Security News > 2020 > March > U.S. Govt. Makes it Harder to Get .Gov Domains

Gov domain names is enacting new requirements for validating the identity of people requesting them.

Gov domains to hoodwink Americans likely would not be deterred by such concerns.

Gov domain applications will include an additional authorization step.

Gov domain requests, but that some manual verification probably would be required.

Gov domain space, and is making a play to wrest control over the process from the GSA. The DOTGOV bill, introduced in October 2019, would "Ensure that only authorized users obtain a.gov domain, and proactively validate existing.gov holders," according to a statement CISA shared with this author last year.

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