.POST, is the sponsored top-level domain (sTLD) available exclusively for the postal and logistics sector. It is a secure and trusted electronic infrastructure on the Internet to serve the needs of the global postal community in cyberspace.
.POST will immediately identify legitimate postal and logistics services and avoid confusion for individuals, business and stakeholders.
.POST aims to integrate the physical, financial, and electronic dimensions of postal and logistics services to enable and facilitate e-post, e-finance, e-commerce and e-government services.
With .POST, users will benefit from:
Security
.POST uses the latest Internet security. It is the first sTLD to be 100% secured by Domain Name System Security Extensions (DNSSEC), a set of codes for securing the Domain Name System (DNS), the global database system that translates a computer's fully qualified domain name into an Internet Protocol (IP) address. It is the most secure sTLD on the net right now. You can trust a .POST domain is not taking you to a fake postal website.
Authentication
As .POST is for an exclusive community that is fully authenticated, there are strict controls on who can own a .POST domain. You can be assured a .POST website is managed by an organization recognized by the UPU.
Interconnectivity
Using these rigorous controls, domain owners can interconnect their domains and services in a safe and trusted environment.
Interoperability
Using UPU standards, the interoperability of e-services can open up new international digital services. .POST is an international platform for Postal and logistics organisations to develop new revenue and new markets using e-identification, e-commerce, e-government and e-postal services.