SURFdomains

As an IT administrator, you register and transfer internet domains easily via SURFdomeinen. Managing the DNS is also easy, via the online portal.

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Advantages

Make changes in real time

You make changes in real time in the portal

Make use of DNS resolvers

Through SURF, you can use three DNS resolvers. Our DNS resolvers also support DNS-over-TLS

Do you have a question about SURF domains? Get in touch.

Online portal for domain management

With the online SURF domains portal you can easily:

register new domain names (.nl, .com, .eu, .info, .net, .org)
transfer domain names to SURF
delete domain names
change registrant or contact details
change name servers
managing (reverse) DNS
manage DNS zones located on SURF name servers
enable DNSSEC for .nl, .com, .net and .org domains

Who is SURFdomains intended for?

SURFdomains is used by IT administrators. You can use SURFdomains if your institution is connected to the SURF network. Users must either have the role of domain manager or DNS administrator. Your institution contact can assign these roles via Mijn SURF.

DNS resolvers

You can only use SURF resolvers if your internet connection runs through the SURF network. Also, your institution's security policy must allow you to modify your resolver. If in doubt, contact your local system administrator or IT service centre.

Host name	IPv4 address	IPv6 address
ns0.utrecht1.surf.net	195.169.124.124	2001:610::800b:195:169:124:124
ns0.tilburg1.surf.net	192.87.36.36	2001:610:3:200a:192:87:36:36
ns0.amsterdam1.surf.net	192.87.106.106	2001:610:1:800a:192:87:106:106

The resolvers can also be accessed via the anycast address 145.145.145.145, with traffic arriving at any of the above resolvers.

DNS-over-TLS

If you want to use the strict profile for DNS-over-TLS, you need a public key fingerprint. For all SURF DNS resolvers, the fingerprint is: