The University of British Columbia Okanagan Campus
Information Technology Okanagan
Services

UBCO Subdomains

Overview

UBC IT Okanagan manages domain registration for various subdomains falling under *.ok.ubc.ca. Faculties, departments, and UBC-affiliated organizations based at the Okanagan campus may apply for a fourth-level subdomain to be registered under *.ok.ubc.ca.

Examples:

  • it.ok.ubc.ca
  • engineering.ok.ubc.ca
  • hr.ok.ubc.ca
  • icer.ok.ubc.ca

Features & Benefits

  • Including UBC in your domain will improve search engine optimization.
  • Promotes cohesive branding of the UBC brand.
  • Prevents domain hijacking and spoofing of domains by hackers and spammers.

Requirements & Eligibility

All *.ok.ubc.ca fourth-level subdomain requests must meet the following guidelines:

  • Subdomain requests must be submitted by the respective department head or communications lead.
  • To qualify for an *.ok.ubc.ca subdomain name, your unit must be one of the following and based at UBC Okanagan;
    • A faculty;
    • A department;
    • A school;
    • A research institute/group/centre/lab;
    • An administrative unit.
  • A unit may be granted an *.ok.ubc.ca subdomain name if the website is representative or serves the interests of the entire campus, e.g. https://alt-2040.ok.ubc.ca is owned by the Office of the Provost & Vice-Principal Academic, but serves the entire campus. However, adding content to existing web properties and using vanity/promotional URLs (e.g. https://yourunitname.ok.ubc.ca/promotion) is strongly encouraged.
  • Your unit must have the right to use the name. Registering a domain name does not confer any legal rights to that name. Any disputes between parties over the rights to use a particular name are to be settled between the contending parties using normal legal methods.

Costs

This service is centrally funded and provided at no cost.

Further Information

  • See myDNS FAQs for guidelines choosing an appropriate domain name and more information

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Service Responsibilities

The following table clarifies the responsibilities of UBC IT Okanagan and those of the client.

RESPONSIBILITY
UBCO IT
CLIENT
Maintain the subdomain record✓ 
Disable subdomain if compromised✓ 
Approval and provision of subdomain✓ 
Notify UBCO IT on suspicion that subdomain has been compromised ✓
Notify UBCO IT if subdomain is no longer required or requires an update on the DNS record ✓