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Internet country-code top level domain for the Soviet Union
.su
Introduced19 September 1990
TLD typeCountry code top-level domain
StatusActive
RegistryRussian Institute for Public Networks (РосНИИРОС)
SponsorRussian Institute for Public Networks (РосНИИРОС)
Intended useEntities connected with theSoviet Union
Actual use
Registered domains111,695 (3 February 2025)[1]
Registration restrictionsPassport required
StructureRegistrations are permitted directly at the second level
DocumentsDocuments
Dispute policiesNone
DNSSECyes
Registry websiteripn.su/en/

.su is anInternetcountry code top-level domain (ccTLD) that was designated for theSoviet Union on 19 September 1990.[2] Even though the Soviet Union itself wasdissolved 15 months later, the .su top-level domain remains in use to the present day. It is administered by theRussian Institute for Public Networks (RIPN, or RosNIIROS in Russian transcription).[3]

The .su ccTLD is known for usage bycybercriminals,hackers, andscammers.[4][5][6]

History

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After 1989 a set of new internet domains was created in Europe, including.pl (Poland),.cs (Czechoslovakia),.yu (Yugoslavia) and.dd (East Germany). Among them, there was also a domain for the USSR – .su.[7] Initially, before two-letter ccTLDs became standard, the Soviet Union was to receive a .ussr domain. The .su domain was proposed by the 19-year-old Finnish student Petri Ojala.[8]

On 26 December 1991 the countrywas dissolved and its constituent republics gained independence, which should have caused the domain to begin a phase-out process, as happened with those of East Germany, Czechoslovakia, and Yugoslavia. Until 1994[7] there was no assigned top-level domain name for Russia. For this reason the country continued to use the Soviet domain. In 1994, the.ru domain was created, which was supposed to eventually replace the .su domain[7] (domains for the republics other than Russia were created at different times in the mid-nineties). The domain was supposed to be withdrawn byICANN, but it was kept at the request of the Russian government and Internet users.[7]

In 2001, the managers of the domain stated that they would commence accepting new .su registrations, but it is unclear whether this action was compatible with ICANN policies.[9] In September 2007, lobbyists stated that they had started negotiations with ICANN on retaining the domain.[10] In March 2025, ICANN reportedly notified[11] the operator of the domain, the Russian Institute for Development of Public Networks (ROSNIIROS),[3] of a planned phase-out of the domain by 2030.

As of March 2025, the .su ccTLD contained over 112,000 domains.[12]

Usage

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The domain was intended to be used by Soviet institutions and companies operating in the USSR. The dissolution of the Soviet Union meant that the new TLD was superseded by the newcountry TLDs of theformer Soviet republics. Despite this, .su is still in use. Most of the .su domains are registered in Russia and theUnited States.[13] According to data from May 2025, there were over 111,500 registered domains with the .su TLD (there are over 5.895 million .ru domains).[14] Some organizations with roots in the former Soviet Union also still use this TLD.[6] The pro-Russian Ukrainian separatistDonetsk People's Republic have also registered their domain with the TLD.[15] The .su domain, along with.ru briefly hosted white supremacist websites that had beendeplatformed elsewhere, includingThe Daily Stormer.[16] Following complaints from Russia's internet regulatorRoskomnadzor however, such websites have been removed from Russian TLDs.[17][18]

The domain has been reported to host manycybercrime activities[19][5][4] due to the relaxed and outdated terms of use, along with staying out of focus (2% usage comparing to the primary .ru zone).[4][20] Rules for timely suspension of malicious domains[20] have been in place since 2013 in response to the issue.[21]

See also

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References

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  1. ^"Общее число доменов | Домены России".statdom.ru. Retrieved21 July 2020.
  2. ^"IANA — .su Domain Delegation Data".iana.org. Retrieved12 September 2019.
  3. ^ab.su Domain Delegation Data IANA
  4. ^abc"Old Soviet Union domain name attracts cybercriminal interest". 31 May 2013. Retrieved31 August 2015.
  5. ^abPatel, Neel V. (December 2015)."The Bizarre Afterlife of .su, the Domain Name and Last Bastion of the USSR".Inverse. Retrieved21 August 2022.the .su domain has attracted a lot of attention from cybercriminals looking for a safe haven to conduct operations
  6. ^ab"Tons of Hackers are Hanging out in old Soviet Cyberspace".Gizmodo. June 2013.
  7. ^abcdMarcin Kryska."Domena internetowa SU" (in Polish). Archived fromthe original on 2 January 2014. Retrieved11 June 2012.
  8. ^Юбилей Рунета: 10 лет назад финн Петри Ойала зарегистрировал домен .su (in Russian). Archived fromthe original on 2 January 2014. Retrieved12 January 2010.
  9. ^Back in the USSR: Soviet Internet domain name resists death, Mansur Mirovalev, writing forAssociated Press, 18 April 2008
  10. ^Kilner, James (19 September 2007)."USSR still alive on Internet and won't go quietly".Reuters. Archived fromthe original on 13 December 2007. Retrieved5 December 2007.
  11. ^Allemann, Andrew (11 March 2025)."ICANN moves to retire Soviet-era .SU country domain name".Domain Name Wire. Retrieved20 March 2025.
  12. ^"Домены России".Domain Name Wire. Retrieved20 March 2025.
  13. ^"Domena .su wciąż używana, chociaż ZSRR już nie ma" (in Polish). 21 September 2007. Retrieved12 January 2010.
  14. ^"Домены — статистика регистраций". Retrieved3 May 2025.
  15. ^"Donetsk People's Republic 'Government' Portal". Archived fromthe original on 18 April 2022. Retrieved30 December 2019.
  16. ^Ryan, Fergus."Why Are Moscow and Beijing Happy to Host the U.S. Far-Right Online?".Foreign Policy. Retrieved16 June 2021.
  17. ^"Russia boots white supremacist website from its internet: report". 17 August 2017. Retrieved29 November 2025.
  18. ^"Russian Web Host Suspends Daily Stormer After Government Inquiry". 16 August 2017. Retrieved29 November 2025.
  19. ^Moscow, Associated Press in (31 May 2013)."Hack in the USSR: cybercriminals find haven in .su domain space".the Guardian. Retrieved21 August 2022.
  20. ^ab"Group-IB and Foundation for Internet Development sign an agreement to combat cyber threats in the .SU domain zone". Archived fromthe original on 13 January 2017. Retrieved26 November 2018.
  21. ^"Генеральная уборка в домене SU".info.info.nic.ru.

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