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Do Acceleration Domain Name and Origin Domain Both Need to Be Licensed by China's MIIT?

  • An acceleration domain name whose service area is Chinese mainland or Global must be licensed by the MIIT.
  • An acceleration domain name whose service area is Outside Chinese mainland does not need to be licensed by the MIIT.
  • The origin domain does not need to be licensed, but should be accessible over the Internet. (It is recommended that the origin domain be licensed by the MIIT as well.)

    If your domain name has an ICP license number, then you can directly use CDN.

If a Domain Name Is Not Registered on the Chinese Mainland but Its CDN Service Area Is the Chinese Mainland, Is an ICP License Required for It?

Yes. Whether a domain name needs to be licensed does not depend on the region of the domain name provider or the area where the website server is. All that matters is the service area of your domain name. If the service area includes the Chinese mainland, the domain name must be licensed by the MIIT before being added as an acceleration domain name.

Can a Level-2 Domain Be Connected to CDN If It Is Resolved Outside the Chinese Mainland and Only Its Level-1 Domain Name Has Been Licensed?

Yes. If the level-1 domain name has been licensed by the MIIT, the level-2 domain name does not need to be licensed. Domain names whose service area is outside the Chinese mainland do not need to be licensed.

Parent topic: Usage