.is .is .is (dot is) is the top-level domain for Iceland. The country code is derived from the first two letters of "Ísland", which is the Icelandic word for Iceland. Registration of .is domains is open to all persons and companies without any special restriction. The very first .is-domain, hi.is, is the domain of University of Iceland. It was registered on December 11, 1986, making it one of the earliest ever domain registrations on the Internet. According to McAfee report "Mapping the Mal Web", ".is" has been evaluated as one of the top 10 most secure TLDs in the world in
Domain name Domain name A domain name is an identification string that defines a realm of administrative autonomy, authority or control within the Internet. Domain names are formed by the rules and procedures of the Domain Name System (DNS). Any name registered in the DNS is a domain name. Domain names are used in various networking contexts and for application-specific naming and addressing purposes. In general, a domain name represents an Internet Protocol (IP) resource, such as a personal computer used to access the Internet, a server computer hosting a web site, or the web site itself or any other service communicated