# .link
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Used for information about the creation of online shortcut links.

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**Lease period for registration and renewal**  
One to ten years.

**Privacy protection**  
Uniregistry is the registry for .LINK domains. Due to Uniregistry policy, the registry-level [WHOIS](https://whois.uniregistry.net/whois/) shows "REDACTED FOR PRIVACY". Removing our privacy protection feature will only affect the information displayed at the registrar-level [Amazon Registrar WHOIS](https://registrar.amazon.com/whois).

**Domain locking to prevent unauthorized transfers**  
Supported.

**Internationalized domain names**  
Supported for Cyrillic (primarily Russian), French, German, Italian, Portuguese, and Spanish.

**Authorization code required for transfers**  
Yes

**DNSSEC**  
Supported for domain registration. For more information, see [Configuring DNSSEC for a domain](domain-configure-dnssec.md).

**Deadlines for renewing and restoring domains**  
+ Renewal is possible: Until the expiration date
+ Late renewal with Route 53 is possible: Until 44 days after expiration
+ Domain is deleted from Route 53: 45 days after expiration
+ Restoration with the registry is possible: Between 45 days and 75 days after expiration
+ Domain is deleted from the registry: 75 days after expiration