.google

{{Infobox top level domain

| name = .google

| background =

| image = Google 2015 logo.svg

| introduced = {{start date and age|2014|9|4}}

| registry = Alphabet Inc.

| sponsor = Charleston Road Registry Inc.

| intendeduse = Google's products

| actualuse =

| restrictions = .google domains can only be registered by Alphabet's employees

| structure =

| document =

| disputepolicy =

| website = {{URL|https://registry.google}}

| dnssec = Yes

}}

.google is a brand top-level domain (TLD) used in the Domain Name System (DNS) of the Internet. Created in 2014, it is one of the dozens of brand domains in Google Registry, operated by Alphabet Inc., Google's parent company.{{cite web|url=https://www.theregister.co.uk/2014/11/26/google_turns_on_google_internet_extension/ |title=Google turns on shiny new .google top-level domain – but WHY? |last=McCarthy |first=Kieren |date=26 Nov 2014 |website=The Register |access-date=30 September 2016}}

It is notable as one of the first gTLDs associated with a specific brand. The company's first usage of the TLD was with com.google, an April Fools' Day joke website that hosted a horizontally mirrored version of Google Search.{{cite web |last1=Williams |first1=Owen |title=Roundup: All Of Google's Jokes For April Fools' Day 2015 |url=https://thenextweb.com/news/roundup-all-of-googles-jokes-for-april-fools-day-2015 |website=TNW |language=en |date=1 April 2015}}

The domain currently hosts multiple Alphabet Inc. products and services, and plans exist to move other Alphabet properties to .google as well.{{cite web|url=https://www.registry.google/about/faqs.html|title=Google Registry FAQs|website=Google Registry|access-date=8 December 2017}}

Web Security

Google has integrated .google into the HTTP Strict Transport Security (HSTS) preload list. This means that all .google domains are hardcoded into major browsers to enforce HTTPS connections, ensuring that users can only access these sites securely. This initiative is part of Google's broader effort to enhance web security by eliminating unencrypted HTTP traffic.{{cite web |title=Google's Push to Close a Major Encrypted Web Loophole |url=https://www.wired.com/story/google-encrypted-top-level-domains/ |website=Wired}}

References

External links

[https://www.iana.org/domains/root/db/google.html IANA .google WHOIS info]

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Category:Google top-level domains