# .us (United States)
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**Lease period for registration and renewal**  
One to ten years.

**Restrictions**  
The registry for .us domains doesn't allow domain names that contain any of the seven words identified in the "Appendix to Opinion of the Court" of [Federal Communications Commission v. Pacifica Foundation No. 77-528](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FCC_v._Pacifica_Foundation).  
Open to the public, with one restriction:  
+ The .us extension is for websites or activities that are located in the United States of America.

**Privacy protection**  
Not supported.

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

**Internationalized domain names**  
Not supported.

**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 29 days after expiration
+ Domain is deleted from Route 53: 30 days after expiration
+ Restoration with the registry is possible: Between 30 days and 60 days after expiration
+ Domain is deleted from the registry: 65 days after expiration