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This service allows the registrants to delete domain names, deletion means removing the delegation and making the domain available for registration by others after a random period of time.

After SaudiNIC introduced users accounts on the e-services portal, there was a number of domains that were registered prior to that have not been associated with any account. Since All domain-related services can only be done with a user account, SaudiNIC provided a new service to fetch a domain and associate with an account, without changing the registrant information (entity).

Registering domain names is available through the Digital Government Authority for Government Agencies and through the acreddited registrars for non-government agencies.

The process for (transferring a domain from SaudiNIC to an accredited registrar or the Digital Government Authority) aims to transfer the information of a domain name under tld (.sa) or (.السعودية), and the ability to manage it, from SaudiNIC to an accredited registrar. This requires aquiring an auth-code from SaudiNIC, as well as the accuracy of contact information for the administraitve contact.

A registrant as defined in the Regulation: The entity that registers a domain, even if it's an individual. This process allow the registrant of a domain name to request changes or modifications to their name resulting from a change in the entity name, mergers between different organizations, or other cases that do not need the involvement of third parties that were not involved in the registration process. This process is not for transferring domains to another entity. For transferring a domain to a different entity, use (transfer domain name process).

DNSSEC (DNS Security Extensions) is a protocol that adds an additional layer of security measures to Domain Name System (DNS). It allows registrants to secure their domains by digitally signing the zone to facilitate the domain resolvers validate that signature. For more information about DNSSEC, visit the following site (www.dnssec.sa).

Domain name transfer is one of the services offered by SaudiNIC, the main goal of that service is to transfer a domain name along with all of its privileges from one registrant to another.

This procedure allow the Administrative Contact (based on a request from SaudiNIC) to send additional required information and documents to SaudiNIC related to a registered domain name. These additional information and documentations must be provided within the time period determined by SaudiNIC and according to the means of communication or format specified by SaudiNIC.

This service aims to give the domain registrant the capabilities to use domain names which are visually look identical to their already registered domain names using the GVT and Emla)codes. These domains are reserved for the original domain holder with the possibility of activating some of them at anytime which will prevent others from registering them and hence prevents phishing or other attacks.

SaudiNIC maintains and manages the reserved list of domain names. Reserved domains are domains that may include but not limited to domain names that are numerical, geographical, names of religions, names contain words that are obscene, scandalous, indecent, abusive, racist, or contrary to Saudi Arabia law or Islamic morality, or name considered by SaudiNIC as undesirable or contrary to the public interest or otherwise unsuitable for registration. Such domains should not be registered in a normal way, if the applicant (entity) climes that it has a justification for the registration, then it should follow a special procedure in order to register such domains. For more information about the reserved domains list please go to : About Reserved domain names.

SaudiNIC maintains and manages the list of reserved domains. Reserved domains are domain names that contain words with some specific meanings that should not be registered in the normal procedure, they can only be registered through a special procedure.

This service allows account holders to change their email addresses linked to their accounts.

This service allows account holders to change the password of their account.

User accounts are the main interface used to request most of the services related to Saudi domain names, in addition to that the account interface provide the user with a full records of his/her requests, tickets and other related information.

This service allows users who already have active accounts to change some of their account's information, there are other dedicated procedures for changing the password, changing the secret question or changing the email address. Any other changes can be requested through the following steps

This service will give account holders the chance to obtain the account password and secret question after forgetting both of them.

This service allows an account holder who already has an active account to reset his/her password if forgotten.