.dev

.dev
Introduced	2014 (registered); 2019 (public availability)
TLD type	Generic top-level domain (gTLD)
Status	Active
Registry	Charleston Road Registry Inc.
Intended use	Software developers, web developers
Registered domains	351,269 (25 January 2023)
Documents	ICANN registry agreement
DNSSEC	Yes
Registry website	get.dev

.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]

Security

The .dev top-level domain is incorporated on the HSTS preload list, requiring HTTPS on all .dev domains without individual HSTS enlistment.^[3]

History

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]

References

^ nTLD stats. greenSec GmbH.
^ "Delegation Record for .DEV". IANA. Archived from the original on August 12, 2022. Retrieved October 3, 2022.
^ ^a ^b "Hello .dev". get.dev. Archived from the original on September 3, 2019. Retrieved September 3, 2019.
^ Koopersmith, Daryl (November 28, 2017). "Use a .dev domain? Not anymore". Medium. Archived from the original on October 3, 2022. Retrieved October 3, 2022.
^ McCarthy, Kieren (November 29, 2017). "Wondering why your internal .dev web app has stopped working?". The Register. Archived from the original on October 3, 2022. Retrieved October 3, 2022.