Now you need a notarized document to get a .gov domain

2020-03-09 11:27

The US government is tightening its rules around the registration of government web domains to stop fraudsters impersonating government sites, it emerged last week.

A.gov domain is only supposed to be operated by US-based government entities, from federal agencies to local municipalities, meaning that, in the GSA's words, "It's official".

Gov domain is a potential phishing and malware-delivery goldmine for online criminals who might use them to impersonate entities at all three levels of government.

Gov domains continue to be issued only to official U.S. government organizations.

The DOTGOV Online Trust in Government Act of 2019, introduced in October, would transfer management of the whole TLD to the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, which is part of the Department of Homeland Security.

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