From fe6aa96a028573e321ad321f66f69ce5ad76a706 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: igorkorenfeld The .gov domain exists to support a broad diversity of government missions and public initiatives. Generally, the .gov registry does not review or audit how government organizations use their domains. However, misuse of an individual .gov domain can reflect upon the integrity of the entire .gov space. There are categories of misuse that are statutorily prohibited or abusive in nature. A .gov domain must not be used for commercial purposes, such as advertising benefitting private individuals or entities. A .gov domain must not be used for political campaigns. A .gov domain must not be used to distribute or promote material whose distribution violates applicable law. .gov is a trusted and safe space. .gov domains must not distribute malware, host open redirects, or otherwise engage in malicious cyber activity. As a .gov domain registrant, maintain current and accurate contact information in the .gov registrar. We strongly recommend that you create and use a security contact. Registrants should respond in a timely manner to communications about required and prohibited activities. The .gov program may need to suspend or terminate a domain registration for violations. Registrants should respond in a timely manner to communications about prohibited activities. When we discover a violation, we will make reasonable efforts to contact a registrant, including:
+Prohibited activities for .gov domains
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+Commercial purposes
+Political campaigns
+Illegal content
+Malicious cyber activity
+Required activities for .gov domain registrants
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+Keep your contact information update
+Be responsive if we contact you
+Domains can be suspended or terminated for violations
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We understand the critical importance of the availability of .gov domains. Suspending or terminating a .gov domain is reserved only for prolonged, unresolved serious violations where the registrant is non-responsive. We will make extensive efforts to contact registrants and to identify potential solutions, and will make reasonable accommodations for remediation timelines proportional to the severity of the issue.
+ + +The .gov program will preload all newly registered .gov domains for HTTP Strict Transport Security (HSTS).
+HSTS is a simple and widely-supported standard that protects visitors by ensuring that their browsers always connect to a website over HTTPS. HSTS removes the need to redirect users from http:// to https:// URLs. (This redirection is a security risk that HSTS eliminates.)
+HSTS preloading impacts web traffic only. Once a domain is on the HSTS preload list, modern web browsers will enforce HTTPS connections for all websites hosted on the .gov domain. Users will not be able to click through warnings to reach a site. Non-web uses of .gov (email, VPN, APIs, etc.) are not affected.
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