- Category
- Country code
- IANA type
- Country Code
- Country
- Rwanda
- Manager
- Rwanda Internet Community and Technology Alliance (RICTA) Ltd
- Script
- Latin
- DS in root
- 1 record(s)
- Algorithm
- 8 · RSASHA256
- Second-level
- 7 suffixes
- IDN names
- no IDN tables at IANA
- WHOIS
- whois.ricta.org.rw
- RDAP
- yes
Checked 26 Oct 2026 by our weekly check.
Is a .rw name registered?
Looked up from your browser in the registry's RDAP service; if that does not answer, in DNS. Nothing is stored on dnssec.in.What this means
The root zone holds a DS record for .rw, so the extension is signed and anchored. A domain under .rw can use DNSSEC with a full chain of trust: it needs to be signed at its DNS host and have its own DS at the registrar. .rw is the country code for Rwanda; its registry sets who can register.
Second-level suffixes under .rw (7)
You can register names directly under .rw or under these suffixes, for example example.co.rw. Some are restricted to certain users (government, education, banks). Source: the Public Suffix List.
- .ac.rw
- .co.rw
- .coop.rw
- .gov.rw
- .mil.rw
- .net.rw
- .org.rw
IDN names under .rw
No IDN tables for .rw at IANA: names are usually ASCII only (a–z, 0–9 and hyphen).
Length
DNS limits are the same everywhere: each label is 1 to 63 characters, the whole name at most 253, letters, digits and hyphens, not starting or ending with a hyphen. IDN labels count their xn-- form, so fewer native characters fit. A registry can set a higher minimum (often 2 or 3 characters) or reserve short names: that is in its own policy.
WHOIS and RDAP
RDAP (the JSON successor to WHOIS) answers at https://rdap.ricta.org.rw/. Classic WHOIS (port 43) answers at whois.ricta.org.rw.
Lifecycle and drop
Country code extensions set their own lifecycle: grace periods, redemption and release dates differ from country to country and are not covered by ICANN's gTLD policies. Read the registry's rules: https://registry.ricta.org.rw.