This Web site presents information on the .frogans TLD, the top-level domain delegated by ICANN to the OP3FT, and whose DNS back-end registry operator is Identity Digital. This Web site is published by the OP3FT.
If you are looking for information on the company F2R2, the FCR Operator, see the Web site f2r2.fr (in French).
The .frogans TLD is the top-level domain delegated by ICANN to the OP3FT, a dedicated, independent, non-profit standards developing organization whose purpose is to hold, promote, protect and ensure the progress of the Frogans technology in the form of an open standard for the Internet, available to all, free of charge.
Frogans is a medium for the universal publishing of content and services on the Internet in the form of Frogans sites. From a technical standpoint, this medium was designed as a generic software layer running on top of the original Internet infrastructure, i.e. the TCP and IP protocols and the Domain Name System (DNS), alongside other existing generic software layers such as E-mail or the World Wide Web. Compared to Web sites, Frogans sites are intended for visual rather than text-based communication, focused content rather than long pages, and natural interaction rather than complex user interfaces.
As discussed in this case study published by ICANN:
- The OP3FT applied for the .frogans TLD to provide a high level of reliability, robustness, and security to Frogans infrastructure.
- There are only a handful of domain names in the .frogans TLD, all held by the OP3FT. These domain names, such as get.frogans and fcr.frogans, are used to address the computers dedicated to the functioning and administration of Frogans.
- By securing the infrastructure of Frogans, the .frogans TLD has empowered the public-interest mission of the OP3FT. The real beneficiaries are the members of the publishing ecosystem on the Internet, including end users, developers, and content publishers.
- The .frogans TLD makes possible a major innovation in publishing content and services on the Internet, while other TLDs are mainly intended to provide creative domain names for accessing traditional Web sites.
- The OP3FT is the sole holder of domain names in the .frogans TLD registry.
- The domain names in the .frogans TLD are not used to name Frogans sites.
Frogans sites are accessed by means of identifiers called "Frogans addresses" with the following pattern: Network-Name*Site-Name. Frogans addresses may contain international characters and are defined by the IFAP (International Frogans Address Pattern) and FACR (Frogans Address Composition Rules) technical specifications.
For more information about Frogans addresses, see the following presentations given during ICANN and IETF meetings:
The use of the .frogans TLD adheres to ICANN's principles for keeping the Internet secure, stable and interoperable, while encouraging more innovation.
Questions and Answers on the .frogans TLD
1. What are the milestones in the development of the .frogans TLD?
The milestones in the development of the .frogans TLD are:
- April 15, 2025: ICANN publishes a new case study on the innovative use of the .frogans TLD
- December 19, 2023: the OP3FT and ICANN renew the .frogans TLD Registry Agreement
- August 22, 2018: Identity Digital (previously Afilias) takes over as the DNS back-end registry operator for the operation of the .frogans TLD
- January 26, 2017: ICANN publishes a case study on the innovative use of the .frogans TLD
- November 7, 2014: the OP3FT signs Specification 13 (.Brand TLD Provisions) with ICANN
- April 19, 2014: the .frogans TLD is introduced into the DNS Root Zone of the Internet by IANA
- December 19, 2013: the OP3FT signs the Registry Agreement for the .frogans TLD with ICANN
- July 19, 2013: the .frogans TLD application passes the Initial Evaluation
- May 30, 2012: the OP3FT submits the application for the .frogans TLD to ICANN
- April 3, 2012: the OP3FT signs a DNS back-end registry operator contract with Afnic for the operation of the .frogans TLD
2. How many domain names are registered in the .frogans TLD registry?
There are five second-level domain names registered in the .frogans TLD registry:
- get.frogans: the official location for downloading Frogans Player, which is used to browse Frogans sites.
- fpb.frogans: used to bootstrap Frogans Player, in compliance with the FPBL (Frogans Player Bootstrap Language) technical specification.
- fpu.frogans: used to update Frogans Player, in compliance with the FPUL (Frogans Player Update Language) technical specification.
- fcr.frogans: the entry point of the addressing services provided by the FCR Operator under the Frogans Core Registry Delegation Agreement. These services include notably the registration of Frogans addresses in the FCR in compliance with the FCR-MSI (FCR Multi-Stakeholder Interface) technical specification, and the resolution of Frogans addresses in compliance with the FNSL (Frogans Network System Language) technical specification.
- nic.frogans: used for the technical operation of the .frogans TLD.
3. What makes the .frogans TLD stand out from other TLDs?
The .frogans TLD stands out from other TLDs because it makes possible a major innovation for publishing content and services on the Internet, while other TLDs, including the new gTLDs introduced into the DNS Root Zone since 2013, are mainly intended to provide creative domain names for accessing traditional Web sites.
The .frogans TLD domain names are only used to address the computers dedicated to the functioning and administration of Frogans as a medium. This use is inspired by the use of the .net TLD, as originally intended and specified by Internet pioneer Jon Postel in RFC 1591 (March 1994):
NET - This domain is intended to hold only the computers of network providers, that is the NIC and NOC computers, the administrative computers, and the network node computers. The customers of the network provider would have domain names of their own (not in the NET TLD).
Administrative information
For accessing the Whois database of the .frogans TLD registry: whois.nic.frogans.
Note that the OP3FT is the sole holder of all .frogans domain names.
The .frogans TLD abuse contact is Amaury Grimbert:
- E-mail address: amaury (dot) grimbert (at) op3ft (dot) org
- postal address: OP3FT, 64 rue du Ranelagh, 75016 Paris, France
The .frogans TLD Registration Policy is available in Exhibit B of this document.
Last update: July 16, 2026
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