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.co.za (South Africa)

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.co.za (South Africa) - Amazon Route 53

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Lease period for registration and renewal

One year.

Restrictions

Only second-level domains are available for the .za extension. Route 53 supports the second-level domain .co.za.

Open to the public, with some restrictions:

  • Registration is open to identifiable legal entities (individuals and legal persons).

  • The domain name must pass a zone check during the registration process.

Privacy protection

Not supported.

Domain locking to prevent unauthorized transfers

Not supported. To prevent unauthorized transfers, restrict access to the registrant email address and to the Route 53 APIs that could allow ownership change, for example, UpdateDomainContact. For more information, see Actions, resources, and condition keys for Route 53 Domains in the Service Authorization Reference and Example permissions for a domain record owner.

Internationalized domain names

Not supported.

Authorization code required for transfers

No

DNSSEC

Supported for domain registration. For more information, see Configuring DNSSEC for a domain.

Deadlines for renewing and restoring domains
  • Renewal is possible: Until one day before the expiration date

  • Late renewal with Route 53 is possible: No

  • Domain is deleted from Route 53: 1 day before expiration

  • Restoration with the registry is possible: Between 1 day and 9 days after expiration

  • Domain is deleted from the registry: 9 days after expiration

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