.cf – Openprovider

This article describes the procedures and requirements of .cf domain names.
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Registration

Important:

Starting with 2024-05-05, management of .CF domains will no longer be available. This deadline is outside our control, the communication with the Registry has been completely down for some time. You can still attempt to transfer domains, but at the moment no requests are processed succesfully at the Registry. Unless anything changes, communication with the registry will be completely over after that date.

Successful domain registration requires:

Two or more nameservers or a nameserver group
The values of title, first name, last name and state are mandatory parameters of the contact handles used for .cf registration requests. The registry requires a valid state code in ISO 3166-2 format!

Note: If you get the error "505 - Invalid attribute value syntax; Could not get registry contact for billingcontact (P-S*******: 504 Missing required attribute) [title]", please contact Openprovider Support with the handles (along with title: Mr., Mrs., Ms., Dr., etc.) you want to use.

Transfer

Important:

Not available for .cf TLDs

Authorization code required
Method of confirmation
Registration period after transfer
Average transfer time
Advanced and simple transfers available	Contact our Sales department to check if easy transfer of 100 or more .cf domains is available.

Update

Owner change (trade)

A change of registrant procedure is currently not available.

Other update

Contact updates are possible except for name & country of registrant.

Deletion / Restore

Delete

Be aware that .cf domains cannot be deleted explicitly. To delete a .cf domain you have to set the domain renewal mode or default renewal mode to off.

Restore / reactivate

The restore of a domain requires additional documents for the registry. Please contact Openprovider Support if you would like to restore a domain.

Detailed extension information

Registry	Registry: http://www.dot.cf Registry whois: whois.dot.cf Registry web based whois: Registry zonefile updates:
Technical information	DNSSEC support: no Minimum length: 3 characters Maximum length: 63 characters Allowed characters: a-z 0-9 - IDN characters: No Registration period: 1 - 10 year(s) Renewal date offset: 7 days The number of days before the registry's expiration date, that Openprovider requires the domain to be renewed or expired. More info. Note that the dates as shown in your Openprovider account are always leading, even if they do not match the renewal date offset mentioned here. Soft quarantine period: n/a days During this period, following after an expiration, the domain can be restored for free. This period does not apply if the domain is deleted explicitly. More info. Quarantine period: 0 days During this period, an expired or deleted domain name can be reactivated at an additional fee.
Restrictions	Local presence required? no Does Openprovider provide local presence services? no Local activity required? no Correct nameserver configuration required? no
Policies	http://www.dot.cf/en/policies.html
Registration agreement	The registry requires that a registration agreement is in place between the provider and the domain holder. The text of this registration agreement and any required supplements is the following: General registration agreement

Due to the regular changes in registry rules and configuration or missing information from registry side, and despite our effort to keep our knowledge base up-to-date, information in the knowledge base may be outdated or incorrect. If you encounter some issue, please report it through the "HotJar" feedback collector on the bottom right, or (if it is blocked by your browser) by clicking the "Submit a request" link below. No rights can be derived from the information in this knowledge base. If there is discrepancy between the knowledge base and the process in Openprovider, the process in Openprovider is leading.