.IT is the TLD for Italy.

Registration term: 1 year

DNS requirements: 2-13, maximum of 6 at time of registration

Whois Privacy: Available

Domain Locking: Not available

Grace Period: 15 days

Redemption Period: 30 days

Authcode required for transfers: Yes

The registration of a domain name in the ccTLD .it is permitted only to persons who have citizenship, residence or a registered office in the countries of the European Economic Area (EEA), the Vatican, the Republic of San Marino, and Switzerland.

In order to activate a .IT domain, you must provide at least two functional nameservers. Nameservers can be provided when registering the .IT domain or when activating the .IT domain. All DNS zones must be configured beforehand. The IT registry checks the DNS requirements at registration and if that fails, periodically thereafter. If, after 30 days, the DNS requirements are not met, the IT registry will delete the domain.

The following DNS requirements must be pre-configured for any domain name registered:

• The servers’ IP addresses must be static and correspond to those actually associated with them.
• The first nameserver must be the same as indicated in the Server of Authority (SOA) record of the domain name.
• A CNAME must not be associated with the domain name.
• The name of the nameserver specified in the SOA cannot be a CNAME.
• At least one MX or A record must exist for the domain name.
• Where an MX record is listed, it must not have an associated CNAME.
• Whenever interrogated, the servers must not give the following responses: not responding, not reachable, not running, non-existent domain, host not found, server failure, query failed.
• Indicated nameservers must be authoritative for the domain name.

The domain name and nameserver details are transferred to the zone file within 24 hours, after which time the domain name becomes active.

Note: Nameserver changes can take up to five days to complete pending validation by the Registry. During that time, the domain's status is pendingUpdate, and the old nameservers continue to be displayed.

All .IT domains have a registration term of one year, and are automatically renewed.  

If you wish to delete a domain, this request must be placed by 15 days after the renewal date.

For 30 days after that, the name can be recovered by submitting a request through the Domain Redemption tool in the RWI or by contacting Reseller Support. If no action is taken, the registry deletes the name.

• iTristan Media Group provides 24/7 Reseller Support via telephone or email. Visit our Contact page for complete details.
• Accepted payment methods along with terms and conditions are available here.

To transfer a .IT domain name to itristanmedia

1. In the Order Management section, enter the domain name in the Transfer a domain field, and then click Transfer . 
The Transfers for <domainname>.it page appears.
2. Complete the Transfer Form.
3. Click Submit.

The current Registrar has five days to confirm or deny the transfer. If there is no response after five days, the transfer automatically completes, and a new one year registration period begins.

When you change the registrant information, there is no charge applied, and the registration term does not change.

To change ownership of a .IT domain

1. Log in to the Manage Web Interface and enter the new owner's information in the Manage Profilesection. For more information on the Manage Web Interface, see The Manage Web Interface (the MWI).