.kp
Introduced | 24 September 2007 |
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TLD type | Country code top-level domain |
Status | Active |
Registry | Star Joint Venture |
Sponsor | Korea Computer Center (until 2011) Star Joint Venture (since 2011) |
Intended use | Entities connected with North Korea |
Actual use | Used mainly by the North Korean government and businesses in North Korea. |
Registered domains | 28 (19 September 2016)[1] |
Registration restrictions | Must be a company, organization, or government entity based in the DPRK |
Structure | Names can be registered directly at the second level, or at the third level within generic second-level domains |
Registry website | Registry website address published on IANA Delegation Record is no longer accessible (Archive page) |
.kp is the
History
The DPRK applied for the .kp
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.
- ac.kp : Academy institutes
- aca.kp : Academic and research institutes
- co.kp : Generally commercial organizations
- com.kp : Generally commercial organizations and sometimes government information agencies as well
- con.kp : Construction
- edu.kp : Institutions of higher education
- law.kp : Legal firms
- hia.kp :
- inf.kp : Information sites
- org.kp : Industrial associations, civil organizations, and public funds
- gov.kp : Government departments
- ref.kp : Reference works
- rep.kp : Information agencies of the Workers' Party of Korea
- roi.kp :
- net.kp : Internet service providers and email service providers
- sca.kp : Affiliated institutes under the Ministry of Culture (cf. Cabinet of North Korea)
The following are externally accessible domain name examples of the use of second-level domain names:
- aca.kp : mirae.aca.kp
- com.kp : airkoryo.com.kp, knic.com.kp, friend.com.kp
- edu.kp : ryongnamsan.edu.kp, kut.edu.kp, gpsh.edu.kp
- law.kp : fia.law.kp
- org.kp : cooks.org.kp, koredufund.org.kp, kass.org.kp
- gov.kp : mfa.gov.kp, moph.gov.kp, tourismdprk.gov.kp
- rep.kp : rodong.rep.kp, vok.rep.kp, gnu.rep.kp
- net.kp : [Usually appears as the extension for email addresses published elsewhere on other DPRK websites: e.g. @star-co.net.kp]
- sca.kp : korart.sca.kp
Existing and externally accessible domain list
As of 2017[update], 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.
- airkoryo.com.kp
- cooks.org.kp
- dprkportal.kp
- fia.law.kp
- friend.com.kp
- futurere.com.kp
- gnu.rep.kp
- gpsh.edu.kp
- kass.org.kp
- kcna.kp
- kftrade.com.kp
- kiyctc.com.kp
- knic.com.kp
- korart.sca.kp
- korean-books.com.kp[8]
- koredufund.org.kp
- korelcfund.org.kp
- korfilm.com.kp
- korstamp.com.kp[9]
- kut.edu.kp[10]
- ma.gov.kp
- manmulsang.com.kp[11]
- masikryong.com.kp
- mediaryugyong.com.kp
- mfa.gov.kp[12]
- minzu.rep.kp
- naenara.com.kp
- polestar.com.kp
- portal.net.kp
- pyongyangtimes.com.kp[13]
- rodong.rep.kp
- ryomyong.edu.kp
- ryongnamsan.edu.kp
- sdprk.org.kp
- silibank.net.kp (Sili Bank, mail server only)
- star.net.kp
- star-co.net.kp (Star Joint Venture Co. Ltd., mail server only)
- star-di.net.kp
- tourismdprk.gov.kp[14]
- vok.rep.kp
- youth.rep.kp
- samhae.com.kp
- yongsaeng.org.kp
Some .kp addresses are used by the
See also
- Communications in North Korea
- Internet censorship in North Korea
- Internet in North Korea
- List of North Korean websites banned in South Korea
- List of North Korea-related topics
- .kr (top-level domain for the Republic of Korea)
- Kwangmyong (network)
References
- ^ Coldewey, Devin (20 September 2016). "North Korea accidentally lets slip all its .KP domains — and there aren't many". TechCrunch. Retrieved 21 September 2016.
- ^ "Preliminary Report for Special Meeting of the ICANN Board of Directors". 11 September 2007.
- ISBN 978-1-4766-1770-1.
- ISBN 978-0-8108-7987-4.
- ^ ".kp domain assigned to Star JV". North Korea Tech. 3 May 2011.
- ^ "North Korea's DNS files reveal few Internet websites". North Korea Tech. September 2016.
- ^ Bryant, Matthew (21 September 2016). "NorthKoreaDNSLeak". GitHub. TL;DR Project. Retrieved 21 September 2016.
- ^ Williams, Martyn (13 September 2017). "North Korean cultural websites". North Korea Tech. Retrieved 21 September 2017.
- ^ Williams, Martyn (30 December 2020). "North Korean stamps website appears". North Korea Tech.
- ^ Williams, Martyn (9 August 2018). "Kim Chaek University of Technology launches Internet web site". North Korea Tech. Retrieved 11 September 2018.
- ^ Williams, Martyn (27 September 2018). "Manmusang website appears on the Internet". North Korea Tech. Retrieved 27 September 2018.
- ^ Williams, Martyn (13 September 2017). "North Korean government and NGO websites". North Korea Tech. Retrieved 21 September 2017.
- ^ Williams, Martyn (14 September 2017). "The Pyongyang Times has a new address". North Korea Tech. Retrieved 16 September 2017.
- ^ Williams, Martyn (19 July 2017). "North Korea's tourism agency is online". North Korea Tech. Retrieved 30 July 2017.
- ISBN 978-0-7619-3674-9.
- S2CID 155030925.
External links
- Registration website at Star Joint Venture
- IANA — .kp Domain Delegation Data
- ICANN 2007 announcement of a request to delegate .kp domain
- 北 'kp' 도메인 사용 홈페이지 속속 개설 [North Korean homepages with 'kp' domain name open]. Junja Shinmun (in Korean). 28 July 2003.
- The North Korean Website List at North Korea Tech