.md

ccTLD

Type	ccTLD
Status	Active
Country
Implemented	March 24, 1994
Registry	IP Serviciul Tehnologia Informatiei si Securitate Cibernetica
Websites	nic.md

.md is the ccTLD for Moldova. It is managed by IP Serviciul Tehnologia Informatiei si Securitate Cibernetica.^[1]

Rules and Restrictions

.md is an Open Use ccTLD. Registrants for the registration of subdomain names can be:

natural/legal persons, resident/non-resident citizens of the Republic of Moldova;
institutions of central and local public administration of the Republic of Moldova;
natural/legal persons from outside the Republic of Moldova;
legal representatives of the entities/persons referred to in points 1), 2) and 3), authorised under the legislation of the Republic of Moldova.^[2]

A domain name must not:

infringe trademark and intellectual property rights protection legislation;
infringe the legislation on the protection of geographical indications, designations of origin and traditional specialities guaranteed;
incite hatred, discrimination of any kind, violation of public order or violence;
harm the psycho-emotional integrity of people, especially minors.^[2]

The subdomain name must:

consist of alpha-numeric characters (Arabic numerals: 0-9, Latin letters: a-z; A-Z, without diacritics) and the spelling sign ( - ) and/or their combination. Small characters (a-z) are recommended, as subdomain names do not take into account upper or lower case characters;
not begin or end with the spelling sign ( - );
have the minimum of 2 (two) characters and maximum of 63 (sixty-three) characters.^[2]

As of 2024, .md has approximately 30,000 active domains.^[3]