IANA
The Internet Assigned Numbers Authority (IANA), is responsible for names and numbering systems on the internet. These form the basis for addressing websites. Overall, the IANA has 3 major areas of responsibility. These include domain names, the allocation and assignment of IP address blocks and the administration of names and designations for Internet protocols. The IANA was founded in 1988 and is thus one of the oldest institutions on the internet. The non-profit organisation ICANN (Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers), formed 10 years later, was charged with carrying out the IANA function. Since autumn 2016 the ICANN has had complete control over the functions of IANA. Before that, IANA was always supervised by the US government.