, DNS Infrastructure Group
    Afilias
    300 Welsh Road
    Building 3, Suite 105
    Horsham PA 19044
    United States of America (the)
    Email: [email protected]
    Voice: +1 215.706.5700
    Fax: +1 215.706.5701
  • Nameservers
    Host NameIP Address(es)
    a0.nic.cern 65.22.224.1
    2a01:8840:da:0:0:0:0:1
    a2.nic.cern 65.22.227.1
    2a01:8840:dd:0:0:0:0:1
    b0.nic.cern 65.22.225.1
    2a01:8840:db:0:0:0:0:1
    c0.nic.cern 65.22.226.1
    2a01:8840:dc:0:0:0:0:1