.dev is a top-level domain name operated by Google Registry.[2] It was proposed in ICANN‘s new generic top-level domain (gTLD) program, and became available to the general public on March 1, 2019, with an early access period that began on February 19.[3]
Security
The .dev top-level domain is incorporated on the HSTS preload list, requiring HTTPS on all .dev domains without individual HSTS enlistment.[3]
History
Prior to Google’s addition of the .dev TLD to the HSTS preload list, it was common for web developers to create ad hoc addresses ending in .dev on their local networks for testing purposes. These local addresses would be created using either fake DNS servers or their own computer’s hosts file and would not be accessible to the wider internet. However, after .dev was added to the HSTS preload list, most modern web browsers began refusing to load .dev websites unless they were served over secure HTTPS connections, thereby causing most of these local testing environments to stop functioning.[4][5]
See also
References
- ^ nTLD stats. greenSec GmbH.
- ^ “Delegation Record for .DEV”. IANA. Archived from the original on August 12, 2022. Retrieved October 3, 2022.
- ^ a b “Hello .dev”. get.dev. Archived from the original on September 3, 2019. Retrieved September 3, 2019.
- ^ Koopersmith, Daryl (November 28, 2017). “Use a .dev domain? Not anymore”. Medium. Archived from the original on October 3, 2022. Retrieved October 3, 2022.
- ^ McCarthy, Kieren (November 29, 2017). “Wondering why your internal .dev web app has stopped working?”. The Register. Archived from the original on October 3, 2022. Retrieved October 3, 2022.
