IANA

(Internet Assigned Numbers Authority, www.iana.org) An operating unit of ICANN (Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers) that serves as a registry for both IP addresses and for a variety of protocol numbers. IANA is not an ISP and does not provide any network services. Despite the word "authority" in its name, IANA has no jurisdiction over abusive Internet activity, such as spam or hacker mischief. It does not control or change any address-related or IP value conflicts. It simply acts as a registration service and record keeping body for its ICANN parent.

IANA was originally chartered by the Internet Society (ISOC) and Federal Network Council (FNC) and has been located at and operated by the Information Sciences Institute at the University of Southern California. Clarification of its Internet role can be found at http://www.iana.org/faqs/abuse-faq.htm. See how to register a domain name and ICANN.

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IANA - Internet Assigned Numbers Authority