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.kp
Emblem of North Korea.svg
Introduced24 September 2007;17 years ago (2007-09-24)
TLD type Country code top-level domain
StatusActive
Registry Star Joint Venture
Sponsor Korea Computer Center (until 2011)
Star Joint Venture (since 2011)
Intended useEntities connected with North Korea
Actual useUsed mainly by the North Korean government and businesses in North Korea.
Registered domains28 (19 September 2016) [1]
Registration restrictionsMust be a company, organization, or government entity based in the DPRK
StructureNames can be registered directly at the second level, or at the third level within generic second-level domains
Registry websiteRegistry website address published on IANA Delegation Record is no longer accessible
(Archive page)

.kp is the Internet country code top-level domain (ccTLD) for North Korea (DPRK). It was created on 24 September 2007. [2]

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History

The DPRK applied for the .kp Internet country code top-level domain (ccTLD) in 2004. ICANN, however, refused because the DPRK did not meet some of the requirements.[ specify ] Another attempt was later made via the Korea Computer Center (KCC) Europe in 2006. The main body of KCC and the DPRK Ambassador to the United Nations petitioned ICANN again. They were refused again for providing insufficient information. A new application was sent in January 2007, and an ICANN delegation visited the country in May. This time, ICANN finally agreed to assign .kp to the DPRK. [3]

One of the first organizations to adopt a .kp domain was the Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) in 2009. [4]

Previously, the .kp domain was managed by the Korea Computer Center (KCC) Europe. A large number of .kp websites were also hosted by KCC Europe in Germany. However, in 2011, management was transferred to the Pyongyang-based Star Joint Venture. [5]

Second-level domains

Neither the DPRK government agencies nor the central registry have published the second-level domain registration rules. However, according to the using practices shown by the currently existing and accessible DPRK domains and websites, while regarding the worldwide country code second-level domain distribution rules, the second-level domain rules in the DPRK can be interpreted as below.

The following are externally accessible domain name examples of the use of second-level domain names:

Existing and externally accessible domain list

As of 2017, at least nine second-level domains are active under the .kp top-level domain [6] and around 30 domains in total are accessible to the global Internet. These are as follows: [7] [ needs update? ]

Bold indicates a dedicated article on the website itself.

Some .kp addresses are used by the North Korean Internet only, [15] [16] and some of them are only accessible in the Kwangmyong network, alongside regularly-used 24-bit block IPv4 private addresses.

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References

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  2. ↑ "Preliminary Report for Special Meeting of the ICANN Board of Directors". 11 September 2007.
  3. ↑ Seliger, Bernhard; Schmidt, Stefan (2010). The Hermit Kingdom Goes Online: Information Technology, Internet Use and Communication Policy in North Korea. Jefferson: McFarland. p. 9. ISBN   978-1-4766-1770-1.
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