.dev | |
Introduced: | 2014 2019 |
Type: | Generic top-level domain (gTLD) |
Status: | Active |
Registry: | Charleston Road Registry Inc. |
Intendeduse: | Software developers, web developers |
Registereddomains: | 351,269 |
Dateregistereddomains: | 25 January 2023 |
Refregistereddomains: | [1] |
Dnssec: | Yes |
.dev is a top-level domain name operated by Google.[2] It was proposed in ICANN's new generic top-level domain (gTLD) program, and became available to the general public on March 1, 2019, with an early access period that began on February 19.[3]
The .dev top-level domain is incorporated on the HSTS preload list, requiring HTTPS on all .dev domains without individual HSTS enlistment.
Web developers have been using .dev top-level domains within their internal networks for testing purposes for a long time. However, after Google acquired the TLD, such environments have stopped functioning on some modern web browsers.[4] [5]